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My modified dials :D
novacaine - 29/5/07 at 11:42 AM

a while back "Rayward" gave me a set of Lexus dials, which i thought looked pretty good but i didnt like the "lexus" badge on them so i set about modifying them, ive changed the backlighting from orange to blue and in the process of pulling them appart this happend to them





Badge shamelessly ripped off a google image search so if its owner objects to me using it i will of course remove it


what do you all reckon?



Matt

omega 24 v6 - 29/5/07 at 11:49 AM

Very nice.

p.s. where does your sig come from.

quote:

"and as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls, there walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show"

chockymonster - 29/5/07 at 11:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Very nice.

p.s. where does your sig come from.
quote:

"and as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls, there walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show"


Stairway to Heaven, Led Zep.

flak monkey - 29/5/07 at 11:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6

p.s. where does your sig come from.
quote:

"and as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls, there walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show"


Stairway to heaven

Bollocks too slow...!

[Edited on 29/5/07 by flak monkey]

omega 24 v6 - 29/5/07 at 11:56 AM

Thanks twas puzzling me as I knew it from somewhere in my dim and distant past

PeterW - 29/5/07 at 12:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by novacaine
a while back "Rayward" gave me a set of Lexus dials, which i thought looked pretty good but i didnt like the "lexus" badge on them so i set about modifying them, ive changed the backlighting from orange to blue and in the process of pulling them appart this happend to them





Badge shamelessly ripped off a google image search so if its owner objects to me using it i will of course remove it


what do you all reckon?



Matt


Matt

They look really good - one question tho - how are you going to drive them in terms of sensors and lcd etc, as surely they need the ECU from the Lexus...?

Cheers

Pete

02GF74 - 29/5/07 at 12:58 PM

did you have to remove the pointer to get the white label on?

If it is a mechanical speedo, you may have messed up the calibration if you have reffited needle in not exaclty the smae place. - not sure about this - but the needle is held in place by a coil spring and you may have moved its resting place.

if you know how many mphs you are fast.slow, you can reposition the needle.

rayward - 29/5/07 at 01:07 PM

the speedo is sensor driven, from magnets or similar

Ray

Guinness - 29/5/07 at 02:46 PM

Nice, but I would have removed the MPG gauge. It'll only make you smile / cry.

Plus, I don't think the mpg gauge goes low enough at 0!

Mike