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On the topic of the speedo face, but this relates
to the entire gague cluster....I wanted a modern-looking gague clusterwith
illuminated needles, numbers and marks, not the lame way it is now where there
are just some lamps lighting up the entire cluster area.
Obviously, without replacing the gagues could one
achieve this, right? wrong! ;) My idea was to use a UV (black)
light, which, if anyone has stood by a blacklight wearing white, it glows bright
purple, and other colors (orange, green, yellow) glow their respective
colors.
Well, as it turns out, the white numbering(and the
needles) are uneffected by the blacklight (however, the orange numbering
works great!) ... so I had planned to create a vinyl sticker (like the 140MPH
speedo face) that would replace all of the gagues with blacklight-reactive
painted numbers.... I'd love to know if Marty's speedo face responds
to blacklight, and, if so, could the outfit that printed those faces be
contacted to produce the other gagues as well? I've found a source
for mini-blacklight florescent sticks that would fit perfectly in the space
between the binacle and the gagues... Anyone else want to see those
numbers glowing brightly without the distraction of a white light illuminating
the whole cluster at night?
Another cool cosmetic add-on would be a bezel
around the gagues to give them that "finished" look, round gagues rather than
that tacky square look... maybe in stainless steel?
Suggestions, opinions? Anyone want to take on
the project? I'd buy it, I just can't afford the R&D ;)
- Dave
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