Re: [DMCForum] Installed El-Glo instrument cluster photos
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Re: [DMCForum] Installed El-Glo instrument cluster photos



Andrew,

Your dash looks awesome!  The red bulbs from above give the top part of
the
gauges a purple look.  Does it look that way in person or does that only
show in the pictures?

A good person to brain storm with on lit needles is Jim Reeves.  His
strategy for a backlit instrument panel was to start with new panels made
from clear plastic, but then he didn't want to bother unless he could do
lit
gauge needles too.

Probably the best bet is to scarf some gauges from a junkyard and see if
you
can make lit needles from those work.  The problem is that there isn't any
clearance between the mechanicals and the face plates.  I bet there is
some
way to set the mechanicals further back using extensions.  But it would
probably require the skills & tools of a Swiss watch maker.

> I may try a cold cathode tube later ...

I hear that those are expensive and have a relatively short service life.
What would be really cool is to replace all the gauge faces with a video
display.  Replace the side mirrors with video cameras and have that for
the
background on the display.

Walt



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