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> Just put in LED Gauge lights..., Awesome!
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post Jan 18 2005, 08:11 PM
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And I love 'em. Excellent product you got there Qarl! They all work perfectly and are eons ahead of the old bulbs that were in there.

Slight problem though. This has brought forth the need for me to re-do the reflective coating in my gauges. I'm talking about how there's a reflective paint or coating or whatnot on the insides of my gauges... just gotta re-do it now.

How, though? I've got a spare speedo that i can learn on dissecting, but how do I go about it? How to not break the plastice on the guages themselves? Has anyone done this before?

I'd be utterly grateful if someone can help shine some light on this situation.

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post Jan 18 2005, 08:17 PM
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Where are the damn pictures?????

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post Jan 18 2005, 08:21 PM
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What coating? What plastic are you worried about breaking?


Oh, and I love them too!
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post Jan 18 2005, 08:23 PM
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Here's an article that may "shine some light" on your problem.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/M...auge_repair.htm

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post Jan 18 2005, 08:36 PM
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QUOTE (skline @ Jan 18 2005, 06:17 PM)
Where are the damn pictures?????

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Jeebus calm down fude! I'm still eating dinner, once I'm all done i'll head out.

btw, thanks for the link special k!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Excuse the pics for being blurry, camera couldn't focus in the dark well...


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post Jan 18 2005, 08:37 PM
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Ah, plastic lens. I would change them to glass if you are gonna take it apart. I have the glass and can do it for you if you want, for little $$.
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post Jan 18 2005, 09:00 PM
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I think I'm getting the hang of taking this thing apart... How much do you want for the glass lenses (set of 3)? Not saying I dont want your business, but if i'm going the effort to learn how to do this I wanna do it meself (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)
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post Jan 18 2005, 09:05 PM
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I like it when people do things themselves, its all good. I'll have to get back to you about if I can sell them. I will need todestroy gauges to do it.
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post Jan 18 2005, 09:22 PM
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QUOTE (Dr Evil @ Jan 18 2005, 08:05 PM)
I like it when people do things themselves, its all good. I'll have to get back to you about if I can sell them. I will need todestroy gauges to do it.

send the destroyed combo gauges to me!!!!
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post Jan 18 2005, 09:33 PM
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What's the deal with these? More info on availabilty and price...please (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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post Jan 18 2005, 09:39 PM
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I had my gauges refaced and redone with blue LED lighting from North Hollywood speedometer and they did a great job! I can actually read the gauges at night!

A bit costly, but well worth it!

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post Jan 18 2005, 09:45 PM
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QUOTE (mrihop @ Jan 18 2005, 07:39 PM)
I had my gauges refaced and redone with blue LED lighting from North Hollywood speedometer and they did a great job! I can actually read the gauges at night!

A bit costly, but well worth it!

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Very nice...color choices?
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post Jan 18 2005, 10:24 PM
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I've got a ton (okay, 50) UV (360nm) LED's from another project that I'm going to experiment with for lighting my gauges. I think (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) (think being the operative word here) that with the white numbers, and florescent orange needles, they should be pretty readable.....plus my white-ass second shifter hide could use a little color....mobile tanning bed. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/nuke.gif)
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post Jan 18 2005, 10:53 PM
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I did my own for waaay less. The lights were inexpensive, too.


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post Jan 18 2005, 10:53 PM
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QUOTE (mrihop @ Jan 18 2005, 08:39 PM)
A bit costly...

Watch your mouth! These are 914 guys. Jeeze, be friendly. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif)
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post Jan 18 2005, 10:55 PM
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Kevin,
I take it you're going to try the blacklight backlight approach? That should prove very interesting either way!

So, i just rebuilt one of my speedometer/odometers. took less than an hour, woohoo! I set it for my car's mileage before the odometer/speedometer broke. I also put some reflective aluminum tape on the inside and polished it out to a near-mirror finish. I think when I get it in tomorrow night it's going to look pretty neat.
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post Jan 18 2005, 11:39 PM
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Sounds cool. Pics (and better tha the last ones)
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post Jan 19 2005, 09:21 PM
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I'm no longer selling the LEDS.

You can get them now at http://www.karstuff.com

He took over the LEDS from me. Same bulbs, different dude.

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post Jan 20 2005, 01:40 AM
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I'm in the process of refurbing my gauges... I re-did my speedo and it looked a billion times better with some polished reflective aluminum tape on the sides and the LEDs... So i'm re-doing it to all of my gauges. Did the Tach tonight and iit looks awesome as well. I'll probably do the Idiot light guage and fuel gauge tomorrow. Then I'm going to try to find a way to drill a 3rd hole into my Tach for another LED to fit in there... that should prove interesting if it works. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)
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post Jan 20 2005, 01:43 AM
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Brando,
I was just working on the extra light in my tach problem. Great minds.... If I figure something out I will let you know.
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