rjenman Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 I don't see whats stopping someone, namely me, from doing a set with a hand painted flame background and like maybe say, calligraphy or just cool handwritten text for the needle to point at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 without using a computer at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 and for that matter, just sticking like clear coloured plastic over the lights to make them shine say, blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 you can also get colored LED globes that go in the holders for those little dash globes. an LED is a directed light (as opposed to a globe which spreads), so you make it reflect around and spread and make the instruments bright by sticking alfoil to the inside of the instrument cluster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruts Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 you can also get colored LED globes that go in the holders for those little dash globes. where where where - i have blue rubber condom looking things on my globes a the moment and they suck!! i want blue LEDs!! - do they still dim etc the same as a globe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 rice shops. probably jaycar or autobarn too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruts Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 mmm Jaycar is just up the road - might have to drop in on the way hoem tomorrow ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangaroosa Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 I have blue LED's all throughout my dash. When i was setting it up (years ago) there wasnt any LED's that plugged straight into the standard holders. So....i had to solder a resistor onto one terminal of the LED and then solder that package into the globe holder. Many hours later i had wired up about 18 5mm ultra bright Blue LED's rated at 3000mcd. These normally retail for $3.50 each and originally i only ordered about 7 or 8, but the bloke stuffed up and gave them to me for about $1.50 each, so i quickly changed the quantity. :jamie: Long story short... i think it looks Hot. I have pics of them on my camera. I'll post a pick later. P.S. I used to have those globe condom thingys, and yes they are crap. don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Valandor, your gauges look tits. On the left one, is it that any colour apart from black will show the gear behind it? As in, u can see a black square there at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 pimp the background out in white and insert a black light in your dash.. omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangaroosa Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 (edited) Heres what mine looks like at night. Edited July 29, 2005 by kangaroosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangaroosa Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 (edited) MP3 Player and Speco Gauges. (and yes.....I like golden oldies) :P Edited July 29, 2005 by kangaroosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 GG :bash: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valandor Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 rjenman. i tkae it you mean colors for the fuel and temp gauges? i didnt bother about those because i found it almost impossible to scann and convert the existing gauges without damaging them. if you manage it then i don't see why you couldnt use any other color as long as you had contrasting colors for the figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjenman Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Sorry mate, I was having word constipation, I have a hobby of confusing people. What I was trying to say was.... you can see the odomoter's guts behind your speedometer. Your speedo has a black square in the middle of it. Not too bad really, but this is only happening because you made the face red instead of black I am thinking... mmmmmmm monster tacho.... with red beans and cheese... TACHO TACHO TACHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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