Sir Nuke

Well....I finally took the time to install my gage rings...the ones that DaveB is making and selling....they look great...see.

Nicholasp27

yeah
i got mine as well and installed em
i'll take pic and post as well, cause i got those same white guages and rings, but i also got the brushed aluminum bezel face from speedhut, so people can see what it looks like with all aluminum gauge area

btw, did u find that the top part of center ring pops up when you fully close the acrylic window covering the gauge area?

what did u do to solve that?

alcoholiday

those look kick-***!!!!

UPSman

I too have the gauge rings...cept I have a 2000 sedan with black gauges...looks really good due to the silver/black contrast. here is a link if you wanna see what it looks like http://www.cardomain.com/id/sport20

Nicholasp27

upsman: how much was the aaa exotic woods aluminum dash kit? how's it look? how easy was it to install? is it real aluminum? brushed or polished? do you still have the 5 pieces you didn't use? Which 5 pieces are they?

Thanks

UPSman

I got the dash kit on e-bay about 2 yrs ago. $99, I was the only bidder. If you want to check it out got to http://www.cardomain.com/id/sport20 and look on the second page...its there!

UPSman

and the five pieces go in places such as the golfball textured parts on the center stack and around the driver-side air vent which already has a piece on it. It was overkill to put both pieces on.

Nicholasp27

yeah i saw it there

but that's just a pic

i'm wondering how it really looks

does it replace or cover the stock pieces? is it real aluminum? can you see the pieces underneath cause it doesn't quite mold right? or is it molded?

basically, does it look/is real and look professional like it came from the factory that way or does it look like glorified stickers

UPSman

its just like a carbon fiber dash kit. Same kind of gel-coat on it. Whether or not it s real aluminum...I tend to not think so but it looks close. It fits nicely and is laser cut to size. It molds to the contours of the dash. It doesnt replace the pieces, just covers them.

Sir Nuke

NOPE>....mine didn't move a bit....none at all....so there was nothing to solve...

I have seen a picture of someones that has the burshed faceplate that they got from corksport....it looked pretty good too....I THOUGHT about it...but then just wanted to keep the black background and the white faces.....

Bijou-MP5

I got mine from DaveB too.
It is amazing product, price is right and looks are priceless.
It's so beautiful~~~~~

pin0yi30y

who's this daveB guy? is there a website i can go check it out? how much was it?

Bijou-MP5

you can do Member search.
however I will provide info anyway. for DaveB!!!
check out this thread http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...threadid=17013
and you see my signature saying DaveB right? click on that and pm him about this.
it's $30 + shipping. You will love it once you put these in your pro.

DaveB

Hey Nicholas you have a PM, but I will save you the trouble of reading it. Its says: If you are having a problem with the larger bezel ring I can get you a new one out for free. Hopefully that will fix it. PM me back if you would like me to send it to you.

To Sir Nuke: The rings look great and I am glad to hear you had no problems with fit. I only have one question for you. Why so few miles on the car? Been driving the wife's black P5 have you. LOL You got to get out and drive that bad boy some more. All work and no play will make Joe a unhappy camper.

To UPSman: That's the first I have seen with all black gauge faces and my rings. Looks very nice, as well as the rest of your car. Love your rims. If you ever decided to get rid of them for something new. I'm your buyer!

To pin0yi30y: I see that you have a '97 Pro. Very nice by the way. From what I have been told, I don't think my rings will fit your car. For they pres-fit onto the raised up area around our gauges and I don't believe your dash has the raised up black rings around your gauges. I may be wrong for I have not seen your dash but if you would like I could send you a set and you could test fit them on your car for me. PM me and we can talk out the details.

To Bijou-MP5: Thank you for your nice words and the link to the original post. Also thanks for your link in your signature, I think it has already helped in getting me a new order. Thanks again and I hope all is going well for you in getting your car fixed and paid for by the jerk who hit you.

Installshield

Man I have to check this section more often, I have been trying to think of ways to custom make those.

Anyway DaveB I want them! Do you have any left? I have a PayPal account, as the other post said we could use that for the money transaction? PM me or just reply to this thread and please let me know...

Also does anyone know of the difference between the white gauges on a P5 or newer ES and the black ones on an LX or whatever 3rd gens had them? By difference I mean do they still light red at night or a different color? I would prefer to switch to black guages for the bezels if I could find a wrecked protege, but if not they still look great on the white guages.

Thanks for any info...