a98pmalcolm Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Hay all hope everyone had a good x mas Ok spent most of Boxing Day fitting my new dials and controls there all blue now and it looks great! Sorry about the bad pics I will try to get some better ones soon! The dials are alot brighter in with the human eye! You may also notice my needles are now red and it looks awesome! I know there been some chat about how to do it and I bought that intellglow kit! It was rubbish and just didn’t fit so I wouldn’t advise that! What I did was rub all the orange paint off with cellulose thinner, left the needle centre part of the dial black with a white trim, and used Red nail varnish! Lol yes thats red nail varnish to paint it and what a result! Even in the light it looks great! Ok here are some pics (by the way the clear plastic dial cover is not as scratched as its looks, itst he flash picking it up): http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7271/26122009076.jpg http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2647/26122009078.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1982/26122009077.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5121/26122009079.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2351/26122009080.jpg http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4238/26122009081.jpg http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6199/26122009082.jpg http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1860/26122009083.jpg http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/397/26122009084.jpg http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/255/26122009085.jpg http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6159/26122009087.jpg http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/927/26122009088.jpg http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/927/26122009088.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6689/26122009089.jpg Thanks for looking Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Looks pretty good Paul, though does it not make the end of the needle not as transparent to light? As in some of the shots it looks like you can't see the red properly at the end of the needle (though it could be the camera). I have to admit I am impressed, does the missus know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 looks fab mate :)you must have a lot of patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_e Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 looking good can i be cheeky and ask where you got the blue kit for the switches ? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 cheers all looks fab mate :)you must have a lot of patience lol well i thought of it was me and my mate andrew were playing dress up! haha just messin, well its my mums!i asked her for the most redest shes got! Yer its just the pics mate! they look 100 % perfect to the eye! there very bright! The switches are from a guy called simon! very helpful fella! His name on the forum is "heckler" i think.....hes in afganstian at the moe till March. Contact him then can he will be able to sort u out mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 looking good dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 did you take the condom thinks off the three lage bulbs in the back of the dash cluster. If you do, it'll make your needles brighter. before after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueangel Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 looks great fella well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 did you take the condom thinks off the three lage bulbs in the back of the dash cluster. If you do, it'll make your needles brighter. before http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/jaxdanjo/28072009311.jpg after http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/jaxdanjo/28072009312.jpg Yes mate! haha thats what me and my mate called them. The cam i used didn't pick up all the light coming through! thats why the dials look dim! Also its not the stantard orange mate! The needles are now red with nail varnish! lol Cheers simon thank for all your help! I may ask u if u have a spare clock around to send me with the blue tint and then i can send mine back to you as i didnt do as good job on it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Get some juice in her mate. Your running out. Lovely work Malcolm. More patience than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Get some juice in her mate. Your running out. Lovely work Malcolm. More patience than me. cheers mate lol, taking the paint off the needles and redoin them took about 1 1/2 hours! lucky my mate andrew was with me to keep me company lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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