Reverse glow gauges - how cool?
13 September 2002, 05:46 PM
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After trawling the web I found this web-site in the US with some very nifty dial replacements that glow in reverse in the dark (and they only cost about £30.00) I used to have a MkIV golf and they are sililar to those, so look very nice.
http://www.procarparts.com/store/displaydetails.cfm?pid=ING-02WRX-REV
Looking at them I have only one problem, they only go upto 140 mph, where the UK dials spin around to 160 mph.
Question - has anyone fitted these dial to a UK MY02, if so has it affected the actual speed reading, or does it under-estimate your speed?
Help required, cheers
Hooley
P.S. Are the US WRX's different from UK in the speedo area?
http://www.procarparts.com/store/displaydetails.cfm?pid=ING-02WRX-REV
Looking at them I have only one problem, they only go upto 140 mph, where the UK dials spin around to 160 mph.
Question - has anyone fitted these dial to a UK MY02, if so has it affected the actual speed reading, or does it under-estimate your speed?
Help required, cheers
Hooley
P.S. Are the US WRX's different from UK in the speedo area?
13 September 2002, 06:28 PM
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Hooley -
I looked into these dials when contemplating getting some made up for over here - as far as I can tell, they will physically fit the UK/Japan impreza's, but the speedo calibration will be wrong. And no, no one makes them with the correct calibration.
I did have someone prepared to make some up for me, but that seems to have gone quiet....
I looked into these dials when contemplating getting some made up for over here - as far as I can tell, they will physically fit the UK/Japan impreza's, but the speedo calibration will be wrong. And no, no one makes them with the correct calibration.
I did have someone prepared to make some up for me, but that seems to have gone quiet....
13 September 2002, 06:57 PM
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13 September 2002, 10:18 PM
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Yes, hence they're no use to us in the UK.
I did look into producing our own, but production costs are high. I would need to be confident of selling around 100 units before it could be done.
100 x £150 production = £15,000. For a product that may or may not sell, is something of a risk, to my mind !
Paul Houbart
Gecko Motorsport
[Edited by BoxerFlat4 - 9/13/2002 10:20:35 PM]
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[Edited by BoxerFlat4 - 9/13/2002 11:03:21 PM]
I did look into producing our own, but production costs are high. I would need to be confident of selling around 100 units before it could be done.
100 x £150 production = £15,000. For a product that may or may not sell, is something of a risk, to my mind !
Paul Houbart
Gecko Motorsport
[Edited by BoxerFlat4 - 9/13/2002 10:20:35 PM]
[Edited by BoxerFlat4 - 9/13/2002 10:22:34 PM]
[Edited by BoxerFlat4 - 9/13/2002 11:03:21 PM]
13 September 2002, 11:06 PM
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The price doesn't suprise me - the Yanks are well ahead of us in manufacturing these sort of EL displays, and since they know they can sell more of them over there than we can here ( not necassarily Subaru models, I'm talking generally here ! ), the production costs can come down.
Having said that, last time I looked at these dials they went for alot more than that in the States, so maybe they're just shifting old stock.
Having said that, last time I looked at these dials they went for alot more than that in the States, so maybe they're just shifting old stock.
15 September 2002, 12:13 AM
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Paul
that kit i have for a MY02 (US car)...is differant to the UK ones!!! i've checked it out now.
the oil lights and something else on it r in other places to ours!!
this is what they really look like.
just to make it clear...your $30 gauge will no be the same as a UK MY01/02 cars!
i have a MY01 reverse gauge kit sitting in front of me now!!
Phil
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[Edited by Little Miss WRX - 9/16/2002 8:06:06 PM]
that kit i have for a MY02 (US car)...is differant to the UK ones!!! i've checked it out now.
the oil lights and something else on it r in other places to ours!!
this is what they really look like.
just to make it clear...your $30 gauge will no be the same as a UK MY01/02 cars!
i have a MY01 reverse gauge kit sitting in front of me now!!
Phil
think neon think neoquip
Edited to remove commercial advertising
[Edited by Little Miss WRX - 9/16/2002 8:06:06 PM]
15 September 2002, 09:55 AM
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looked into it ALL!!
MY98-00 have a style of Reverse Glo anyway.
MY97 pre!! don't.
MY01-on don'r either.
i know that there are 2colour IndiGlo dials out there for Pre MY97 scoobs at the mo...but don't look as good as the Reverse or even 5 colour IndiGlo kits I could get!!
Two Colour
Five Colour
both these kits can be changed between colour and brightness!! very tarty! lol
Phil
MY98-00 have a style of Reverse Glo anyway.
MY97 pre!! don't.
MY01-on don'r either.
i know that there are 2colour IndiGlo dials out there for Pre MY97 scoobs at the mo...but don't look as good as the Reverse or even 5 colour IndiGlo kits I could get!!
Two Colour
Five Colour
both these kits can be changed between colour and brightness!! very tarty! lol
Phil
15 September 2002, 09:54 PM
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Phil i would like a set of Reverse indiglo guages please asap
And would expect many others to want them as well.
Keep us informed as to what and when, my cheque would be in the post yesterday if poss.
Huxley
And would expect many others to want them as well.
Keep us informed as to what and when, my cheque would be in the post yesterday if poss.
Huxley
15 September 2002, 10:15 PM
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back end of this week send an Email off my web site to show your interest.
www.neoquip.com
by the end of the week/start of next week there will be a few page site up and running. by the 16th Oct full on line sales.
Sending Email will show what interest there is i which products t stoke in the shop. it will ask you for comments when you send the Email (off the web site)
ps
i'm away now till the 25th sept....business in Europe to attend to
my web site will be Evoling while i'm away..keep your 'EYE' on it!!
Phil
www.neoquip.com
by the end of the week/start of next week there will be a few page site up and running. by the 16th Oct full on line sales.
Sending Email will show what interest there is i which products t stoke in the shop. it will ask you for comments when you send the Email (off the web site)
ps
i'm away now till the 25th sept....business in Europe to attend to
my web site will be Evoling while i'm away..keep your 'EYE' on it!!
Phil
16 September 2002, 01:34 PM
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These glowing gauges do look really nice. It would be even better if somebody made a replacement dash with a turbo boost gauge integrated in with the rest of the instrument dials.
Has anybody ever seen anything like this available ?
Has anybody ever seen anything like this available ?
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salsa-king, you should know better!!!!
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