Black Fuel/Temp Overlay
 

Al at Black Cat did me good! Direct overlay. Looks factory good. $35 + $7 shipping. No other viable options.

Looks very clean :tup:

I have an overlay from Simota (a fellow forum member here) installed. His weren't near as expensive certainly, but they aren't as clean on the install. I did a pretty thorough job lining it up, but it just doesn't line up perfect everywhere. Its fine for me though, and it looks much better than the original silver. I'm just pissed the newer models actually have a black face now instead of silver.

Just call or email these guys asking for what you want. They quoted me the same price about a month back.

Black Cat Custom Automotive - Gauge Faces for all makes and models of cars and trucks - LED Lighting Upgrades

Same here. Mine's about 99% perfect, but it's just slightly cockeyed. All installer error. It was hot in the garage that day and I got to the point of "**** it, it's close enough."

Bingo!

Very clean, just hella expensive lol.

866-943-8641. Al is the owner. And no, I wouldn't bother with any kind of paint. It looks like it belongs there! (About 95% perfect).

Just depends on what you need. For me gauge, antenna and non-Florida State University license plate unacceptable. Acceptible but still fixable, non-Plasti-coated "fangs." Then I'm good to go for the next 3-4 years!

If nothing else, it proves that Nissan does listen to its owners occasionally.

Blackcat Custom - Something I've been trying to tell the community for the past couple of years, and Ron was one of the only ones who modded his as well. I actually sent Alex the gauge bezel, and it took him a few months to figure out a tooling method that would work. I even went as far as spray painting my gauge face black as well.
http://www.the370z.com/991417-post72.html

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...change-006.jpg

but digi- you had to do surgery on yours to make it work, no?

i think danalbert's is just a overlay on top of the factory fuel guage? :confused: just position and press on.

I would have done Digi & Ron's stuff if I had to, but being a neophyte, when it comes to taking things a part on our cars-NO THANKS! BTW, their's are about 5% better in my opinion, but with A LOT more work!

I love taking stuff apart and putting it back together lol.. The extra work was worth it, I love mine!

$42 or a crapload of work...... There has to be a better way

There is........................don't do anything with it. Mine has never bugged me.

It's just an overlay Alex made for our cars after he borrowed my faceplate for a few months. Below is a close up shot of the actual overlay from Blackcat Custom applied to the factory faceplate. It uses strong 3M adhesive backing:
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...change-007.jpg

The extra work isn't required, but the instructions provided is for the same overlay the OP bought. After the first attempt, you can simply use paint thinner to clean off the paint because the entire face is clear plastic.

Digi, thanks for being the "first in" on this one. Without you, it wouldn't exist.

:confused: they do?!? :(

I shouldn't buy anything else. christmas is coming and two children should eat my income nicely. :( :)


I would like to have the overlays though...I likey. Can somebody tell my husband?

:tup: buy a 2013? sorry- jk jk :)

Yup!


I'm going to wait a little while and then start checking junkyards in Texas for one with an intact cluster panel - or keep an eye out on the forum for one, though I think that's unlikely. If I can get a new panel, I'll just replace it completely :tup:

Make sure you get a cluster that is from a car with the same transmission

I definitely have some research to do. But yeah, I would like my gear indicator to read 1-6 and not P R N D M :icon17:

Dahhhh. :p

No problem. I also provided the oil temp and battery gauge faces, but by the time you get access to it you're better off with aftermarket gauges. Below is a mod I did. The gauges light up blue and the needles glow white. I never got to see it in action after modding this for a member. :(
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...-change-01.jpg

BTW, with Blackcat Customs you guys can tell Alex to print the overlay in any design, font, color, etc.