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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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Finally got the blue instrument panel done......for now that is. It needs a little tweaking, but I'm taking a break from it for a while. It's a very consuming mod....especially if you're a little OCD like I am, LOL!
Here's a crappy cell phone pic.....can't explain the different shades and inconsistencies that show up in this pic, guess I'll just blame them on my phone's camera. I'll take much better pics tomorrow with my digital cam, but for now
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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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I'm liking it!
Especially since your truck is blue as well.
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 07:39 AM
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Looks great. I'd do it in a second, but was it as painstaking as I think it is.
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sdatrlp23
I'm liking it!
Especially since your truck is blue as well.
Thanks!

Originally Posted by masitile
Looks great. I'd do it in a second, but was it as painstaking as I think it is.
Thanks, and not really. I customized the entire bezel, wrapping it in leather, fabbing custom rings for the smaller gauges, ect. That was painstaking! The actual part of changing the lighting from that nasty green to the nice blue was the easiest part of the entire project....all in all I'd have to say if I concentrated on just changing the lighting it would be about a two-three hour job. Well worth it IMHO! I'll get some better pics up either later tonight or sometime tomorrow. Oh yeah, and I'm also painting the lighter gray parts of my interior black, so I'll have some progress pics of that too.

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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 01:52 PM
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Looks great, nicely done! Now you have to convert all the other green lighting in your truck...
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by edwards1687
Looks great, nicely done! Now you have to convert all the other green lighting in your truck...
Thanks! I've already changed the floor shifter gear indicator lighting.I plan on doing the ac/heat control lighting next. Typical never ending mod, LOL!
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by elsinore06
Looks great!
Thanks, it looks soooooo much better in person.....I find myself looking for excuses to drive around at night now, LOL! I had planned on taking and posting some better pics today, but I'm gunna wait until I change out my old gray rubber steering wheel for the black leather FX4 wheel I bought.....hopefully get that done sometime tomorrow.
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So how did you do it?
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by masitile
So how did you do it?
A write up complete with pics is imminent......patience grasshopper, LOL!
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