Don-P1126 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2012 at 1:50pm:

Some key programs to get:   FS Panel Studio / DXTBmp / Paint.net With these you can view /change/edit textures, panels and screens.  Then alot of trial and error till you figure out where things are located on the panel versus texture. FS Panel Studio is a payware but the other two are freeware off the net, just google them. Then just remember when editing textures in FSX, they are inverted and 180 degree flipped.  And always always always make a copy of your original texture / panel folder before you modify anything incase you make a mistake you can restore to the way it was.

I have had FS Panel Studio and DXTBmp since 2005. I don't have Paint.net though. I have heard about it, but never tried it (at least I don't think I have).

Going back to what you have done, my question was whether the WXR was over the top of a gauge so that when the WXR was turned off, you could see another gauge/instrument beneath it. I'm only asking because NaMcO was talking about placing it over the top of another instrument, so that when the WXR was off, the gauge underneat was visible (the WXR being transparent when turned off).

With most aircraft, it is possible to replace a gauge/instrument. The ones that you can't, are ones that use 3D gauges that are created in the model (MDL file) itself.

Mark