JDM speedo dials
I was wondering anybody out there that drives a newage impreza jdm model that has the Kmh clocks with the luminisant lights behind them how to you change the Kmh area that is lit up with Mph because i dont think a Mph sticker over it will look the best.Or i was wondering how do litchfield do it on their models?? If any of you have pictures of how ye over came this problem it would be greatly appreciated.
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most people put a little sticker just over the k, so your clocks then say m/h
asuming of course that the speedo chip has been fitted |
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Cheers mate but do you see the way the kmh is backlit? is there no other way around having to put a sticker over it? Maybe im just being too fussy... |
as i say above if you just cover the k part of km/h then the m/h will still be backlit.
as far as i know this is the only way to do it |
Ok thanks for your help.
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I've got a little black sticker over mine. You can't see the K but if you are the sort of person who gets annoyed by little things then it could be annoying, it isn't exactly elegant.
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For my STi 5, I made my own little "mph" stickers in CorelDraw.
After printing them out on a thick 120-150gsm satin laser printer paper, I laminated them and put double-sided on the back, then cut them out using a 10A scalpel/metal ruler. Their background colour (white), and style/size/font colour (black), matches the "rpm" legend on the tacho. :) Been on the speedo for about 18 months now and no sign of fading or peeling away. :) Obviously, as you say, it cannot light up when it's dark, but it's no biggie. For no £s, it's rather groovy. |
My jdm also just has a little tape over the k, no other way of doing it really as due to it being backlit a transfer wouldnt light up with the backlight, can be seen, but a small price to pay for the extras the jdm has. Only really neat way round it would be to fit uk hawkeye clocks that a dual scaled so have mph and kmh on them as std.
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Gazza, that works. :thumb:
OP, there's your solution. :) |
ya gazza that looks fine and probly wat i will end up doin...cheers
But the uk hawk eye dash has got me thinkin does anybody have this done and will all my DCCD lights etc work i know its going to be an expensive fix, but it will look great tho wont it.... |
I`m not sure if you get the same issues as you do if you are putting them in a WRX or not, Best bet would be to find someone with a UK hawk who`s willing and swap the clocks over to see, 5 Screws and 3 connector blocks(remember to lower the steering column as it makes it a bit easier to access) It only takes 5 mins to do :thumb:
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Great! Thanks for your help much appreciated man! I'll do that when i get the car over.
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