Interior/Exterior How to activate LEDs in tach gauge?
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How to activate LEDs in tach gauge?
i've just installed my dark gray gauge faces and chrome trim in my mini but part of the tach gauge doesn't light up. there are two led's right above the redline led's that aren't lit:
here's a pic with the face gauge on:
does anyone else have this problem? how do i activate them? i've read that there's a little dead area on the large rpm gauge because of the euro-spec something-or-other... any input would be great. thanks.
here's a pic with the face gauge on:
does anyone else have this problem? how do i activate them? i've read that there's a little dead area on the large rpm gauge because of the euro-spec something-or-other... any input would be great. thanks.
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i've just installed my dark gray gauge faces and chrome trim in my mini but part of the tach gauge doesn't light up. there are two led's right above the redline led's that aren't lit:
here's a pic with the face gauge on:
does anyone else have this problem? how do i activate them? i've read that there's a little dead area on the large rpm gauge because of the euro-spec something-or-other... any input would be great. thanks.
here's a pic with the face gauge on:
does anyone else have this problem? how do i activate them? i've read that there's a little dead area on the large rpm gauge because of the euro-spec something-or-other... any input would be great. thanks.
the Euro Diesel model) that have a lower redline.
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what's the point of having a tach if everyone knows the redline is around 6700-6800 rpm? it matters to me because the entire tach is lit, save for a few marks. that's kinda distracting because it's obvious something's missing. i'm sure a few others would agree.
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The fundamental issue is that MINI designed the their dial face and LED placement to match each other. Outmotoring has their own vision of how the dial faces should look; unfortunately they are stuck with the OEM arrangement of LEDs. Notice that on an OEM dial, the unlit hash marks around the 6 look okay. However Outmotoring's design requires those hash marks to be lit for their dial to look right. I am surprised that Outmotoring's instructions do not suggest trimming the plastic to properly illuminate their dial.
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03Indigo - do you know what those extra LEDs in there ARE for? Diesel redline sounds potentially correct...
I need to take mine back apart and look at it... but seems like you'd be able to do some selective trimming and keep the red light where it belongs (as long as the "extra" LEDs are never lit, which they aren't...) - may have to use a little piece of tape to "wall off" the end of the redline area...
Personal preference for sure, but I REALLY prefer the look of the Outmotoring design to the CS faces... that's why I got them in the first place... so I think I may do some hacking...
I need to take mine back apart and look at it... but seems like you'd be able to do some selective trimming and keep the red light where it belongs (as long as the "extra" LEDs are never lit, which they aren't...) - may have to use a little piece of tape to "wall off" the end of the redline area...
Personal preference for sure, but I REALLY prefer the look of the Outmotoring design to the CS faces... that's why I got them in the first place... so I think I may do some hacking...
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At least with the Outmotoring faces, to me the colors and brightness levels are pretty even - not perfect, but very close - it's pretty much impossible to duplicate what they look like at night in photos, because weird things start to happen with long exposure times... our eyes do things most cameras still can't... the camera tends to amplify differences in brightness and tone.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03...em190194392942
At least a new tach doesn't have to be that expensive.
At least a new tach doesn't have to be that expensive.