yes, that is my project today.

 

Dude, where'd you find those?

 

Those DO look interesting (although since they're EL does thart mean that they're geeen/blue)? I've had the gauges open several times now and I'm not sure where those ribbon connections would hook up, either. The colored "bands" don't do much for me, but the all-black (or are they gray?) are pretty nice. Not quite as understated as the Outmotoring ones and a bit "busy" but still quite nice.

 

japan

And i dont know much information about them. Color-wise EL could be any color....from wikipedia "In principle, EL lamps can be made in any color but the greenish color most commonly used matches well with the peak sensitivity of human vision so it produces the greatest apparent light output for the least electrical power input."


Just thought I'd post them cause i think EL gauges could be cool and since these companies both have the designs down, sending them to an EL company would be simple

here is just an example of a company that makes custom EL displays (in different colors): http://www.lasermate.com/ELproducts.htm They arent the best, but www.beingseen.com isnt working right now

 

We considered doing EL's for about 1.5 seconds but decided not to go that route because they wear out fairly quickly....

 

supposedly 5,000 hours....which does seem short, though i dont know how many hours a car is used on average? It was just an imagination thought

 

I was more interested in the design I'd like something different than std but since I have every intention of taking DB back to Germany I'll need KPH too

 

Those little ribbon cables would have to plug into an inverter, so there'd be something else there to install and hook up to the gauge lighting. (And then, I'm not sure how well EL dims?)

I like their designs, much like OM's.

 

These gauges take the cake officially....hurry someone import them to the US. The company has english capabilities on their site and want to export.
http://minimax-design.net/index.html

they are electrolumiscent...so no need to change LEDS







different colors available....black also

 

those are sweet

 

apparently silver inverse is also available


and it looks like it comes with brightness controls

 

Well, you'd still need LEDs for the needles and indicator lights, and the LCD readouts. Which, provided with your own dimmer, you'd have two brightnesses, the LEDs, controled by the button, and then the faces, controlled by the dimmer.

Also, a direct import wouldn't work, since our indicator lights are in different positions!

However, neat design, and I like the 'pinhole' look ot the indicator lights. Neat take on it.
Looking really closely, they may just be fitting over the existing faces, it looks like there are 'lines' in a few of the pinhole lights, which would be the indications on the original faces underneath.

 

the installation pics show that they are direct replacements....not set on top of the old gauges

 

TASTY! Wow.. those are cool.

 

Those are pretty nice. Got my black Cockpit Specialties installed @ MOTD.

 

I AM IN LOVE with the dails from JP... And I think I am a lucky bastard that I have the same dails as you guys have... Miles and stuff.. :D ( I am Dutch )

I'll keep a close eye to this thread... I mailed them too... :D

Cheers

Coen