well, the needles aren't clear plastic...i tried scraping off the white paint but it's just white plastic. i ended up painting my needles yellow to look like the CTR cluster. they dont light up though. can't you find some glow in the dark spray paint and paint the needles? i'm sure they'll glow since the light from behind the gauges will keep it going. i'm pretty sure the ITR needles dont light up but i could be wrong.