Dials have arrived

Mr Postman delivered these today, when back lit they will be blue to match my clock and oil guage... Not ordered anything else for the project yet and I get a feeling this is not going to be as easy as peeps make out. I need to inspire Daz

BUT once this is done there's not much more needed for my little car, I suppose that could be an incentive for him. I know some of you have dabbled David & Mark so any help would be great but please keep it simple for me you know Im easily confused.




I have there now but they are rubbish at night with being front lit with blue bulbs

Courtesy of David A - Plasma Dials - Fitting guide.

Looks a mission to be brutally honest.

I want some, Where'd they come from?

Thanks Leigh, getting the unit out and the needle off etc is the easy bit, these arent plasma so a bit different

the confusing bit will be the LED placement to get an even spread and the illuminating needs and wiring it all up to work.

I do have a spare cluster to practice on so not gonna be exactly stuck so I wont say it'll be done over night just think we need to get everything, be in the right frame of mind and have the time

Psymon wrote: I want some, Where'd they come from?

from Naomi, I have the heater panel, clock and oil guage and they look really good


http://www.metal-monkey.co.uk/acatalog/Rover.html

You could get the Plasma Dials Unprinted. or get some Electroluminescent Panels which you can cut down to shape to go directly behind the dials. Wouldn't have worry about LED placement then. At least that would be my plan

Here's an one http://proto-pic.co.uk/white-electroluminescent-el-panel/

Mark may be able to advise if this would work, Thinking it would also mean an easier way of passing light through to needles as well

Psymon wrote: You could get the Plasma Dials Unprinted. or get some Electroluminescent Panels which you can cut down to shape to go directly behind the dials. Wouldn't have worry about LED placement then. At least that would be my plan

Here's an one http://proto-pic.co.uk/white-electroluminescent-el-panel/

Mark may be able to advise if this would work, Thinking it would also mean an easier way of passing light through to needles as well

that would certainly be alot easier :yesnod:

speak to mark ,when i was over at his house he showed me one he had done for somebody that was backlit, carnt remember what sort of leds he used but it looked stunning.

pendle lass wrote:

Psymon wrote: You could get the Plasma Dials Unprinted. or get some Electroluminescent Panels which you can cut down to shape to go directly behind the dials. Wouldn't have worry about LED placement then. At least that would be my plan

Here's an one http://proto-pic.co.uk/white-electroluminescent-el-panel/

Mark may be able to advise if this would work, Thinking it would also mean an easier way of passing light through to needles as well

that would certainly be alot easier :yesnod:

I have seen a set with the el panel behind and it works very effectively. :yesnod:

David Aiketgate wrote: I have seen a set with the el panel behind and it works very effectively. :yesnod:

might order one then and have a play

They look great. :broon:

I love the Black dials that are fitted to my 85

those el panels are quite good but i dont know if the brightness will be enough but this depends on personal choice ect

might be worth a play as would be cheaper than the led version i did





here is the iluminated pointer version however the front of the dash was put on just to show effect