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Thanks for the tips!
Hey redram, I couldn't make out the brand of the gauges in your picture. How do they look when lit up? Do just the numbers glow, or does the entire gauge?
Same question to you kenihemi, how do they look lit up? Did you use the green light cover or keep it clear?
Any pics?
Hey redram, I couldn't make out the brand of the gauges in your picture. How do they look when lit up? Do just the numbers glow, or does the entire gauge?
Same question to you kenihemi, how do they look lit up? Did you use the green light cover or keep it clear?
Any pics?
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Mine Is Idiglow Backlit.. I Didn't Want The Numbers To Glow Indivually.
Sorry, Trucks Inside My Shop and It's Light In The Bay
Damn Camera! Wouldn't Focus Without The Flash.
They Are Autometers Lunar Series.
Sorry, Trucks Inside My Shop and It's Light In The Bay
Damn Camera! Wouldn't Focus Without The Flash.
They Are Autometers Lunar Series.
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Sweeet, thanks for the pictures. I'm gonna try the isspro EV white face with the orange/red needle. The number glow green individually, and isspro markets them specifically for the dodge ram / new ford dashes.
Ill post pics when I get it in!
Oh ya, redram... on most digitals with the flash off the camera opens up the aperature and slows the shutter speed.. you have to hold still for a longer period of time because it lets in more light for more time to compensate for the flash, so the slightest movement causes a blur. Try resting the camera on the headrest with the flash off and it should come out perfect.
Ill post pics when I get it in!
Oh ya, redram... on most digitals with the flash off the camera opens up the aperature and slows the shutter speed.. you have to hold still for a longer period of time because it lets in more light for more time to compensate for the flash, so the slightest movement causes a blur. Try resting the camera on the headrest with the flash off and it should come out perfect.
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I don't mind gauge companies putting their name on the face in small letters. What I hate is that they all now also include the series of gauge. Why take up 1/3 of the face with some stupid logo?
For example, gimme "Autometer" but I can live without the "PHANTOM" filling up the center portion. Same with the guages Redram05baby posted - perfect except for the center logo -- why not just include the model number, web address, and a bar code there too? It's like these companies have never heard of the word CLEAN.
Aftermarket gauge faces are ruined in this way too - there are some sweet packages out there but they're ruined as soon as the manufacturer plasters their own name on it. The whole idea is that it should look like it could be factory.
For example, gimme "Autometer" but I can live without the "PHANTOM" filling up the center portion. Same with the guages Redram05baby posted - perfect except for the center logo -- why not just include the model number, web address, and a bar code there too? It's like these companies have never heard of the word CLEAN.
Aftermarket gauge faces are ruined in this way too - there are some sweet packages out there but they're ruined as soon as the manufacturer plasters their own name on it. The whole idea is that it should look like it could be factory.
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I don't mind gauge companies putting their name on the face in small letters. What I hate is that they all now also include the series of gauge. Why take up 1/3 of the face with some stupid logo?
For example, gimme "Autometer" but I can live without the "PHANTOM" filling up the center portion. Same with the guages Redram05baby posted - perfect except for the center logo -- why not just include the model number, web address, and a bar code there too? It's like these companies have never heard of the word CLEAN.
Aftermarket gauge faces are ruined in this way too - there are some sweet packages out there but they're ruined as soon as the manufacturer plasters their own name on it. The whole idea is that it should look like it could be factory.
I don't mind gauge companies putting their name on the face in small letters. What I hate is that they all now also include the series of gauge. Why take up 1/3 of the face with some stupid logo?
For example, gimme "Autometer" but I can live without the "PHANTOM" filling up the center portion. Same with the guages Redram05baby posted - perfect except for the center logo -- why not just include the model number, web address, and a bar code there too? It's like these companies have never heard of the word CLEAN.
Aftermarket gauge faces are ruined in this way too - there are some sweet packages out there but they're ruined as soon as the manufacturer plasters their own name on it. The whole idea is that it should look like it could be factory.
I Guess It's The Same As Seeing A SWEET Truck On The Road... "What Kinda Truck Was That??" They Can See The Dodge.. Same Theory I Guess. The Fact That You Liked My Guage Style, Without The Name, You'd Be Looking Around For It.
LoL To Be Honest, Before I Snapped That Pic I Totally Forgot What Series It Was.. It's Been A While!
But, As For A Clean Look They Do Kinda Ruin It With The Oooberly Large Logo.