Ozz1967

Wow, I just found this thread and I read the whole thing! LOL!

I've got an 84 T/A that could use a little but of customization on the gauges! Looking forward to seeing how these turn out! To those guys that got the test sets...how are they holding up? Have you even been able to try them out yet?

84z28350

If you want some cold weather testing ill gladly do it for ya!

Up here we get between -30c and -50c for a couple months of the winter, if they can live through a winter up here they should be good for anything!!!

Tobias05

these have to be my favorite gauge overlays...now you gotta start on some replacement glow needles!

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Brisk

its obvious by now he doesn't want to make or sell these for others, and thats his perogative. they do look great, perhaps I'm going to look elsewhere to have some manufactured.

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Abubaca

Wow, topic back from the dead!!!

......Brisk, sentcha a PM.

......basically, as of about a year "ish" ago, I had what I thought to be the final product just about ready. I had a set in my car, and 3 other sets were sent out at no charge. I never got any feedback from those 3, but I didn't really press them for feedback, so I'm not complaining really. (If any of "you three" have input, please PM me.) Anyhow, my set was flawless. ........for a little while. Then it started to peel up a little. Now, a year later, they get kinda warped when it's humid, and flatten out when it dries out.

Long story short, I just ran out of motivation. I had so many different test set, and each one had a problem. Each time I solved it with a different ink, or a different paper, or a different punch/cut method, it only created another problem. I just got frustrated.

Actually, I've recently found a "new" material I'd like to try, but I'm not sure when and if I'll get to test it. As of now, I'll say they probably won't happen. Beleive me, if they DO ever happen, you all will know.

Thanks for so much interest guys, I really wish I coulda come through.

Scorpner

It was exciting watching what you came up with.


I'd still like a set that says F-41 since the face on mine aren't the best anyways. If you do try again send me a PM.

toxik IROC

ILL BE A GUINEE-PIG~!!!! and ill soo install em and give you feed back!

ZZ4 86 Z28

i still have em at home and said on here that they were nice and good quality. im up at school and theyre still in my room at home. ive just been busy with school and trying to get other stuff done on the car, and im not sure what to apply them with yet. anyhow, ill probably do it this weekend. or im coming home for a break in about 2 weeks and ill be home for a little while, so i should get it done then. im also getting leds for the cluster and i wanna do it at the same time. anyhow, ill post pics when its done, but as far as feed back they really look fine and i cant wait to put em on.

ewwewwnotme

Have you ever considered to white faces? I would like white faces and the numbers and lines black. Then get like a maroon red camaro on the speedo to match the car. Ive been shopping around for gauge faces that are white so I can get some red LEDs for the lights. I reallly like what you have going on though.

KAracing75

Abubaca, Did you make these in Photoshop? if so do you think I could have the .PSD to mess around with?

Thanks!

The_Beast

OK if that gets a "yes" then fully count me second in line for that PSD file

The_Beast

P.S. Welcome to Thirdgen KA

dubcity

ohh man, if/when you make some in 145 km's
id be all over ittttt! those are so sexy
keep me updated =)

mrws6speed

Fabricating and materials aren't quite as simple as most people think.....I can feel your pain.

I went to the SEMA show this year and I have contacts with several AMAZING guage companies. The new technologies and materials they have would blow you away!

I'm sure that many people here would love to have some of the amazing guages that you've designed. If you're still motivated enough, PM me and let's work with these companies to have the best guages out on the market!

I'm sure it would end up costing $60-80 for a set instead of $30-40, but it would be well worth it and actually AVAILABLE!

Just an idea. I would love to get some for my '92 Vert, and everyone that has a 3rd gen would benefit.

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Jtufts

if / when i bought a new camaro i would totaly buy a pair

Abubaca

Nope. There are plenty of white faces out there to my knowledge, and if nothing else, the Macewen's are white. If they do ever work out, I imagine I'd eventually do white, but I dunno. I'm kinda anti-white faces. Yeah, I'd probably end up doin' em though.
Not sure what you'd do in PS. You really need vector art software like Illustrator or Freehand. ......ehhhhh, but either way, I think I'll hold onto the artwork for now. (PS, it's only circles and numbers, you could replicate pretty easily)
Shoot, ain't that the truth. Now that the art is set up, it's modifiable til the cows come home, it's the production that's been a killer!
Hmmmmmm. PM sent.

mike40sm2

These look cool I could get the guys over in uk interested too
Put me up for some 86 camaro

NobleHdwe

I hope you are still considering producing these. I know that a lot of this thread was a year or so old, but some of us new guys to TGO would still like to see this happen. Will continue to check in to see if any progress has been made. Keep up the hard work, and thanks for taking the time and effort that you have so far. Not many people have that determination. PM me if you get the ball rolling again!

Brisk

I know I'd still purchase a set...

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v10viper04

Same here!

Abubaca

Well, ultimately, the killer was that I couldn't ever get a set made that would last. I'm currently replacing mine about every 6 months, but I also only drive about 3000 miles a year. .....SOooooo, long story short, it's not a product I can even pretend to stand by if I were to sell it.

Beleive me guys, nothing would make me happier than to hook ALL of you guys up. I don't give a crap about credit, and money isn't my goal either. I just wish there was a way to do it. All I really did was put a little graphic touch on the gauges. And for that matter, it's a copy of the C5 vette style. My current overlays are a blatant Autometer pro-comp rip off!!! LOL

......Unfortunately, the products I have available to me just aren't designed for projects like this.

hgffrank

I'm not an expert by far, but with the huge variety of plastics and plastic variants, wouldnt it be safe to say that using a plastic based material would be superior to a paper based material? Plastics technology is pretty amazing and surely they have something that would meet your needs which could be printed on reliably.

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89RS_82Z

Killer!!!!!! one word for you E-BAY........lol if u have spair time to make plenty of them you will make a killing

CrashOverKill

Those are AWSOME

camaro91boy

IF I PEEL OFF THE GAUSE FACES OF MY EXTRA 1991 CAMAROS SET COULD YOU SCAN THEM IN AND MAKE ME A SET? ALSO HOW DOSE THE LIGHT SHINE THROUGH I HAVE BLUE LED BULBS BEHIND THEM.

SoSoFresh_SS

Anybody with all digital guages? Saw some nice ones in the Summit magazine, wondering how they'd look.

Scorpner

Are they failing due to UV deterioration?

ParkerTPIz