General White dials

[Drinu]

Hey guys,
I finally got round to changing my dials of the dashboard. I made them white. They are not perfect though as the size isnt quite good. Still I think I did a good job for a first attempt. I also changed the bulbs and now light blue instead of green. Will post pics later on!!

HOw do i post pics if anyone can help me pls???

 

[alexGS]

Attaching images

Drinu,
The easy way is to click 'Manage Attachments' as you write the message (you may have to click 'Go Advanced' if you are just writing a 'Quick Reply').

From there, you click a Browse button (there are several, for uploading several pics), then navigate to the file on your computer (JPEG file, etc.) and finally click Upload. This displays the pictures as thumbnails (small pictures that can be clicked for the full-size version: thumbnails are best for those on dial-up connections?)

There is a more involved way if you want the picture to appear full-sized in the message itself. You have to upload the pic to the Picture Gallery, note the URL, and copy the URL into your message, surrounded by

after it.

-Alex

 

[cm246]

Hi mate could you tell me where did you find the white dials from and how much? I am trying to find them as well but i can olny fiand for fiat uno turbo

 

[Drinu]

hi I found the dials from a website but I forgot which it was.I will try and send you my copy and you can play from there!! Mine have the speedo temperature guage and fuel guage. Note that the fuel guage and temperature guage are the ones that swing from left to right not up and down!! I will upload pictures as soon as I have some time to take pictures!!

 

[Drinu]

ok guys,
attached are some pics of the white dials...sorry for the bad quality but I am not good at taking pictures. Also I couldnt find my tripod so I had to take them on my hand!! Please tell me what you think...

The dials didnt cost much. All I needed was a good quality paper. Other than that it didnt cost me a penny.hehehe. That is what's so great about them. What did cost money however was the blue LED's I used to light the dasboard up!! They costed me around US$15.

The link for the guages is: http://www.unomania.republika.pl/tuning/b_zegary.htm

If they dont match it really is easy to make yours!! ALl you have to do is dismantle you dashboard panel and each guage comes out and you can actually scan them individually. Hope I have been of some help! Some feedback would be appreciated!!

 

[chrisunoman]

Oooooh very eerie hehe

Like it though! Looks cool

theres a link on the following website to a site that sells white dials for uno 45s, thing is i cant remember which of the links it was though doh!

http://www.scuderia-italo-macchina.de/links/links.htm

Oh btw most of the sites are foreign!

 

[charlieboy]

are there not any companies in the UK that sell the white dials?? also where did you get the coloured bulbs from,can you get red ones?

 

[Drinu]

Do the dials yourself...dont spend money on making them. Regarding bulbs they are actually LEDs which you can find on www.ultraleds.co.uk
You can dismantle ur instrument panel and take off the clocks which can be easily scanned. Be careful though of the needles.

With photoshop or something similar you can edit the scanned picture. Mine didnt even cost 1p.

 

[Louie Bee]

Cool!!!!

Ill let you know how I go on with mine this afternoon!!!

 

[charlieboy]

thers lots of leds on that site! which size are they???? louie get some pics on when they are done!!

 

[Drinu]

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_...d=300&osCsid=bac161f54bf007b98de6e030c30f657b

if Im not mistaken these should fit in nicely...but pls check because I am not an expert. Mine came in a box from a company called AutoStyle. They are brought here in Malta by the various tuning shops. I plan to add more lights at d botton some time!!

 

[charlieboy]

ok thanks m8 . ill take my dash apart an get them out so i can make sure before i order them

 

[charlieboy]

does the steering wheel have to be removed in order to remove the dash-cluster?

 

[Drinu]

nope no need at all!! The cluster can be pulled out and slid sideways and it comes out that way.Its really easy.You should have it out in a minute or two!!You cant go wrong.Im not a DIY person and managed it myself!!

Post pics when you get yours done!

 

[charlieboy]

im only planning on changin the bulbs for now. im going to order a box of bulbs wen i get paid will be nice and red hopefully !!

will get pics when im done

 

[whatoncewas]

The thing of a speedo cable can be tricky though. Mine's covered in grease or something.

 

[cm246]

Hello there guys I tryed las weekend to take of the dials as one of you suggested but how did you manage to take the needle of the speedometer off?
has anyone got saved the scanned file of their dials because i dont have a scanner.My dials are the ones with the speedometer in the middle and the fuel and temp on the sides but they are vertical meaning the full on the fuel tank is up and the empty is downthanks guys I am looking forward to to the front grill this weekend

 

[charlieboy]

will the dials not slide over the needles? if they will u shud be able to use them as a template or something

as for your grille, id say ts worth doing ive just finished mine an im happy with it now

 

[Drinu]

no whatever you do dont remove needles!! It would impossible to fix back since the needle from the back is spring loaded. That is why all the needles are stopped by a small pin at the 0 point of each guage! I found mine ready but mine are not like yours! Mine sweep left to right....(see picture).

I have posted a link in here from where you can get a template!!

Hope this helps!

P.S. The speedometer cable has some grease yes and it shouldnt be difficult to remove. Just a simple tug from under the dash and it is out!!

 

[cm246]

no they wont slide over the needles specially the speedometer anyway i will try again on the weekend if the weather is good.
About the grill did you do yours complete or you left the fiat stripes i dont know how a should do it
i think the coplete will look better but ai am in the middle