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(Message started by: Scorp_Kev on Jan 14^th, 2011, 6:18pm)

Title: White Dials
Post by Scorp_Kev on Jan 14^th, 2011, 6:18pm

Hi Guys. Anyone know where I can get a set of white dials (Or a kit) for my 96 ultima 2.3. Cheers

Title: Re: White Dials
Post by Toriitom on Jan 19^th, 2011, 12:16am

on 01/14/11 at 18:18:47, Scorp_Kev wrote:

Hi Guys. Anyone know where I can get a set of white dials (Or a kit) for my 96 ultima 2.3. Cheers

I did a search for them a while ago but I could only find them for the old Granada Scorpio.

If you do find them please let me know.

Tom

Title: Re: White Dials
Post by Tompion on Jan 19^th, 2011, 12:42pm

I couldn’t find any either. I did start to draw some up a while ago but the problem was going to be the backlighting, although when I did a mock up with an old cluster I didn’t really like the side dials in white so I was toying with leaving the side dials black along with all the bits that have warning lights & just having the speedo/revcounter white with front illumination coming in through the top of the housing.

I always think the dials look a bit crooked & I like the 30mph to be marked & horizontal so I re arranged them slightly which would mean moving the stops.

http://i.imgur.com/235L1KJ.jpg
If you want to cut out a higher res version (not the original resolution as it gets resized by photobucket) to see if you really like the idea see here:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/Tompion/Cluster250X200.jpg

The side dials on this are just the inverted scans so not white.

An inverted scan of the original here:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/Tompion/Clusterinverted.jpg

Like a lot of things the project got put to one side ::)