 Sanding the back of the stock gauge face, Exactly how much do you sand off? And what grit? |
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 Feb 8, 2008 - 12:06 PM
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In my perpetual quest for perfect custom gauges, I have removed my cluster - ONCE again - much to the amusement and chagrin of my coworkers. I have FINALLY found the thread outlining the sanding bit but it doesn't exactly specify just how much to sand off the back and with what grit paper. Do you sand down till those white dots are gone? Or just a "surface" touch up because those white dot thingies have yellowed with age and time and that's why my lovley LED-lit cluster lookes like diluted pee?
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Feb 8, 2008 - 11:45 PM
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Haha, you used the word chagrin. That's a word I don't hear enough of. That and cantankerous.
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"Hmm. Ask him if he's the dragon reborn." "What?" "Just do it." ".......He said yes." "Tell him you are not darklings. He should open up." ".......Sweet. Thanks." "No problem." |
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Feb 9, 2008 - 4:20 AM
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QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Feb 8, 2008 - 9:06 AM) [snapback]639369[/snapback] my lovley LED-lit cluster lookes like diluted pee? LOL  yea so i still dont get how ur gauges look like pee or what u need to sand cuz the link wit pics showed the back of the factory cluster that just looked like a clear textured surface. Is that what makes your gauges look yellow? if u want custom or somthing a lil diff try speed hut or you could try to make ur own with the help of this link. im no good with photoshop so i went to speedhut for mine. g/l with your pee gauges lol --------------------  |
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Feb 11, 2008 - 11:56 AM
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QUOTE(thespacepanda @ Feb 8, 2008 - 11:45 PM) [snapback]639616[/snapback] Haha, you used the word chagrin. That's a word I don't hear enough of. That and cantankerous. she said diluted pee Then again so did my last drug test 
--------------------  ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI] PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYO SUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/ INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper Sports EXT: WRC/TRD/404 QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)  Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them. Slow down Paul Walker. 6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url] |
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Feb 11, 2008 - 2:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
You guys all suck
This thread ostensibly contains a veritable cornucopia of cantankerous guys.Anyway I figured out on Friday about 2 hours later when no one would help Death with his horn wiring and no one even TRIED to attempt anything about sanding the back of the gauge faces that I was on my own. 22re - it's the actual back of the gauge face when you pull it up from the clear plastic. The back side of it has like a black and white dot pattern. That's what shall we say "filters" the light resulting in its undesirable output. So I used nylon scotch-brite stuff on it till the black stuff was gone. Now it's crisp and bright LED white! Faboo! -------------------- |
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Feb 11, 2008 - 2:24 PM
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cow orkers lol sorry im no help. i just never realized how awesome the word coworkers is.
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Feb 11, 2008 - 2:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 19, '07 From tx Currently Offline Reputation: 22 (100%) |
QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Feb 11, 2008 - 2:20 PM) [snapback]640366[/snapback] 22re Old skool Celica motor? -------------------- ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI] PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYO SUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/ INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper Sports EXT: WRC/TRD/404 QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM) Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them. Slow down Paul Walker. 6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url] |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 2:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
QUOTE(DEATH @ Feb 11, 2008 - 11:24 AM) [snapback]640369[/snapback] QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Feb 11, 2008 - 2:20 PM) [snapback]640366[/snapback] 22re Old skool Celica motor? actually I think the 22re is an old school 4runner motor, maybe Toyota pickups too -------------------- |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 4:32 PM
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QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Feb 12, 2008 - 7:57 PM) [snapback]640776[/snapback] QUOTE(DEATH @ Feb 11, 2008 - 11:24 AM) [snapback]640369[/snapback] QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Feb 11, 2008 - 2:20 PM) [snapback]640366[/snapback] 22re Old skool Celica motor? actually I think the 22re is an old school 4runner motor, maybe Toyota pickups too That it is, but they put em in celicas too. Stupid nissan stealing our ideas..... -------------------- "He won't come out of the bathroom. He keeps telling us we're dark somethings and not his friends."
"Hmm. Ask him if he's the dragon reborn." "What?" "Just do it." ".......He said yes." "Tell him you are not darklings. He should open up." ".......Sweet. Thanks." "No problem." |
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