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Paul in NZ
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 Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:06 am Post subject: White Instrument Guages |
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OK, I've downloaded them, shouldn't have a problem printing them, but how the hell do you fit 'em??? 
Anyone actually *done* it?
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garciaae
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:05 am Post subject: I've done recently |
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I've unmounted it three or four times.
1. Printed it and fixed with the own screws. Result: With the heat, the dials become blended.
2. Fixed also with some glue. Result: It didn't blend but when the night came and had to turn the lights on I could see the old black dials below.
3. Cut a black support dial and fixed the white one with glue to the black one.Result: Sometimes the gauge (is that the word for the fluorescent mobile part of the dial?) gets locked so i have to knock the console to free it.
It looks good but has a lot of work.
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bobbber
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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What about if you laminate the dials before sticking them on? That way the glue won't interfere with the properties of the paper?!
Just a thought.... really, I must stop rambling on! 
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paulhide
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| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, but what I don't understand is that you have to take the needles off of their pins to put the white dials on. How then when you put the needles back on do you know if your speedo needle is pointing accurately? Or is it all self regulating even though the speedo doesn't start at 0?
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