hi i thought i would post some pics of my dash redone surround was silver but i think it clashed a bit with the white dials so now it is black what you think?

yeah definatly looks better black , silver is not enough contrast
get some matt black paint if u can, easier on the eyes
or take it to modicoat and woodgrain or carbon fibre it

thanx mate yeah was a quick 5 min job and dried with a hair dryer lol.
i was bored and gloss was all i had lol.

looks alot better.. But i agree.. Matt black would be better.

Looks great... very impressed :cool:

Isn't it matt black stock?... cant remember.

Nice work!

yeah it was but i painted it silver before i got the dials i was going to swap with the one in the verada but the missus said she didnt want a silver surround so had to paint. dam missus.

yeah it was but i painted it silver before i got the dials i was going to swap with the one in the verada but the missus said she didnt want a silver surround so had to paint. dam missus.
Paint it pink with purple poka dots just to piss her off lol... nah it looks good from the pics... matt black would be a little less annoying on the eye but tis okay

I should find out how much the clear front shield is to buy... mine is a bit aged now... makes the dials look that much better when brand new.

haha pink with purple poka dots nasty ;) looks good man!!! :)

hey guys where did you get ya power for the gauges from. i cant get to my cig lighter due to the fact that if i remove my panel from around the cd player i wont be able to get it back in. and its impossible to get to from uner the dash on the drivers side. its a te altera not that much changed under there from the years(to my knowledge) any help'd be great
thanx

grab hold of your ciggerete lighter area and yank that whole part out, thats the first step of console removal, grab hold and give it a good pull and it should just come out, from there you will notice a plug

unplug it, take your keys outta the ignition splice the shielding off the positive wire ( pretty sure its blue but dont trust me use a multimeter ) and solder your red wire from the inverter onto this, then wrap with electrical tape, do the same with the negative wire, DO NOT JUST WRAP THE WIRES TOGETHER, SOLDER THEM MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A SOLID CONNECTION THEN THUROUGHLY COVER WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE, DODGY WIRING MAY START A FIRE.

they cable tye or tape with GAFFA your inverter somewhere so it does rattle around,
check it all works first then.

Put it all together and your sweet.

also, does every1 hav to switch dere guages on? or hav u set them up somehow to turn on wid the headlights?

alright im off to rip out the cig drawer

ive got a switch
when i can be botherd i will take out my steering wheel covers and use a multi metter to find which wire is activated by the headlights
will post here wen i do

got it all hapnin, the blue was the power, next to it is a black, im going to assume thats the neg?

yeah black is neg

wikid as, **** im stoked, lol. now hoep i done it right, lol

hell yeah. they look wikid. wired all up, no probs with anything....aside from almost everything, lol thanx jpeg and the photographer

wooooooooooooooo

no worries mate

no probs damo! any time

ive tried to bypass the switch but no luck i have it hooked up to the dash lights and i still have to turn them on manually but they turn of when i turn head lights off and when i turn the dimmer down they turn off not dim like the rest of the lights they must need a certain curent running through them and you cant reduce them.thats just what ive come across.

yeah the inverter needs a certain current to keep in ticking over, or "Buzzing"

did u just place the dials that have a needle hole straight over the existing face plates ?

i couldnt figure out how to get the needle off to get the plates of.

yeah the inverter needs a certain current to keep in ticking over, or "Buzzing"

did u just place the dials that have a needle hole straight over the existing face plates ?

i couldnt figure out how to get the needle off to get the plates of.

yeah straight over lol are u talking about what the speedo needle rest on when car is off ?

if so it clips straight into the original face the new dials hole is too big for it.

as for the speedo needle ect just pull on it in the centre (black part and it comes off).

yer the way it is wired you cant bypass the switch...