FAO Raggyman

[SaudiSS]

hey man where did you get your dual gauge overlays made up ? can you let me know as need some ! Cheers !

[bovered79]

www.speedhut.com/default.asp?bhcp=1

Cheers Mate you have to order a Toyota supra one worth $89.95 and select what clours you want then when you go to order them in extra details you just say you want them for a monaro.

Any question just email them they are very helpful.

Cheers
Bovered79

[SaudiSS]

Thanks for that have e-mailed them and hope for a quick and positive response

[Raggyman]

The only thing you have to look out for, and what I think would make it them a little bit better is where they put the km/h which is covered by the needle when it is stationary. Also, the coloured bits for the indicator and the other warning lights etc. Anyhow, going to do up my own I think, and see how I go. Need to pull the one out of the commodore and get it scaned, so i can do a new one up.

[SaudiSS]

Cheers Raggyman, think i'll follow your example and take mine apart and scan then can play about with it till i get it right ! any idea where can i get the plastic from to make my own ? and how the hell do you print on the stuff ? is it an easy job to get the needles off to get the gauge faces out ?
Gary...................................

[SaudiSS]

Hey bovered79 just had a positive email back from speedhut they do them for the commodore so some good news at last ! quick question, what years your car as mines a 2006 lumina ss coupe will they fit my gauges ? do they have the cutouts for the 3 lcd screens or the single center one ? have asked them to e mail pic if they can or have you got any photos of yours fitted ? what colours do they do or are they the white luminous ones and were they easy to fit ?
sorry that was a novel not a quick question wasnt it !!!!!!!!
Cheers,SaudiSS

[Raggyman]

Not sure where to get the plastic from, but shouldn't be too hard to find. A piece of overhead projector film should do the job, but still trying to figure out the other logistics of getting stickers cut etc..

[SyGoat]

www.whiteautoandmedia.com/Content/programming.aspx

some interesting stuff there.

[bovered79]

Gary
I am not sire if they do your car mine is a 2001 HBD VX Commodore they are getting made now and they reckon they look the bollox. They are surpose to be emailing me a pic tomorrow and i will have them by the start of next week so i will take a couple of pictures and post them up for you to have a look. With fitting there was a post a little while ago with detailed instructions on doing it i will see if i can find it for you. i also will have a bit of a dable and make some other ones up myself and see what people think. I think jason view on the OHP plastic is a good idea then you can print it on your normal inkjet printer. any way hope this helps. Also when you get them made just tell them to move the MPH sign out og the way of the needle i have asked them this and that is fine. Full custom design colours plus P-P 100PND
Cheers

>> Edited by bovered79 on Tuesday 16th May 20:42

[SaudiSS]

Cheers bovered have just had an e mail back from them and have replied with a photo of the gto style ones i need hopefully they will make some that fit if not then will be going the OHP film route to make up my own.
Thanks for all your help guys ! whichever way i end up going will post it on here for all to see.
Cheers, Gary .............................

[SyGoat]

I would highly recommend that you gentlemen hold off and wait just a little while longer. Chris White will have OEM quality guages here shortly. Check the link above for some of his work...but the Speedhut stuff is crap. I'm not trying to attack the company but the product. When you see what Chris is working on you'll realize that It takes a little more than an inkjet to make a quality guage face. Chris recently discovered that the OEM guages use a $500(~250 pound) gallon ink. That's attention to detail right there.

[SaudiSS]

Hi Sygoat have been in contact with Chris several times about gauge faces for my motor but cant pin him down to when they going to be ready ? have also spoken to him about fitting a gto gauge set to my car as he has several 2nd hand ones but he tells me that they wont fit because the plugs are different [cant get my head round that myself] also had a breakers in the states going to sell me a used gauge panel with 1200miles on it for $200 inc sipping to new york where i have a mail address but you yanks or at least your banks dont seem to like foreign [british] credit cards ! were in a war together but we still aliens then eh ?

[SyGoat]

Well as to shipping...we can always work something. I can't imagine that shipping from Germany is that expensive...worst comes to worst...I have American friends in England that could I could get stuff to for pickup. The process for the OEM stuff has been long...but will be very fruitfull. I recommend waiting. I've seen the pictures that not all are available to the public yet...but will be great stuff when they come out.

As to the not matching...I know the 04 and the 05 GTO's have different clusters and Chris had to relearn a bunch of stuff. Chris has seen this thread and is aware of your frustrations.

[SaudiSS]

Hi Sygoat and Chris White if viewing ! just to say Chris was very very helpful with my constant questions and i am very appreciative of all his advice and help as he saved me money [dont buy gto] and with the fact that he's told me if i can send him a binnacle he will try to get the conversion done for me, just bit frustrating when i am stuck in saudi and trying to get anything sorted here is like pulling teeth ! except a drive by shooting or semtex under your car, thats no problem ! but will keep trying and will wait for chris to get his stuff done then i WILL send my gauges etc off to him for the work as all the gto forums rate him 110%
Cheers,
Gary....................... keeping my head down !