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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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My Blue Lit Guages



Let me know what you all think.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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I think I need a towel... Wanna write a how-to on that? lol
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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looks good! wonder if its possible to change an ss/sc's guage color(without buying new guages)
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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doesn't look bad, but IMO the colour is too VW like.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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I would really like this,a how to do, with pics would be sweet,alot of members are gonna want to get rid of the red
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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I also wonder if anyone else has changed them to a color besides blue, i am kind of interested in red
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by joeworkstoohard
doesn't look bad, but IMO the colour is too VW like.
i was thinking the exact same thing!
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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Looks like it might be LEDs.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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I also wonder if anyone else has changed them to a color besides blue, i am kind of interested in red
just swap the gauges from that of a G5.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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looks really good need to know how u did it..
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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if you guys want a how to, i will do it for you. its really...really..simple.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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so is it led's? internal lighting? or is it externally shining on the guages?
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tombomb
so is it led's? internal lighting? or is it externally shining on the guages?

LED strip on the steering wheel shines on the white faced guages.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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ahhhhh ic which power source did you use?
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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How do you wire this type of set up?
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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I also wonder if anyone else has changed them to a color besides blue, i am kind of interested in red
Bronco Orange would look good on my Sunburst Cobalt.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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looks good, i wonder how it looks in person
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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I'd like to see a how too
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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Are those the Ebay ones?
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 05:13 AM
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it looks sooo sexy in person. and as to the how i wired it up, the little L.E.D. kit i got from autozone was $20 (+tax), the package itself had a little "try me" button, which also has a 12v battery in it. the battery is removable, its just in the wiring. tomorrow when i get some time while the woman is at work, im going to hardwire it to make it where it turns on when i start the car, and its off when the keys are off.

its like, 15" i think, i just wrapped it around the steering colum, however you can take scissors and cut off a few lights.

i was worried, the L.E.D. lights on it were kinda spaced out, so i didnt think itd look all that good, but i was impressed.

it looks about 50x better in person than in that pic.

tomorrow i will write up a detailed how to as well.

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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 06:12 AM
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so the guages themselves haven't actually been changed...theres just lights shining down on the guages.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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so the guages themselves haven't actually been changed...theres just lights shining down on the guages.
correct.

its only really doable with the white faced guages.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Just thought I would Post up The Original White Faced Guage on a G5 glowing to kinda show the difference
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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wow i would much rather have those then my SC ones
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