Yea the sweep of the needle is the same as is the shape of the needle . My fuel gauge is orange but I can change that to white pretty easily . I drilled out the mini rivits on the original amp gauge to remove the background piece . The round background on the aftermarket volt gauge had mini screws and I just had to enlongate the original backer to let it mount together . I Still have to adjust the holes on back of the '49 gauge "pan" so the new studs will line up ok . Can't do much more until I get the color right though .