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Old 01-12-2009, 12:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
wagonman76
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Red Car - '89 Chevrolet Celebrity CL 4 door
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90 day: 36.47 mpg (US)

Winter Wagon - '89 Pontiac 6000 LE Wagon
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Id like to know how it turns out. Honestly I looked at those same displays, and thought about getting one to match the gauges in my 6000 wagon. I was thinking a red reverse one would be like an alarm clock, too red for my Pontiac. So I was thinking reverse orange would be closer. But then I just went and tried the stock green one from the kit. It is hard to see in the daytime. Thankfully 90% of my driving in the wagon is at night.

Attached is the one I used in my Celebrity. It is a gray-green background, green backlight, and indigo lettering. It was a nonstandard display, with no true backlight control, but it dims some at timeout and pulses like the lights on a car with a high powered stereo. I absolutely love this display. It is just as easy to read in the brightest sun as in the dark, and everything in between.

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