I've already done a search on it and found nothing. I have a '90 RS. I down loaded the plates from the Poorman tech article ( I had to modify them quite a bit, as only the speedo was available). My problem is that the gauge cluster is backlit, so when I place them directly over the old faces, the old faces shine through. I removed the black faces and put just the white ones on. I used thick gloss paper, and now I can see all of the stuff behind the faces when the lights are on . What do I do? Or am I just screwed w/ any whiteface gauge?

 

unfortentally home made ones don't work as well for back lite gauges for this reason. Thats why they are so expensive to buy.

 

anybody thats dont the overlays themselves, what kind of paper did u use? im goin to do this on a new cluster i bought and dont want to ruin it. i never thought of that problem before.

 

for some reason i have been thinking bout this and i think i came up with a solution. u need to be printing out ur own overlays for this to work. print them out on glossy white paper as normal. then print out a second set on black construction paper, but the second set just print the outlines of things like numbers, tick markes, hi beam indicater. then cut out the outlines on the black paper.then glue the white paper to the black paper and install it like that without the black faces. i have not done this, but it seems that it would work. the black paper should stop enough of the light to not show the shadows inside the cluster and by cutting out the tick marks and numbers, it makes them well lit.

mike (loomdog)

 

It definetely sounds like a good idea. I should be able to get to it this coming weekend and let you guys know how it works. Thank you for the help. Roy

 

if u do try my suggestion, post pics of the gauge cluster instralled in the day and at night with the lights on. im goin to finally get my replacement cluster on the 7th. i should have pics of it installed not too long after that assuming that it doesnt take forever converting from a cable driven speedo to an electric.

mike (loomdog)

 

hey! guys its really not that hard, go to my website http://www.geocities.com/cibalibeb and there is a section on making your own white faced gauges, you can download the zip file from the site also. just make sure that you use photo quality paper (about $6 for 10 sheets @ wal-mart)

Caleb

 

YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY MY GUIDE IS ON YOUR SITE, YOU HAVE ONE DAY TO REMOVE IT

 

dude.. thats fed up that u STOLE someone elses work and tring to call it ur own.. un4givin has/is doing alot for this board and u go and disrespect him like that....

 

tick tock

 

hey you gave me permission to post it, but if you fail to remember that then i will remove it, i wasnt trying to claim it as my own, i was just putting it up so more people could see it.

Caleb

 

I don't find your email anywhere, and I think it may have been permission to link, not reproduce

 

thats cool, as i said before i wasnt trying to steal your work, i had somebody else uplaod that page, and they must have removed the copyright. but as i am very sorry, i have already removed your white faced gauge page, and will be making my own

caleb

 

First off, I never gave out permission, second plenty see it, my stats tell me it gets a upward of 200+ hits a week.

I thought you just said you did that?? Hurm.....

You're not gonna be to so popular around here if you go ripping people of, people really dislike posers on this board. Enough people see my page, its in the tech articles section of the site.

 

ya well @ first i wasnt being TECHNICAL when i said that you gave ME permission, i ment that you said i (or my web site helper) could list it on my site. but then you wanted to get all TECHNICAL on me when i complied right away to your DEMANDS. and i wasnt trying to rip anybody off, i never once said that it was MY DIY white face gauge page, i just said that it was on my web site, and im happy that you get 200+ hits a week, it just that your page takes alot longer to load than mine does, and thats why i wanted to list it on a site that loaded a little faster, on your site you have to go from page to page to page to get to it. ( im not attacking your site, im just stating the truth ) and you shouldnt go calling anybody a POSER, until you have met them or @ least get to know them, but if you want to go on first impressions, i think that your one selfish unforgiving person.

thanks

 

Thats why I am called Unforgivin And you and your web helper never contacted me, so you can stop pulling that info out your ***. Second there is no way to get to that page trhoguh my site. Its only linked from this board. I'd just bite my lip or you'll be banned.

 

"bite my list or be banned"

bite what list? why will i be banned? i didnt break any rules

Caleb

 

oh, btw i do have a different email for my website it start out 82camaro@???? does this ring a bell?????
IT SHOULD!

CALEB

 

oh, one more thing i didnt find it through this site, i simply went to http://www.google.com typed in poor mans white faced gauges, and guess what popped up as the first hit! your webpage, so maybe you see, there are other ways to get to your site, than this web site. SORRY YOU MUST HAVE SOME BAD INFO!

Caleb

 

gee......................................................................................first you go and sy this then you go and say im pullin it out of my ***, i dont think SO!

Caleb

 

You'd better drop this discussion of debat

 

be more than happy to..............................................i'm done so get off my back

Caleb