dzeyene Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Hi guys, Ive searched all through out the forum trying to get the white face gauge template but the only one i can find is with miles not kilometers. Surely someone on this forum has one with the kilometres even if it has both miles and kilometers. Thanks guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Zed Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Thats because there isnt one in metric. I was going to make one. Started but never finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_daniel Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 that's a shame! i also want white gauge templets for my 280zx in Km/h!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 scan me a real size 100% version of the stock guages ( i dont wanna take mine apart... i likey my guages =D ) and I can make you a real life size 100% version of white face guages that you can give to anyone who will make them for you. I BELIEVE (not sure) that if you were to make white face guages that light up all one colour, you can just get EL Foil and get someone to print on it, in the proper spot (with both "bus"es on the bottom) and it is very easy. The HARD version of making these are the ones with the white face that DOESNT light up at night, and only the numbers do. This one, if I am not mistaken, is made the same way as the other one... printed the same way.. etc... BUT, there is another opaque white sheet that has the letters laser cut through the plastic, and then glued into place properly using an acetone or something. the reason for this is that the EL FOIL luminescense can shoot through the ink that the numbers are printed with, if printed properly. BUT they cannot shoot through opaque plastic. hopefully you know what i meenz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyene Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 hey thanks for the replies guys i myself cant pull my gauges out cos its a daily driver. Surely someone has them out or has the time to. 240Zed have u already scanned them in if someone has, careless can do it just post up pics of the gauges scanned in at full size. This would be great for all of us that have kms not mph Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 hey thanks for the replies guys i myself cant pull my gauges out cos its a daily driver. Surely someone has them out or has the time to. 240Zed have u already scanned them in if someone has, careless can do it just post up pics of the gauges scanned in at full size. This would be great for all of us that have kms not mph Ben i have my guages, but i can't scan them because i dont own such a device. I can make really nice guages in Illustrator. I'm a graphic designer and i have a catalogue of over 50,000 fonts, and I'm very particular about type-setting characters properly, so you guys should have show ready art to manufacture if you get me to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyene Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 hey again,i am a graphic designer aswell but again i have no way of scanning them in and as i sed its a daily driver so cant pull them out surely someone has them out?? please guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 scan me a real size 100% version of the stock guages ( i dont wanna take mine apart... i likey my guages =D ) and I can make you a real life size 100% version of white face guages that you can give to anyone who will make them for you. I BELIEVE (not sure) that if you were to make white face guages that light up all one colour, you can just get EL Foil and get someone to print on it, in the proper spot (with both "bus"es on the bottom) and it is very easy. The HARD version of making these are the ones with the white face that DOESNT light up at night, and only the numbers do. This one, if I am not mistaken, is made the same way as the other one... printed the same way.. etc... BUT, there is another opaque white sheet that has the letters laser cut through the plastic, and then glued into place properly using an acetone or something. the reason for this is that the EL FOIL luminescense can shoot through the ink that the numbers are printed with, if printed properly. BUT they cannot shoot through opaque plastic. hopefully you know what i meenz. I have a full size set of 240Z, and maybe even a 280Z white face gauges printed on paper. I could send them or scan them to you if you want. These are in MPH. let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 scan them and host them somewhere, and i'll do it on my spare time. that's the best i can say at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Ok, so i got some tach and guage scans from a fellow member. Let me know what you guys want to see me have done to these things. Any prefered fonts? Any prefered Sizes? Lines? etc etc?! I could make copies of the stock guages but in white. I think the font used is a Condensed Univers or Impact font. It wouldn't be that hard. But I can't guarantee that it's spot on either, but I will try my best. Who's down for some requests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyene Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 mate ur awesome are they in km not miles tho?? i wreckon just white and itd be even more awesome if you cud send me the illustrator file aswell so i can play with fonts line colours etc?? thanks again mate... Ben:grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvillarreal Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Other user with same problem, i´m happy if can help us, need kmts on white. i´m thankful if anyone can help. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 mate ur awesome are they in km not miles tho?? i wreckon just white and itd be even more awesome if you cud send me the illustrator file aswell so i can play with fonts line colours etc?? thanks again mate... Ben:grin: I have the guages in my email. Don't the original guages have KM under the MPH? (mine is in a box, i can't remember) if someone can scan the original black guage, this could be 10 times easier for me. LOL. =) It could be already done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyene Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 hey careless have yout done the gauges yet or atleast scanned them in 2 illustrator or whatever.. thanks heaps mate.. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvillarreal Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 help with whiteface, please in kmts or inh mile for modify if anyone have please email me jvillarreal2a@yahoo.es thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjc5500 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 What are the dimensions of the guages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 i have some guages that someone sent me I just haven't had the time to get them into illustrator, because I now live on my own and have things to do outside on the weekends. but it's getting snowy and cold here, so Im sure i will find time soon. By all means, don't rely on me if you're waitin for them, i do this for hobby. LOL. IF you wanna try your hand at it, feel free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyene Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 thanx man i really apreciate this atleast its on its way if you can, can u just post the scans or email them to irradiate.designs@gmail.com and ill give it a crack.. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 thanx man i really apreciate this atleast its on its way if you can, can u just post the scans or email them to irradiate.designs@gmail.com and ill give it a crack.. Ben will do tomorrow, as soon as i get home. currently working on macosx on my pc, so i have to reboot in order to get the guages and post them. macosx on pc is gyeangstuh =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyene Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 hey mate thanks thatd be awesome also how do you get mac on pc?? very interested.. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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