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Topic: Anyone have switched guages?
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 443
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 04-04-2003 01:58 AM
   
I was thinking of putting a couple electic guages that are all black when off on a plate on the console i am building, has anyone ever ran switched guages before?Thought it would kinda be cool to have an a/f guage and such that i don't need on all the time. (just so i can have another switch in my car) And also is it hard to set up a push button ignition?? [This message has been edited by Dubz (edited 04-04-2003).]
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-04-2003 09:24 PM
dubz, I am not sure what you mean. In my race car all the instrumentation is tied to one switch. The back lighting I mean, the water and oil are mechanical or cappilary style so they are always on. JS
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04-04-2003 09:32 PM
I think he's asking about gauges he can turn on and off.And only use them when he wants them on.
But I don't understand why not just leave them on all the time ?------------------
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 443
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 04-05-2003 02:18 AM
Well my car is going to see alot of street use and I think most street cars with tons of guages look stupid. (falls into the popular new import category...people with boost guages that are NA and nitrous pressure that don't have nitrous)So i was planning on some guages that are electrical (led) so they are blacked out when off might be unnoticeable when off but there for when i need to check that everything is running allright.
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 278
From: USA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 04-05-2003 06:53 PM
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Originally posted by Dubz:
So i was planning on some guages that are electrical (led) so they are blacked out when off might be unnoticeable when off but there for when i need to check that everything is running allright.
Sounds like a cool idea. You could even use analog guages that are mounted behind a smoked plexiglas panel. They could be operational all the time if you just put your switch in the light circuit. When they were not illuminated they would not show through. You may need to experiment with the darkness of the smoked plexiglass, or try various degrees of window tinting on clear until you got the desired effect. It would look out-of-place if you had no other dark trim in your interior, but it is one of those trick details that stands out. Good luck, Charlie
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 443
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 04-05-2003 07:39 PM
sweet idea, thanks
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