GEn 4 camry solars glow guages ona gen 4 reg camry - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

mystickid · 05-08-2005, 09:28 PM

On eBAY they have glow guages for both gen 4 (97-99) Camrys and gen 4 Camry Solaras (97-99.)

The glow guages are halo glow guages for the camry solara and look abit better than the glow guages for the reg gen 4 camry in my opinion.

The only difference on the Solara glow guages is that the gas guage is on the right side whereas the gas guage in the reg camry is on the left. Otherwise, the shape of each glow guage piece is exactly the same on both cars.

My question is, do you think if I get the Solara halo glow guage for my reag gen 4 camry and just arrange the placement of the gas guage on the left side (as it is in stock), that the solara guages will fit.

check out these two pictures and compare. each guage piece seems identical in size and shape on both the camry 97-99 and camry-solara 97-99.

This first picture is of the camry solara halo glow guage, and the second pic is of the reg camry glow guage.

This is the solara halo guage Glowing at night

No this is the regular camry gen 4 Glow guage. Compare the shapes of each piece to the Solara ones , they seem identical.
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CamNub · 05-08-2005, 09:32 PM

There's no such thing as a gen 4 solara. Their still one gen 1 or 2.

But you'll have to make sure the dimensions are exactly the same, which i doubt are exactly the same size.

Ruffrydasean · 05-08-2005, 09:39 PM

Have you looked on cardomain to see them actually installed in a car. Mine looked a whole lot different (as in hue,sat and brightness) compared what they take on eBay.. look at those pics.
They take pics of those guages in a pitch black room or somethin half the time and take a pic with no flash.
And my glow gauges look like those from the first pic if you want those then buy from This guy or somethin(This is who I bought mine from All you had to do was keep looking for the style you wanted

mystickid · 05-08-2005, 09:54 PM

Ruffrydasean,

So you *Do* have the Solara glow guages on a reg gen 4 camry? They fit perfectly?

Is the hue, sat, brightness significantly worse than as it appears.

is it worth buying over the stock green backlight?

Ruffrydasean · 05-08-2005, 10:26 PM

That Link I gave you... those are the exact same gauges that I have as well as Who I bought them from thats why i pointed them out to you. I'm guessing 97-01 Camry and Solara Gauges are the same. I'll take a pic of mine tomorow night to show ya

mystickid · 05-09-2005, 02:15 PM

Ruffrydasean,

Do you drive a stick or automatic?

On the ebay link ya gave me, it says MT at the end of the description which i think stands for a Manual transmission.

On the ebay link of the pics I posted, the glow guage descrtipion says At --. Automatic transmission.

BTW, Do you drive a camry or solara?
Thanx sean.

Ruffrydasean · 05-09-2005, 06:14 PM

97 Camry LE V6 Automatic.. just do some searching on eBay until you find what you need

There Same Guy but AT now... 3 days left...

mystickid · 05-09-2005, 07:09 PM

Sean,

I've been floating around ebay for reverse glow guagesand these are the only good ones I've found for a camry too.

So did they fit perfectly on ur'z considering the ebay link mentions for a solara camry ?

How's the brightness? Did you have to change the back light bulb on the guages or is the brightness & color fine?

Thanx for all the help sean.

Ruffrydasean · 05-10-2005, 12:05 AM

I'll go take a pic now... brb

Ruffrydasean · 05-10-2005, 12:16 AM

Flash On
My View w/ Flash Off
Close Up

Far Away

Keep in mind.. I was sitting in pitch black for th most part.. Street lights and what have will shine on the guages,... but they will still be bright

jhbhatia · 05-10-2005, 11:28 AM

FYI: Camry gen 4/4.5 and solara gen 1/1.5 have the same gauges! The only difference are the a/t and the m/t gauges wherein the a/t have the spot in the middle for the PRND2L

mystickid · 05-17-2005, 03:39 PM

jhbhatia,

What's up yaaaar! kya hal hai?

I'm desi too. have you tried those solara glow guages on ur'z?? or have you found any better ones.

BTW, is it possible to change the backlight behind the guage panels to a flourescent white light??? I think white would really make the guages come alive at night.

yosh · 05-17-2005, 04:57 PM

To get a nice white you would need to custom wire a bunch of white LED's. Replacing the 5 194 gauge bulbs with LED's gives an uneven light distribution. Here is a picture of my reverse glow gauges from procarparts. I'm going to be getting rid of these in the near future.

jhbhatia · 05-17-2005, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mystickid

jhbhatia,

What's up yaaaar! kya hal hai?

I'm desi too. have you tried those solara glow guages on ur'z?? or have you found any better ones.

BTW, is it possible to change the backlight behind the guage panels to a flourescent white light??? I think white would really make the guages come alive at night.

kaisay ho Yaar, hehe....
I have a solara, btw i've removed my glowgauges...now looking for reverseglows. If your looking for changing the back lights, go to clublexus.com and get teh dude to mail you some nice hyperwhite bulbs (without the condoms - condoms make it look green/red). They look sweet on our cars. There is one whole 70+ page thread there on SC gauges and changing the back lights. if anyone houston local is looking for my glow gauges..you have take mine for $20 delivered to you door personally!

mystickid · 05-18-2005, 02:08 PM

jhbhatia,

thanx for the headz up bhai! I'm abit unclear though. i was on that 70 page forum and went to his website, but he seems to only sell products for Lexuses. Where can i find those hyperwhite bulbs (without condoms) that you mentioned can you put a link. that'd be great yaar!. Thanx