has anyone ever tinted the clear plastic that over lays the gauges, not like 5% lol just a light tint?
i was thinking of doing light red tint over them a long time ago...but then i just got sunfire gages instead...
yea i was thinkin of colored tint too cuz i have the reverse glow gauges, and think just it would look good over the white face, i was also thinkin just a smoked look would be sweet too, anyone done this?
well i guess im gonna have to take this on myself and see how it looks i think im gonna try some 35% on it first if thats too dark ill go lighter, ill post pics later this week if i can get to it on my 1 day off
that should look good, should kinda look like alot of the toyota's and lexus's witht he darker displays, you would likely have to have your running lights on all the time to see though.
but it should look good
I have a friend that did it and was thinking of doing it myself.
well thats why i just wanted just a light smoke over the white it should show through enough, then at night it will just tone down the glow gauges
Are the Sunfire gages a direct fit? What year do you have?
Leftoverture wrote:Are the Sunfire gages a direct fit? What year do you have?
i think u have to do some wiring to switch them. My vert is a 98 lol
Yeah the Sunfire gauges are a direct fit, but not for the PCM. The electrical system in the Cavaliers don't like the Sunfire gauges.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe all 00+ gauge clusters are swappable. As for what my friend used to tint his.. no clue.
i just remembered my buddy did his with the green metalcast paint, its transparent so it actually looks pretty good, i also used the metalcast paint to make my stock tails all red, works pretty good. and yea im also gonna do the tint from the back, and i might also try to wire in the glow with the ignition, thanks for the help so far guys, i should be tearing into it tomorrow if its not crappy weather
ill post pics of the finished product
StrippedCav98 (Now Quotable) wrote:Joseph Reyna wrote:Yeah the Sunfire gauges are a direct fit, but not for the PCM. The electrical system in the Cavaliers don't like the Sunfire gauges.
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not true.
NO this is true, atleast for the 2005 Cavalier. Don't What the @!#$ me.
i believe shadowfire is right about the 00+ all swapping, atleast from what i have read i havent tried anything like that so im not 100%sure
to get the info correct....
2000-2005 are direct swaps
1995-1999 are not........ as in the wiring harness plug is different, as well as the size/shape of the cluster
^^^ thats what i thought, thanks for clearing that up bro. not to mention ,all the OP (me) wanted to know was if any one had tinted there gauge cluster and if anyone had pics lol, the weather outlook for tomorrow seems promising, so as soon as i get back from the wifes Dr apt. ill get started
ya know, I had actually thought of this idea at one point
I say give it a try and see how it turns out
i know right, it's not like i can't take it off if i dont like it
Meckster wrote:to get the info correct....
2000-2005 are direct swaps
1995-1999 are not........ as in the wiring harness plug is different, as well as the size/shape of the cluster
Yeah thats what I said. Except the for the 2005 Cavalier (as far as I know) it's not capadable with it (electrically).
My buddy did the swap in his 2005 Cavalier and after having some electrical issues he took it in to the dealership and GM told him the sunfire gauges WILL NOT work with his PCM.
ok so i got it tinted, i ended up using 20% tint on it, looks good gotta wait on the pics tho sorry, i should have some up tomorrow morning sometime
You could use the smoke metalcast, nightshade, or window tint. The smoke metalcast usually gives more of a gray tint than a black tint. I used the smoke metalcast to tint my turn signal housings, and the amber/orange metalcast to tint my clear front sidemarkers.
