Interior/Exterior CF gauges
#52
05-16-2008, 09:44 AM
I'm on the verge of a panic.
I just disassembled my center console and installed a piano black overlay on the speedo. It looks terrific with the black domed decal on my center stack. Basiclly only the tach has a white gauge face now, and everything else in the car is redwood red or piano black.
One not-so-little problem: after reinstalling the speedo needle... the speedo does not want to stay zeroed!!! I'll drive around and push the needle into place to match the digital readout. Stop and start a few times to make sure it stays that way. Then when I go park... a few minutes later the needle drops down below its normal just-slightly-below 0 MPH position... and WAY-down over the LED horizontal screen a bit. Start and drive off, and it's now 5-7MPH slow on the needle vs. the digital. Pull the needle off and reposition. Stop and shut down and it does the same thing a few minutes later.
Anyone know WTF is going on!?!
Please help!
#53
05-16-2008, 11:39 AM
#55
11-29-2008, 05:16 PM
Finally got the chance to put these on! I ordered a set of the custom carbon fiber gauge faces from Lyle. I had him put Laser Blue around the numbers and I think it looks SWEET with the CF dash!
It was also pretty easy to do. Of course it helped that my husband had taken the entire dash apart before. He was actually able to install these without removing the entire housing from the dash. He was able to remove the clear fronts, install the gauge faces and replace the covers.
It REALLY changes the entire look of the interior! Whatcha guys think??
Thanks,
Celia
It was also pretty easy to do. Of course it helped that my husband had taken the entire dash apart before. He was actually able to install these without removing the entire housing from the dash. He was able to remove the clear fronts, install the gauge faces and replace the covers.
It REALLY changes the entire look of the interior! Whatcha guys think??
Thanks,
Celia
Those gauge overlays are a perfect match for your car!
How did your husband remove the clear fronts without removing the entire housing from the dash?
I'd love to do this mod, but <mini>'s photo is pretty scary looking!
#56
11-30-2008, 11:30 PM
Custom Colors......?
I'm interested in the the attached color scheme for my gauges. These pictures are from the recently released 'electric Mini'. Looks to me like dark- dark gray background with lightish orange numbers. Please let me know if it is do-able and cost and lead time.
thanks, Randall
thanks, Randall
#57
12-01-2008, 12:06 AM
#58
12-01-2008, 06:11 PM
#59
01-01-2010, 12:32 PM
#60
01-03-2010, 02:49 PM
#61
01-04-2010, 09:07 AM
Does anyone know what LEDs to order to change the gauge lighting from the amber-ish red to blue?
#62
01-04-2010, 10:50 AM
#63
01-04-2010, 10:54 AM
#64
04-07-2010, 04:46 AM
Celia..................... I'd also be REALLY interested in knowing how your husband just removed the clear gauge cover faces to install the new layovers. That would be a HUGE time saver.
On zero-ing out that needle, that sounds like a bit of an issue. The distance that it falls after the fact, try installing the needle that much further ahead (if that makes sense) and maybe it may fall back into alignment. Otherwise, I have no suggestions for you on that one. I know that sometimes vinyl gets cut enough to slip it over the needle withotu having to remove it........... not sure about in this case.
On zero-ing out that needle, that sounds like a bit of an issue. The distance that it falls after the fact, try installing the needle that much further ahead (if that makes sense) and maybe it may fall back into alignment. Otherwise, I have no suggestions for you on that one. I know that sometimes vinyl gets cut enough to slip it over the needle withotu having to remove it........... not sure about in this case.
#65
04-10-2010, 12:26 PM
#66
04-10-2010, 04:03 PM
#67
04-21-2010, 12:16 PM
Finally got the chance to put these on! I ordered a set of the custom carbon fiber gauge faces from Lyle. I had him put Laser Blue around the numbers and I think it looks SWEET with the CF dash!
It was also pretty easy to do. Of course it helped that my husband had taken the entire dash apart before. He was actually able to install these without removing the entire housing from the dash. He was able to remove the clear fronts, install the gauge faces and replace the covers.
It REALLY changes the entire look of the interior! Whatcha guys think??
Thanks,
Celia
It was also pretty easy to do. Of course it helped that my husband had taken the entire dash apart before. He was actually able to install these without removing the entire housing from the dash. He was able to remove the clear fronts, install the gauge faces and replace the covers.
It REALLY changes the entire look of the interior! Whatcha guys think??
Thanks,
Celia
I think I'm like the fourth person to ask you. How did your husband get into the gauges without taking the whole dash apart?
Is there a way to get into the cover from the front?
#68
04-24-2010, 02:40 PM
#70
03-14-2012, 11:04 AM
Finally got the chance to put these on! I ordered a set of the custom carbon fiber gauge faces from Lyle. I had him put Laser Blue around the numbers and I think it looks SWEET with the CF dash!
It was also pretty easy to do. Of course it helped that my husband had taken the entire dash apart before. He was actually able to install these without removing the entire housing from the dash. He was able to remove the clear fronts, install the gauge faces and replace the covers.
It REALLY changes the entire look of the interior! Whatcha guys think??
Thanks,
Celia
It was also pretty easy to do. Of course it helped that my husband had taken the entire dash apart before. He was actually able to install these without removing the entire housing from the dash. He was able to remove the clear fronts, install the gauge faces and replace the covers.
It REALLY changes the entire look of the interior! Whatcha guys think??
Thanks,
Celia
#71
03-30-2012, 10:47 AM
I managed to get the needle off the tach but I will slit the gauge face plate to install the new ones! Do you have any issues with the needles dragging on the overlay???
#72
04-02-2012, 05:06 AM
#73
04-02-2012, 05:59 AM
http://www.heiler-tachodesign.de/Spe...R55-MPH-to-KMH
You can get them in a variety of styles/colors/readouts.
#74
04-11-2012, 07:17 AM
UPDATE of this project:
I tried many different times to order the instrument faces from this company ( Tachoscheibe Tachofolie Tacho Folie Scheibe Meilen Km/h Mini R55 Umskaliert von MPH zu KMH ) and even though they advertise that they take PayPal it appears that in reality they do not. Their ability to communicate in English is virtually non-existent. When the copies of of the PayPal emails to me were presented to them they claimed they were fake. I spent a considerable amount of time on the Phone with PayPal and they say that these people are not a "Registered" site.
Steer well clear of these scammers!
I am now searching for another provider of instrument faces...
I tried many different times to order the instrument faces from this company ( Tachoscheibe Tachofolie Tacho Folie Scheibe Meilen Km/h Mini R55 Umskaliert von MPH zu KMH ) and even though they advertise that they take PayPal it appears that in reality they do not. Their ability to communicate in English is virtually non-existent. When the copies of of the PayPal emails to me were presented to them they claimed they were fake. I spent a considerable amount of time on the Phone with PayPal and they say that these people are not a "Registered" site.
Steer well clear of these scammers!
I am now searching for another provider of instrument faces...
#75
05-03-2012, 04:57 PM
