Sean-B
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Today it suddenly hit me that the standard clocks on a sport look like crap.
Being broke I had to think of a low cost option, so using only a tin of black spray and some red paint I achieved the following.
standard

got the dials out of the car and split them

painted the needles in red as the orange is dire



then primered and painted the surround in matt black and clipped it back together

then the finished article

im really pleased with the result. not bad for £0.00 and about an hour!
[Edited on 13-01-2009 by Sean-B]
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Mobby
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that looks pretty good!! better than lockwood dials
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lil_g
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That looks so much better!
Need to do something with mine to be honest!
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Fro
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Warhammer - Not played that in years! still got some necrons and tau and stufff
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Sean-B
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thanks for the comments 
and fro you'l have to come round for a battle!!LOL!
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Luke
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That looks really smart mate.
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Sean-B
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quote: Originally posted by Luke
That looks really smart mate.
cheers
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M16KE B
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Space marines FTW! ha
they look awesome, like the red needles!
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corsa_rob
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wudnt it have bin easy to get scrappy and buy a 1.4 surround and change them?:s dont mean to be funny like mate just was thinking i love the 1.6's wanted them for my 1.4 so bad haha
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FruitBooTeR
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Loks well good, I always wanted to spray my needles red on my old red corsa wish I had now its looks mint
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deano87
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Good idea. Look good
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Sean-B
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quote: Originally posted by corsa_rob
wudnt it have bin easy to get scrappy and buy a 1.4 surround and change them?:s dont mean to be funny like mate just was thinking i love the 1.6's wanted them for my 1.4 so bad haha
You have to be joking. Drve to a scrapy hope they have a 1.4. Remove the surround. Pay it defeating the point of a free mod. Then drive back and fit it to mine....
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RCoughtrie
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Better !
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by Sean-B
and fro you'l have to come round for a battle!!LOL!
Can only remember movements and some shooting distances, need to put my stuff on ebay tbh!
Clocks loko good btw
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AndyCorsaSport
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Tbh i was thinking a first, this is going to look gash, but i actuall really like it, looks smart as mate!!!
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corsa_rob
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quote: Originally posted by Sean-B
quote: Originally posted by corsa_rob
wudnt it have bin easy to get scrappy and buy a 1.4 surround and change them?:s dont mean to be funny like mate just was thinking i love the 1.6's wanted them for my 1.4 so bad haha
You have to be joking. Drve to a scrapy hope they have a 1.4. Remove the surround. Pay it defeating the point of a free mod. Then drive back and fit it to mine....
guess so mate
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Sean-B
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quote: Originally posted by corsa_rob
quote: Originally posted by Sean-B
quote: Originally posted by corsa_rob
wudnt it have bin easy to get scrappy and buy a 1.4 surround and change them?:s dont mean to be funny like mate just was thinking i love the 1.6's wanted them for my 1.4 so bad haha
You have to be joking. Drve to a scrapy hope they have a 1.4. Remove the surround. Pay it defeating the point of a free mod. Then drive back and fit it to mine....
guess so mate
lol
thanks for all the comments guys, it really is dead easy!
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macky
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looks good my son...it was also easy to do! its one of those sunday afternoon jobs...when theres shag all else to do!
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oceansoul
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where the orange needles from? there gash lol my sport had white needles....i think :S
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Sean-B
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quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
where the orange needles from? there gash lol my sport had white needles....i think :S
they are standard on a 1.6 as far as im aware
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Kenzie
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They look great!
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moka
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im doing that on sunday when i change the background bit to white dials...
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moka
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gd idea btw lol
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willay
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lokos good!
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adz_gsi
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what is difference between 1.4 and 1.6
looks 
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