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Topic #34954 17 posts Started by trdproven
trdproven
#1
Anyone have red-painted needles day and night pics?
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spke719
#2
i got red needles. but no pics
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malpaso
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QUOTE(trdproven @ Mar 15, 2006 - 11:36 PM) [snapback]408111[/snapback]
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Anyone have red-painted needles day and night pics?


Here, painted deedles and gauge numbers... (openly, I'm not satisfied much... it's not bad but IMHO not great wink.gif )

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This post has been edited by malpaso: Mar 16, 2006 - 4:13 AM
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Coomer
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Here, painted deedles and gauge numbers... (openly, I'm not satisfied much... it's not bet but IMHO not great wink.gif )


I think that looks great at night. Nice work. smile.gif
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Celica_Kid95st
#5
Did u change the bulbs at all. How did u paint them? -John
LewFX
#6
use red 194s in the gauge and you get red needles!
malpaso
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use red 194s in the gauge and you get red needles!



"red 194s"??? More information please smile.gif
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malpaso
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Did u change the bulbs at all. How did u paint them? -John


I tried that (painting white bulbs to red), but effect was desperate... Paint burned and bulbs shine pink-white color... So I wish to find red LED's with sufficient illumination and diffusion effect to light gauges uniformly... (oh and of course be able to buy them in CZ... p.s.: availability in all common japanese or american supermarkets is not interesting for me biggrin.gif wink.gif )
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LewFX
#9
194 is the size of the bulb found at any auto part store, just look for red, take out your green capped bulbs in the guage and put in the red
malpaso
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194 is the size of the bulb found at any auto part store, just look for red, take out your green capped bulbs in the guage and put in the red


I see... Here we call those bulbs W5W biggrin.gif.

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I tried to buy any color, but approachable here are normal (white-yellow shine), "cool blue" (bright white shine) and orange only kindasad.gif


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Did u paint the numbers? -John


Yes, numbers are painted too... (bright white bulb (that "silver vision" from philips) and numbers+needles paint red)

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This post has been edited by malpaso: Mar 23, 2006 - 2:28 AM
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twolownissan2002
#12
yeah but where do you get red niddles and if you where to paint them what kind of paint do you use
trdproven
#13
i painted mine using Krylon Fusion. They are made for plastic and they do not need any sanding or prepping. This was ideal cus I did not want to prep it and damage it. So all you need to do is paint even layers of red. The only hard part is masking.
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malpaso
#15
I used red transparent paint (same as everybody use to paint tails or turns).
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malpaso
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so you painted whole gauge cluster

thats right...

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