Hi All,
Inspired by FeelGoodUn's retrofit of a 04+ grey-gauge instrument panel (with mixed results) this week:
Apparently there are shops online that can fabricate
gray-dial, night-illuminated gauge dials for the instrument panel... A quick search of the web led to FleaBay mostly, though a few custom gauge shops sell through other channels. The finished product could be like the later model 4.4+'s, with grey dials with white lines, and illuminating oem orange with other color accents at night. Here's a pic (day & night views) for e36 models priced at $38, essentially plug & play I believe:
Anyone interested? There's nothing current for our X's (or the e39s with the same panel essentially), but apparently any layout can be done- the shop just needs to know the specs for various panel options (mileage & rpm min/max's and various indicator layouts. Maybe this could be the start of a group-buy effort to have them made (since it'd cross over to the e39s, any company making em should see a solid profit).