the EL gauges fixed the awkward look to the dash. When off, the digital dash could not be seen.. however.. the tach and speedo were so the tinted glass look didnt really look great. In 94 they switched it so when the car is off the whole thing looks the same.. smoked glass. When you turn on the car.. red light in back of the needles lights them up, and the numbers are lit from behind as well. Stock it is the same greenish/bluish color the rest of the dash is. but a member of this site converted it to blue(not that hard). I never got a chance to install the ones I have.. but I have the harness that makes the install relatively easy.