Designing new gauges.
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Designing new gauges.
I wanted these.
So i made these, using revlimiters instructions.
I have these now. I am going to make them look less home made than these as well.
I will document everything as i go if you care about gauges. I get tired of looking at the same old thing. I hope this helps someone that has been wanting to do them themselves.
So i made these, using revlimiters instructions.
I have these now. I am going to make them look less home made than these as well.
I will document everything as i go if you care about gauges. I get tired of looking at the same old thing. I hope this helps someone that has been wanting to do them themselves.
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Lighting is my main concern with making gauges. It may look good in the day, but if it looks like *** in the dark, there is no point. I do most of my driving in the dark.
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That wouldn't work with me. Two or three times in just the last few months I have run mine down to below E just to avoid stopping in a bad part of town. Apparently mine reads E and still has a gallon or two left, which I think is typically standard by design.
Lighting is my main concern with making gauges. It may look good in the day, but if it looks like *** in the dark, there is no point. I do most of my driving in the dark.
Lighting is my main concern with making gauges. It may look good in the day, but if it looks like *** in the dark, there is no point. I do most of my driving in the dark.
Edit: sorry about the alcoholic shaky camera pic. You get the idea.
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I've used white and yellow vinyls over black backgrounds in the past with great success and with this method your not attempting to block light with a color that's very difficult to print opaque.
Only tricky part is aligning the vinyl but that can be planned for.
Also, if you do look into going this route ask the sign shop for the backer separate and tell them you'll 'prep' the vinyl yourself (e.g. - remove all the negative space which is not needed with an x-acto blade, in this case the numbers). This should save you some money as it is the most tedious part aside from laying out graphics and applying them.
-Zach