custom EL gauges

[geetee]

www.speedhut.com
hey guys,
was looking into getting some gauges for my BG and i really like the EL type. the site above is american so does MPH which suits the UK, and the MX3 ones look exactly the same as mine, can anyone confirm they are the same?
also, has anyone ordered anything from speedhut or indeed any other USA supplier and had any probs?
what kinda things have you guys done with gauges?
anyone got the EL type?
seen rupewrecht`s and they`re real smart, but i fancy the big `ole lighty uppy ones!!!! :wink:

[Nate]

yeah i would say that they would fit ... being as the mx3 has the same dash as the ol BG ... hmmm they also have them in km/h :D ... group buy maybe :D

[Dogo]

dan and I looked into this over a year ago now.

you can buy EL sheet which is like a paper sheet but EL ( obviously ). You can cut it to whatever shape you want as long as somewhere you have a connection to the side of the page ( where the wires hook on to )

if you print the numbers and any other designs onto a clear transparency like those used on overhead projectors you can lay that on top of the EL sheet and hey presto you have EL dials.

the problem being an a4 EL sheet was fairly expensive and didnt have the colors we wanted.

I had EL guages in my last BA astina which I bought from a shop.

http://pics.davesole.net/albums/dials/DCP_0682.sized.jpg

http://pics.davesole.net/albums/dials/DCP_0686.jpg

[geetee]

:D nice one dogo,
i`d like to make a set myself but didn`t know where to get the el stuff.
what kind of shop would i have to look in? art shop, stationery etc.....
i made a set of white dials for my last car but that was easy coz they were front lit.
the only thing i was really worried about was the needles.
it says on the site that you can fit them without removing the needles, how the hell is this possible??? :?
couldn`t you have used white EL stuff and changes the colour of the transparent sheet? how much roughly was an EL sheet?
cheers guys :wink:

[Dogo]

umm umm *tries to remember site's name*

Dan ? u remember ?

it was an online electronics shop. It actually had a stronger prescense in Europe than Aus - which will be good for you.

mine fitted without needles. there is a circle hole in the middle the same size as the black knob. U just put hte meedle through the hole, slide it along and drop it over the knob - then screw it in using the original screws. It just sits on top of the old dials with the bulbs removed.

[Dogo]

http://au.farnell.com/jsp/home/homepage.jsp

search for EL sheet

[Nate]

:shock: :shock: :shock: $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[chipa]

Let me know if a group buy becomes viable as I've got an account with Farnell's and should be able to get a decent price for a larger order.

[-BraXta-]

so like... how does the **** work..

thats what i dont understand =D

[geetee]

:wink: cheers dogo........
thats decided then......i`d be cheaper just buying the dials!!!! :lol:
i don`t really know how it works but it looks well trick!!! :D

[DrSilver]

um...white guages with white needles. I think you `d need red or orange needles to be able to see where it`s pointing at during the day.

[geetee]

i don`t want white dials, quite fancy the cool blue ones actually.... :wink: