White faced gauges for l body with optional...

[Ubmbass]

Higher MPH digits.. A friend of mine and I are designing some white face overlays for l-body's. None have been printed as of yet, I just wanted to get some feedback on what you guys think. All we have worked on so far is the speedometer this is the higher mph overlay. You could get them in just about any color combo you wanted. Looking for around 50 bucks shipped.



keep in mind, it's still a work in progress, the final product will be a very nice set of gauge overlays.

[boost geek]

Make one up for us Canadians, should be able to read 140 mph!
Hope the file aint too big...

[Birddog]

DAMN! I shoulda kept that KPH cluster!!!!

[WVRampage]

That looks like something I would like to have at some piont.

[Anonymous_User]

There used to be files with white faced gauges you could print out yourself. Don't know if they went above the factory speed, though.

I thought I had them files somewhere....... boy, that was a LONG time ago.... Gotta start diggin.

[GLHS592]

I want one of those Canadian speedos. Who wants to sell me one?

[Mario]

SpeedyShelby16 I believe made these already a while back.

[boost geek]

I want one of those Canadian speedos. Who wants to sell me one?

I have a spare one in the garage.

[Ubmbass]

SpeedyShelby16 I believe made these already a while back.

Do you have some pics of the gauges? What were they made out of?

[Mario]

He just scanned them and edited them with photoshop. You could just edit these as a base.

[GLHS592]

I have a spare one in the garage.

Well, do you want to part with it?

[Mario]

I have a 125 MPH speedo in my charger and it ends right at the stock 85MPH mark? Anyone know anything about these?

[boost geek]

Well, do you want to part with it?

Sure. It will be missing the trip reset knob assembly, as mine was broken in my black car, so i robbed it. If you have a spare, it swaps easily.

And Mario, PICS!!!

[Mario]

Will do. I have to recharge the battery on my digital first.

[Ubmbass]

He just scanned them and edited them with photoshop. You could just edit these as a base.

Do you know what he used for material? I know you can't just print them out of paper.. it wouldnt work because of the bevel on the gauge itself

[Mario]

Not too sure, maybe he can chime in.

[gkcooper]

I did this years ago ('96-'97). I had the best results with matt finish white styrene sheet, printed with an inkjet printer. I bought mine at a hobby shop. Then applied a light coat of Testers clear flat. It lasted and looked good for years. The styrene also lets some light pass through at night.

Keep in mind that the stock instruments are concaved quit a bit.

Later, I went to a mechaical P-body speedo. I had to rearrange the angle on the odo reset knob, and used RTV to hold the speedo in place. I also had to relocate the high-beam indicator to where the shift light goes, so a little rearranging on the PC board was in order. It was 120mph and looked completely stock. It still works fine to this day.

[Ubmbass]

Ok, we test fitted some of the gauges in my spare cluster.

Now keep in mind that these gauges are thermal printed on outdoor grade vinyl, these will last a long time.

Here's one with light,



Here's another in the dark with the STOCK lighting.




I think they look pretty sweet, can't wait to get some installed in my cluster in the omni.

[Whorse]

Those look terrific. Is the green from the stock colours underneath or are they bulbs?

[Ubmbass]

They are the stock lighting.. nothing added