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Subject:Re: white face dash cluster
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:02:36 +1200

>I heard from the folks on the Audi forum that these can be made by removing
>the original overlays, scanning them into a Bitmap file, using Photoshop or
>a similar product to change the colors, and printing them out in original
>size on some special transluscent material, like the plastic for
>transparancies.  You then cut them out with an exacto knife, install and
>voila, you have your own custom gauges.  The great thing is that you can
>make them any color you wish, so you can match your van's color should you
>so desire.  Heck, you can even put custom graphics or a picture of the Pope
>on them!  Oooooohhhh....

Sure. White with a pale gray VW symbol on each would look COOL.

I'm gonna go the whole hog and make translucent faces backlit by
LEDs. Eventually.