Illuminating instrument panel gauge with indicator and graphics

An illuminating instrument panel gauge having a movable indicator, a front side for positioning toward a viewer and a back side for positioning away from the viewer, the instrument panel gauge comprising;

• a light source;
• a subdial surface in front of the light source;
• and
• a transparent gauge cover in front of and spaced apart from the subdial surface, the gauge cover having a first surface at the front side of the gauge cover and a second surface at the back side of the gauge cover, the movable indicator being positioned between the subdial surface and the gauge cover;
• graphics on a surface selected from the first and second surfaces of the gauge cover, the graphics corresponding the indicator;
• and
• wherein one of the first and second surfaces of the gauge cover is randomly textured and the graphics are on the surface opposite the randomly-textured surface.

An illuminating instrument panel gauge having a movable indicator, a front side for positioning toward a viewer and a back side for positioning away from the viewer, the instrument panel gauge comprising:

• a light source;
• a subdial surface in front of the light source;
• and
• a transparent, curved gauge cover in front of and spaced apart from the subdial surface, the gauge cover having a first surface at the front side of the gauge cover and a second surface at the back side of the gauge cover, wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces of the gauge cover is randomly textured and the movable indicator is positioned between the subdial surface and the gauge cover, is closer to the gauge cover than it is to the subdial surface, and is curved to follow the curvature of the gauge cover;
• an overlay between the light source and the indicator which allows light from the light source to illuminate the gauge cover yet hides the light source so that the light source is not visible to the viewer facing the instrument panel gauge;
• and
• graphics on a surface selected from the first and second surfaces of the gauge cover, the graphics corresponding to the indicator.