Tonight I got a little board, so I desided to make my gauge cluster a different color.

I choose blue just to go with the theme of my car, but I think later I will try different colors.



And no, I did not use a marker. My wife actually came up with the idea. If anyone else would like something like this, I will do it for $15 shipped.

Jason

 

why don't you just tell all of us in a DIY and help all of us out ,i would like to do that in red.

 

Jason

 

did you just put it on the clear plastic lense? because i was thinking about dying that red, , is it really paper or is it a thin plastic, like acidtate, kinda like the see through plastic folders little girls take to school.? am i right?

 

I coulded find a lot of colors. mostly shades of blue. but I am looking to see if I can get red.

Jason

 

where did u get it and how did u do it?

 

How does it look in day time. I have seen one in red and in daytime you can't see the panel at all..

Can you post a picture in daytime if possible

 

so it basically put a film on top of the gauge cluster???
do u have to pull the needles?

 

why not use light gels like the ones on movie sets they come in every color under the sun they might be a dime a dozen out there wou might even find them in a thrift store or pawn shops i know here they are only 5-10 bucks for a roll of film i think 4 feet wide by 10 feet long --- to cut your own

also at the hobby lobby here in florida --- look for the creata bag that covers a basket and you heat it up and it shrinks it comes in many colors

also you can use remotecontroll ariplane film --- the ones you strech over the wings and heat up

just a thought on this i might go with the gells as they take high heat --- im sure you can get them smaller ill have to check as im a dealer for rscolux --- a manufacture of gells ill have to dig out the samples and take a pic and put it up here


hth

chad

 

I luv that!!! Lots of people have asked me how to change the color has anyone made new pannels yet or different lights yet, well I'll have to direct them here...I wonder what red would look like..I have a customer that want all the lighting to match in red..hmmm

 

you mean like this?
I used red window tint. It looked awesome at night, but impossible to read durring the day. I have since removed it.

 

Oooo that's pretty neat, even if it was unreadable.

Peace,
m@

 

how does the gauge light up at night? is it from backlights behind the gauge? or is it a frontlightilluminating the whole gauge?

 

Just give all details in a posts so we can see it...

 

that's cool, but I think she need a deeper red, to me that's more orange...plus I think she'll wan to be able to read it as well...but thanks randode that's helps a lot

 

here is a picture that I just took no more then 5 minutes ago. The cluster looks totally normal during the day.

Now if anyone else would like this, I can make it for them. I know there are a a lot of DIY out there, but I sure any one else would charge for the same thing so that is what I am doing.

$10 shipped to anyone who would like one. I will include instructions on how to do it at well.

Jason

 

it looked orange 'cus it was in the sun. It was actually blood red.

 

hey, you gotta make money somehow, but i know exactly how you made it now, a friend of mine did it to his jetta, so i will just do that since it cost less than 10.00

 

You could just wire a city light kit behind the cluster and it would work....I cant believe people just cant give up info....Greed thats all I have to say....

 

so the film is behind the cluster, not like randy's who's sits in front?