scott52 Member 188 Member For: 22y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 26/04/07 11:55 AM Share Posted 26/04/07 11:55 AM I posted some photos over Easter of the Tripod with my new 52mm stepper motor gauges. These things come with white and amber LED lighting ... so you can run white in the day and amber at night.The amber is pretty good, however it would be better if it was blue. I have now been able to put blue lighting in to match the instruments ... it looks awsome!. The SMD LED's are 470nm wavelength that match the blue instrument lights really well ... not exactly but damn close ... and the needles are illuminated red that also matches.The photo below doesn't highlight the blue as much as I would like ... but it gives you the idea. I have only done one so far so you can see the contrast with the amber colour. The photo of the 470nm blue swatch gives a a good indication of the actual colour.Cheers,Scottblue_led.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/04/07 12:04 PM Share Posted 26/04/07 12:04 PM Scott, Well done mate.I am waiting for the importer to get the Oil Temp gauges in, then I will be ordering a tripple pod, oil temp/pressure and boost.I think I can sell my stock setup for more on eBay than the whole setup will cost me.It is good to see that you can easily change the LED's to blue, as I would prefer this.Do you find the gauges accurate and a decent quality ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 2m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/04/07 12:14 PM Share Posted 26/04/07 12:14 PM That looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 22y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 26/04/07 12:17 PM Author Share Posted 26/04/07 12:17 PM Scott, Well done mate.I am waiting for the importer to get the Oil Temp gauges in, then I will be ordering a tripple pod, oil temp/pressure and boost.I think I can sell my stock setup for more on eBay than the whole setup will cost me.It is good to see that you can easily change the LED's to blue, as I would prefer this.Do you find the gauges accurate and a decent quality ?Changing the LED's is not easy let me tell you!The gauges are a good product. I've attached the blue swatch colour again ... the last one didn't seem to work.Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 26/04/07 12:30 PM Share Posted 26/04/07 12:30 PM ScottLook awesome mate. My tripod is here and just waiting for these guages to arrive.BTW whats the go, couldn't you wait for the gauges to be delivered?Oh well ive got my new rims coming next week so I can hold off a couple of weeks.CheersAdrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantomxr6 Member 452 Member For: 21y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Razorback NSW Posted 26/04/07 09:44 PM Share Posted 26/04/07 09:44 PM were did you guys buy these guages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 26/04/07 11:08 PM Share Posted 26/04/07 11:08 PM Scott has them on his site. I dont have the address at the moment but pm scott above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantomxr6 Member 452 Member For: 21y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Razorback NSW Posted 26/04/07 11:20 PM Share Posted 26/04/07 11:20 PM thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Member 284 Member For: 19y 2m 4d Gender: Male Posted 27/04/07 01:02 AM Share Posted 27/04/07 01:02 AM Scott, Well done mate.I am waiting for the importer to get the Oil Temp gauges in, then I will be ordering a tripple pod, oil temp/pressure and boost.I think I can sell my stock setup for more on eBay than the whole setup will cost me.It is good to see that you can easily change the LED's to blue, as I would prefer this.Do you find the gauges accurate and a decent quality ?Zap, I can vouch for the accuracy of these gauges mate. They have Swiss made Stepper motors in them which are state of the art. I have used stepper motors in other applications for a company I do consultancy work for (non auto related) and the accuracy and reliabilty of the stepper motors is exceptional in comparison to most others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUMO Donating Members 476 Member For: 18y 18d Gender: Male Location: SYDNEY Posted 27/04/07 03:38 AM Share Posted 27/04/07 03:38 AM I posted some photos over Easter of the Tripod with my new 52mm stepper motor gauges. These things come with white and amber LED lighting ... so you can run white in the day and amber at night.The amber is pretty good, however it would be better if it was blue. I have now been able to put blue lighting in to match the instruments ... it looks awsome!. The SMD LED's are 470nm wavelength that match the blue instrument lights really well ... not exactly but damn close ... and the needles are illuminated red that also matches.The photo below doesn't highlight the blue as much as I would like ... but it gives you the idea. I have only done one so far so you can see the contrast with the amber colour. The photo of the 470nm blue swatch gives a a good indication of the actual colour.Cheers,ScottHey Scott could you tell me what type of LEDs you used and what tools are required to change the LEDs if you want that is or can you change them for a price or somthingPete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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