Interior/Exterior Finally - Custom Gauge Faces
#29
#31
Why don't you offer up your car and e-mail the seller. See if he will work with you and get some to market... What I mean is, you scan your speedo and send it to him so he can make a template and you get a discount or something like that...
#34
#35
I have first runs of the OutMotoring faces but have yet to test install them and do an initial order. hopefully in the next few weeks I can get them tested out and move forward...and they will be MUCH less $$ than the set described...
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#36
You wouldn't be planning to...
I'd really like proper white-on-black instruments.
#37
These look really cool but I'm sorry, they are waaaaay overpriced. I have performance mods on my car that cost less than these. Heck, my functioning aftermarket aux gauges cost less than that. (The whole thing, not just the face)
It amazes me how much some accessories for MINIs cost. My bf bought a whole new set of guage faces for his Miata for $38 a few months ago and they look great.
#38
For me, the colors are too bright, and the black is too black. Aside from that, I'm surprised they didn't fix a few of the 'design' issues with them! (Like, in the US, instead of a dumb "Service Engine Soon" and "Brake", how about something like the Canadian 'engine' symbol and the 'brake' symbol? And for folks like me (and other folks who have me do their dashes), getting rid of the red over-print on the engine overheat and low-fuel indicators. The LEDs that light those up are already red, and with it filtered red, blue and green light just can not penetrate that well..)
But, I digress.
Me.
But, I digress.
Me.
#39
For me, the colors are too bright, and the black is too black. Aside from that, I'm surprised they didn't fix a few of the 'design' issues with them! (Like, in the US, instead of a dumb "Service Engine Soon" and "Brake", how about something like the Canadian 'engine' symbol and the 'brake' symbol? And for folks like me (and other folks who have me do their dashes), getting rid of the red over-print on the engine overheat and low-fuel indicators. The LEDs that light those up are already red, and with it filtered red, blue and green light just can not penetrate that well..)
But, I digress.
Me.
But, I digress.
Me.
#40
Night Driving
I finally found a place that's doing custom Speedo and Tach faces. They're doing colors, checkers and Union Jack. I actually know a guy at the company in Phila so I got one of the first ones. They're called Cockpit Specialties and that's their website. I think they're selling through ebay for now.
#41
#42
It's orange in All minis (its a BMW thing)
#44
What year? On '02s, nothing was there. On '03's and up, the third is the low-brake-pad warning light.
Unless you're Canadian, in which then I will have to get back to you once I get home and look at my Canadian model speedo dial.
Me.
#45
Hmm yeah that's what i thought, just double checking. Yes its an '02. So I guess that leaves room for some creativity lol... I'll post pics later of what my gauges should look like when their done.
#47
#49
With any luck, I'll have a set of dark gray faces w/ white numerals (standard only, guys, sorry) that I can document by this time next week...
I'll be sure to take photos in the daytime and at night on my actual car. I'll also document the install process from front to back - I have a number of different documents that talk about bits and peices of related mods (dash removal, gauges, etc.), but nothing out there actually outlines the gauge face replacement SPECIFICALLY... Wish me luck!
PS- Anyone in Central Ohio thart wants to lend a hand let me know - I can always use an extra set of hands to either turn wrentcheds while I photograph or snap pics while I destro... erm... while I MODIFY my car.
I'll be sure to take photos in the daytime and at night on my actual car. I'll also document the install process from front to back - I have a number of different documents that talk about bits and peices of related mods (dash removal, gauges, etc.), but nothing out there actually outlines the gauge face replacement SPECIFICALLY... Wish me luck!
PS- Anyone in Central Ohio thart wants to lend a hand let me know - I can always use an extra set of hands to either turn wrentcheds while I photograph or snap pics while I destro... erm... while I MODIFY my car.
#50
They were designed after the originals. If anything they light up brighter than stock, but you can always control it with the dimmer. The company specializes in aerospace dials that need precise backlighting. Check their website www.cockpitspecialties.com. Jack