Illuminescent Dash install pics

[Grim]

This dash was a bitch to install. I'd do it again though cos I learnt so much just from playing around. I had to take all the needles off so I lost calibration and spent hours trying to get it right again (thx to my friends Tom and INASNT for driving around with me checking my speed).

Anyways here are the pics:

Had to cut the boost guage hole out. I dunno why it didn't come pre-cut...everything else was perfectly cut and shaped.

Very happy with the final result

[BOOSTMEISTER]

YUMMY

How much

Where from

Do they fit R32's

I must have them

[ix9]

VERY nice.....

www.autojoy.com.au have them I think

This will be one of the first Mods I do when I get my 'line

[doxximus]

that looks f**ken awsome

the reason why it doesnt have a pre-cut boost gauge thing is for n/a drivers like me

[ultim8DTM5]

ive been to the autojoy shop in parramatta

a ricer's dream

:lol:

[Grim]

the kit was $250 from unique autosports. well worth it

[Guest MRE]

Looks great but ouch at the price.

[meggala]

very nice I have seen that kit b4 it looks like sex in real life very nicne congrats Grim.

meggala

[XrSiSt]

Does any one know if they're defects?

I would assume not as it come standard on a hmm...

Bora V6 or sometihng.

[XrSiSt]

Oh,

and by the way.. very very nice Grim GTS-t :uh-huh:

[Nismo_Boy]

looks good but *cough* you should have put back the kay's *cough*

[doxximus]

why so?

[Guest DFLASH]

I got that E.L guage set sitting in my cupboard for the last 3 months. Didn't want to touch the needles on my car, so i've just left it for now.

I'm getting them on soon as I found an auto electrician close to home that does re-calibration, not sure on the cost tho, but should be about $100 i'd say.

[GTR-80Y]

$250 from autojoy aswell, not sure if installation is extra. very very rice....i mean nice! They should be legal, since most of the new toyotas have them. Me thinks i will get a set.

[ex-static]

hrm.. I was contemplating whether to get some or not, and now you have just confirmed that I will get some.

How long did it take you to fit...?

Was it hard? .. How did you calibrate the Speedo?

unf unf

[dojobi]

I've got them too. I also had them sitting in my room for about 3 months. I have to say though, as good as they are, the novelty does wear off after a bit. I still love the look so I'm not saying don't buy them or anything.

BTW nice install job Grim. I took the expensive and easy option and had them installed

EDIT:

I forgot to ask my question.

Grim, when you said you had to cut the hole for the boost gauge, do you mean you cut through the clear section or your one was solid all the way across and you cut through the glowy stuff?

I left the clear section in, which makes the stock boost gauge all blurry. I wanted to cut it out, but I thought I'd wreck something if I did.

[Young GT-R]

Howcome they don't make things like that for the R31's???

Love the look, especially with that steering wheel.

Great job and you will have made alot of people jealous.

[Zer0]

Does look nice indeed. Would go well with a nice EL series boost gauge or something.

Personally though I prefer the Nismo white backed gauges. They look really rice with the Nismo logo glowing in flourescent green on them

[nissaner]

had it installed in my last car

pics at http://community.webshots.com/user/honbay

tho uniqueautosports has one for the gtr, i don't know for sure if i want it over the nismo ones that i am thinking of getting... but for now, i just need some cash to pay off my $2000 worth of speeding fines...

any donations?

btw, nice work Grim Gts-t!!!

[Grim]

ex-tatic and Mic33R:

I cut the blurry part of the tacho section so that the boost guage was clear.

The install was quite difficult only because it involved taking the needles off. It is not so difficult that you can't do it yourself (if I can do it anyone can!) but you need to be _VERY_ careful when taking the needles off. The needles are connected to a central rod that goes down into the main mechanics of the tacho/speedo. If you try and just pull the needle off you might pull out the rod and damage the internals (as I did). All I damaged was a coiled spring that controls the speedo but I was able to fix that.

Before removing the needles, move them all to their lowest point as shown here:

That gives you the calibration point. (My speedo needle is wrong in that photo. It should point to the centre of the black part of the fuel level needle.) When putting the needles back on make sure they look like this (above).

I 'fine-tuned' the calibration of the speedo with a mate, a second car and 2 mobile phones and a LOT of asking, "What speed are you doing now?" (if you get my drift)

Hope this rant helps someone...