I personally like the look of having all the gauges match. For me, I'll probably have to go with a white faced gauge when I do get my accessory ones that I want. I actually got the grey face gauges (came with my 2001 S2 edition package) as well as the red needles (which look way way better).

I guess it's a personal choice. It will be hard to match up the grey gauge face. If you are planning pillar gauges, then maybe hold off on the grey face and see what's all out there.

 

I've pondered the white face option as well. I like the black guage face look myself...showing my age I guess. I'll just pop the red ones on , and leave the grey face alone.

 

Yeah, I got the same thing going for me. Not a HUGE fan of the white gauge face but the auxilary gauges I was thinking of getting have the white face. Ahhhhh decisions decisions.... []

 

I don't know what I would do. I already have the swell looking 03 guages and red needles...hehe.

Dumbie here but you can just exchange the needles?

 

umm my new digital gauges would look good with red needles
but not everyone like the digitals but thats an option for you i have pics in my sig if u would like to see
plus when shut off they black out entirley so it would be a interesting combo
anyone know where to get just a set of red needles???

 

I don't know what I would do. I already have the swell looking 03 guages and red needles...hehe.

Dumbie here but you can just exchange the needles?

Yup

 

Yeah the needles pull right off Ash, that or you can use a needle puller tool but if you are careful enough you don't need that. Actually a butter knife works perfectly, you just twist it from the center so that it applied pressure directly on the needle where it attached to the 'pin' for the gauge and it'll pop off no problem. Just be careful not to scratch your gauge face with the knife. Works awesome. Most of the good gauge face kits come with a needle puller, they used to anyway.

 

Wait, so my grey 2003 gauges have red needles?

I guess I never noticed before, they're not really orange but not really red either... Ford used a different color on the cars with white faces?

 

Yeah the orange ones are quite different. When you see them both, you will know how much.

I believe the ford white gauges (SVT) have the red needles as well.