Do It Yourself - Custom Gauges
Do It Yourself - Custom Gauges
A friend emailed me this about motorcycles:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/rickdupuis/...tom_gauges.htm
Has anyone done anything like this for a maxima? You could make your gauges look like anything you wanted.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/rickdupuis/...tom_gauges.htm
Has anyone done anything like this for a maxima? You could make your gauges look like anything you wanted.
that most def looks coool....but i dont understand how you would scan em in....they werent very clear on that part....the maxima cluster has the casing at a slant, so that wouldnt work very well...but that def is something i would wanna try
Originally posted by Jamsan
that most def looks coool....but i dont understand how you would scan em in....they werent very clear on that part....the maxima cluster has the casing at a slant, so that wouldnt work very well...but that def is something i would wanna try
that most def looks coool....but i dont understand how you would scan em in....they werent very clear on that part....the maxima cluster has the casing at a slant, so that wouldnt work very well...but that def is something i would wanna try
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someone tried it on another website but it didnt come out very well. And my friend bought gauges like that for his sentra from some guy that did that same process just in white and they were off. i dont know how good he was tho, if you could get them to look that good, it would be worth it
Originally posted by breaux124
maybe someone who bought aftermarket gauges could just scan them in and make them available online?
maybe someone who bought aftermarket gauges could just scan them in and make them available online?
Thanks dude, hope we can get someone to at least provide us the scanned images (hint hint those with indiglo gauges just sitting around still).
Mike
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Originally posted by SEguy182
someone tried it on another website but it didnt come out very well. And my friend bought gauges like that for his sentra from some guy that did that same process just in white and they were off. i dont know how good he was tho, if you could get them to look that good, it would be worth it
someone tried it on another website but it didnt come out very well. And my friend bought gauges like that for his sentra from some guy that did that same process just in white and they were off. i dont know how good he was tho, if you could get them to look that good, it would be worth it
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Originally posted by Whitemax
Thats pretty cool, I just wonder what type of media they are printing it on....
Thats pretty cool, I just wonder what type of media they are printing it on....
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Originally posted by SuDZ
Maybe like a nice glossy paper made for pictures or something... or even transparency's so that the light comes through but can still be colored.
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Maybe like a nice glossy paper made for pictures or something... or even transparency's so that the light comes through but can still be colored.
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Tranparencies might not be such a hot idea if you're not going to be making a full color full sized image. If there are blank spots in the tranparencies, you can see "into" the gauges and there's nothing particularly interesting behind the gauge faces.
That’s a cool Idea! I once made some gauges for my buddies Honda. I actually measured and drew the gauge patterns on CAD. All you really need in the right spot is the lines. Then you can use custom locations and fonts or whatever, but I never thought of a picture type background. One problem we had was after installing them using printable sticker material, the heat from the gauges caused them to expand and shrink periodically and eventually they began to bubble. Worked great except for that minor thing. All we need to do next time is use some material like vinyl or something that can stretch as needed.
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Originally posted by clee130
Tranparencies might not be such a hot idea if you're not going to be making a full color full sized image. If there are blank spots in the tranparencies, you can see "into" the gauges and there's nothing particularly interesting behind the gauge faces.
Tranparencies might not be such a hot idea if you're not going to be making a full color full sized image. If there are blank spots in the tranparencies, you can see "into" the gauges and there's nothing particularly interesting behind the gauge faces.
SuDZ
Originally posted by MAXimumHP
That’s a cool Idea! I once made some gauges for my buddies Honda. I actually measured and drew the gauge patterns on CAD. All you really need in the right spot is the lines. Then you can use custom locations and fonts or whatever, but I never thought of a picture type background. One problem we had was after installing them using printable sticker material, the heat from the gauges caused them to expand and shrink periodically and eventually they began to bubble. Worked great except for that minor thing. All we need to do next time is use some material like vinyl or something that can stretch as needed.
That’s a cool Idea! I once made some gauges for my buddies Honda. I actually measured and drew the gauge patterns on CAD. All you really need in the right spot is the lines. Then you can use custom locations and fonts or whatever, but I never thought of a picture type background. One problem we had was after installing them using printable sticker material, the heat from the gauges caused them to expand and shrink periodically and eventually they began to bubble. Worked great except for that minor thing. All we need to do next time is use some material like vinyl or something that can stretch as needed.
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Originally posted by clee130
Could be several reasons for not coming out very well: crappy printer, crappy paper, messed up in Photoshop, not scanned in right.
Could be several reasons for not coming out very well: crappy printer, crappy paper, messed up in Photoshop, not scanned in right.
Originally posted by Blaxxxima
Sweet idea! I would love to try something like that!
Thanks dude, hope we can get someone to at least provide us the scanned images (hint hint those with indiglo gauges just sitting around still).
Mike
Sweet idea! I would love to try something like that!
Thanks dude, hope we can get someone to at least provide us the scanned images (hint hint those with indiglo gauges just sitting around still).
Mike
Cheers
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Originally posted by SuDZ
prepare for the "nobody cares speech" that comes with these announcments
SuDZ
prepare for the "nobody cares speech" that comes with these announcments
SuDZ
I usually resist from pointless posts, sorry
Originally posted by doublea
Hey Blaxxxima, let me know what you need to scan I got a very good scanner and all the softwares to make it.
Cheers
AA dblea@videotron.ca
Hey Blaxxxima, let me know what you need to scan I got a very good scanner and all the softwares to make it.
Cheers
AA dblea@videotron.ca
Thanks for the offer my man! This will force me to learn Photoshop a bit.
Mike
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Originally posted by Blaxxxima
AA - what I'm looking to have scanned is just the four gauge faces for a 98 SE (with DIGI odometer). If this ain't whatcha got, hopefully someone else will
Thanks for the offer my man! This will force me to learn Photoshop a bit.
Mike
AA - what I'm looking to have scanned is just the four gauge faces for a 98 SE (with DIGI odometer). If this ain't whatcha got, hopefully someone else will
Thanks for the offer my man! This will force me to learn Photoshop a bit.
Mike
SuDZ
Those gauges belong in a 1983 Trans Am. That is really, really gay. Even a cool design would look gay. That's the kind of thing that you think is cool for a week until you realize that it is completely retarted.
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Originally posted by asu174
Those gauges belong in a 1983 Trans Am. That is really, really gay. Even a cool design would look gay. That's the kind of thing that you think is cool for a week until you realize that it is completely retarted.
Those gauges belong in a 1983 Trans Am. That is really, really gay. Even a cool design would look gay. That's the kind of thing that you think is cool for a week until you realize that it is completely retarted.
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Originally posted by SuDZ
But since it would cost about 50 cents even if you got sick of it and took it out, your really dont lose anything.
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But since it would cost about 50 cents even if you got sick of it and took it out, your really dont lose anything.
SuDZ
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Originally posted by asu174
Those gauges belong in a 1983 Trans Am. That is really, really gay. Even a cool design would look gay. That's the kind of thing that you think is cool for a week until you realize that it is completely retarted.
Those gauges belong in a 1983 Trans Am. That is really, really gay. Even a cool design would look gay. That's the kind of thing that you think is cool for a week until you realize that it is completely retarted.
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