Custom Gauge Ideas?

winnie51189 · November 2nd, 2009, 06:50 PM

I'm playing with the idea of eventually swapping all my gauges out for something better looking, just because the stock setup is boring. My first thought of doing this swap is having digital gauges behind tinted plexiglass, that way when the power is off, it looks like not gauges. Yet when the power is on everything displayed is digital. I know this will take quite a bit of work but over the next 3yrs or so I plan on trying to piece everything together, since I'll be taking plenty of engineering classes, and have a few electrical engineering friends who are interested in helping. Anyone else got any ideas?

ESG-642T · November 2nd, 2009, 07:25 PM

Something like that?

winnie51189 · November 2nd, 2009, 07:42 PM

Similar, but instead of an ugly plasic bezel showing I would cut out a plexiglass piece to lay over the plasic and then tint everything black except the parts of the guages that light up. Not sure whether nightshades would work better than tint film or not. But also I would make everything light up in shades of blue as well as making sure the light level could still be adjusted as it would stock.
Where the hell did you find that? And why do you always have some answer similar to my ideas? LOL

BTW. I'm still waiting to get my exhaust done, had some unexpected school expenses that came out of no where. I've got the at2525's still waiting to be installed tho. I plan on going dual w/o any crossover pipe. Oh and now I have an annoying ass exhaust leak I need to take care of, although it's getting a little cold to work on the car.

DejaBlue87 · November 2nd, 2009, 08:17 PM

theres a seller on ebay who does custom gauges.. they arent digital or anything but u can change the style of the numbers and add logos and what not

ESG-642T · November 2nd, 2009, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by winnie51189

Similar, but instead of an ugly plasic bezel showing I would cut out a plexiglass piece to lay over the plasic and then tint everything black except the parts of the guages that light up. Not sure whether nightshades would work better than tint film or not. But also I would make everything light up in shades of blue as well as making sure the light level could still be adjusted as it would stock.
Where the hell did you find that? And why do you always have some answer similar to my ideas? LOL

BTW. I'm still waiting to get my exhaust done, had some unexpected school expenses that came out of no where. I've got the at2525's still waiting to be installed tho. I plan on going dual w/o any crossover pipe. Oh and now I have an annoying ass exhaust leak I need to take care of, although it's getting a little cold to work on the car.

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riddlee josh · November 3rd, 2009, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by ESG-642T

Something like that?

where did you find those at? please give me a link cause they are sweet.

GtrTech · November 4th, 2009, 08:29 PM

Share with us please.

Redux · November 4th, 2009, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by ESG-642T

Something like that?

But thats just me.

Still waiting on those damn red face gauges Kyle...

winnie51189 · November 4th, 2009, 09:31 PM

I think the ones in the pic are hideous honestly. I would like to go with a more modern look. Those remind me of Back to the Future.

LAStang1234 · November 5th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Yea it def needs some work but that would look pretty sweet!!

November 2nd, 2009, 06:50 PM	#1
winnie51189 Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang v6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,294 iTrader: 3 reviews	Custom Gauge Ideas? I'm playing with the idea of eventually swapping all my gauges out for something better looking, just because the stock setup is boring. My first thought of doing this swap is having digital gauges behind tinted plexiglass, that way when the power is off, it looks like not gauges. Yet when the power is on everything displayed is digital. I know this will take quite a bit of work but over the next 3yrs or so I plan on trying to piece everything together, since I'll be taking plenty of engineering classes, and have a few electrical engineering friends who are interested in helping. Anyone else got any ideas? __________________ FOR SALE: v6 cam SPECS: 207/215 110lsa

November 2nd, 2009, 07:25 PM	#2
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,205 iTrader: 0 reviews	Something like that? __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle

November 2nd, 2009, 07:42 PM	#3
winnie51189 Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang v6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,294 iTrader: 3 reviews	Similar, but instead of an ugly plasic bezel showing I would cut out a plexiglass piece to lay over the plasic and then tint everything black except the parts of the guages that light up. Not sure whether nightshades would work better than tint film or not. But also I would make everything light up in shades of blue as well as making sure the light level could still be adjusted as it would stock. Where the hell did you find that? And why do you always have some answer similar to my ideas? LOL BTW. I'm still waiting to get my exhaust done, had some unexpected school expenses that came out of no where. I've got the at2525's still waiting to be installed tho. I plan on going dual w/o any crossover pipe. Oh and now I have an annoying ass exhaust leak I need to take care of, although it's getting a little cold to work on the car. __________________ FOR SALE: v6 cam SPECS: 207/215 110lsa

November 4th, 2009, 08:29 PM	#7
GtrTech Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mobile,Al Posts: 80 iTrader: 0 reviews	Share with us please. __________________ The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil. Ted Nugent

November 4th, 2009, 09:31 PM	#9
winnie51189 Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang v6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,294 iTrader: 3 reviews	I think the ones in the pic are hideous honestly. I would like to go with a more modern look. Those remind me of Back to the Future. __________________ FOR SALE: v6 cam SPECS: 207/215 110lsa

November 2nd, 2009, 08:17 PM	#4
DejaBlue87 Regular 95 gt Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 443 iTrader: 2 reviews	theres a seller on ebay who does custom gauges.. they arent digital or anything but u can change the style of the numbers and add logos and what not

November 5th, 2009, 05:41 AM	#10
LAStang1234 Regular 2007 GO Mustang Moving@Speed of light Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 99 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yea it def needs some work but that would look pretty sweet!!

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