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Very nice touch.
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Totally agree, sometimes it's the little things that sets each car apart and Bob's car is one of them.
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Thanks guys!
The other reason I didn't put the small face dial in the middle (besides unsteady hands) is the face isn't flush. The face is an overlay - it is very thin, but it does have some thickness. The GT2 dial has a small gold ring at the very edge of the smaller clock - so the face overlay doesn't look like a stick on when it abuts the edge of the gold ring. The smaller clock overlay would sit a little higher than the black background - you'd notice it is a stick on.
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The other reason I didn't put the small face dial in the middle (besides unsteady hands) is the face isn't flush. The face is an overlay - it is very thin, but it does have some thickness. The GT2 dial has a small gold ring at the very edge of the smaller clock - so the face overlay doesn't look like a stick on when it abuts the edge of the gold ring. The smaller clock overlay would sit a little higher than the black background - you'd notice it is a stick on.
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Thanks guys!
The other reason I didn't put the small face dial in the middle (besides unsteady hands) is the face isn't flush. The face is an overlay - it is very thin, but it does have some thickness. The GT2 dial has a small gold ring at the very edge of the smaller clock - so the face overlay doesn't look like a stick on when it abuts the edge of the gold ring. The smaller clock overlay would sit a little higher than the black background - you'd notice it is a stick on.
bob
The other reason I didn't put the small face dial in the middle (besides unsteady hands) is the face isn't flush. The face is an overlay - it is very thin, but it does have some thickness. The GT2 dial has a small gold ring at the very edge of the smaller clock - so the face overlay doesn't look like a stick on when it abuts the edge of the gold ring. The smaller clock overlay would sit a little higher than the black background - you'd notice it is a stick on.
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Thank you for all the great comments.
Slow, you were actually the instigator - I saw a photo of the interior of your turbo and saw the yellow gauge face. It wasn't an option when the 08 GT2s came out. I really liked it, so I made my own.
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Slow, you were actually the instigator - I saw a photo of the interior of your turbo and saw the yellow gauge face. It wasn't an option when the 08 GT2s came out. I really liked it, so I made my own.
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I really like the red/black contrast as well. The little mods make a big difference. Perhaps a DIY thread on small mods with big impact. I started with clear side markers the first week I had the car.
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It does look great. I had a yellow Z06 vette I poured big bucks into and wanted to do the same thing but wasnt sure how it would look. Now I have the yellow GT2 and............well...........it seems it would look good but black seems more fitting.Either way, you did a great job. Now you need red seat belts?
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