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Old 04-09-2008, 05:41 PM
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Old 04-12-2008, 03:03 PM
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Ok here it is.... i have adjusted to guages a bit since i took it so they arent off anymore.... o and i found out i cant take pictures for **** so dont bash me on my camera skills.... on a good note it looks better than i thought and ur the man!!



i used transparency paper and it looks good but i get a slight shadow by the gas light......

ill put up a pic at night tomorrow...
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Old 04-12-2008, 03:54 PM
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wow. my work in action! haha. hows the light look through the black? does it shine through at all?

im glad you like it. tell your friends where you got it! haha
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Old 04-12-2008, 09:38 PM
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yeah the light shows through no problems..... theirs a small glare from the transparency paper... so i may print just on cardstock and see how that turns out.... other than that its PERFECT and a thousand times better than stock.... ima take a picture tonight to see how the light comes through
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Old 04-12-2008, 11:09 PM
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Todays gauges: Tach Swap!



and backwards


I made those a little while ago for somebody. He should be getting them printed and installed tonight, so hopefully you guys can see how those look. Keep the requests coming.
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Old 04-13-2008, 03:42 AM
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DJ is an xB... sort of
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Old 04-13-2008, 04:39 AM
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haha yep. thats why i made a face for him.
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Old 04-13-2008, 06:22 AM
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That swap face would be perfect for a stick xB but useless for an auto.
I still can't believe I have a tack and my Dad's Yaris stick doesn't. Crazy
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heres mine. i did it today. mine is printed on thin overhead projector paper. i was in a hurry and i forgot to take my name off the gauge. but it will do for the week until I get it changed again next weekend.

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I saw someone on ebay selling the template for $5(ish). I assume that he has resized it correctly.

just a thought
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what are you talking about? mine is sized perfectly.
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Originally Posted by fztcar
what are you talking about? mine is sized perfectly.
I think yours are turning out quite nice.
How is the light shining out thru the darker areas?
On that Bears one you may need to put a dot of white paint on the end of the speedo needle to help see it tho.
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I was saying if anyone else wanted to try this out...yours are excellent, makes me want to give this a shot
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
Originally Posted by fztcar
what are you talking about? mine is sized perfectly.
I think yours are turning out quite nice.
How is the light shining out thru the darker areas?
On that Bears one you may need to put a dot of white paint on the end of the speedo needle to help see it tho.
The light is shining through fine on mine. I used transparancy paper so its designed to have light shine through it. And I can see the needle alright on that face. its dark, but i can see it. ill be changing it this weekend again anyway i think. that was just a sample to see how it turned out.
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What is the next one to be installed?
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ill probably do that "famous" one, but ill change the color to blue instead of red. and i have a picture of it at night if anybody wants to see.
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heres the night shot of my current gauge.
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That looks better than I thought when lit. Nice!
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yea my hulk one looks exactly the same.... ill try to post it up today
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Old 04-22-2008, 06:14 AM
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changed my face over the weekend....



what do you think?
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