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Old 05-02-2007, 09:58 PM
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Default Damn Escos dash inverters

Hi all.

Fitted a new inverter from r.s. components soldered in correctly as with the pictures from tandy still my dials are the same. (DULL)

Can Anyone help?????

I want to keep the original look of the dials as i dont like the aftermarket look.

CheeRS
Old 05-02-2007, 10:03 PM
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i did mine too and it did not work

but she is fixed now
Old 06-02-2007, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by AJC
i did mine too and it did not work

but she is fixed now
how did you fix it then ??
Old 07-02-2007, 12:19 PM
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Andy.

Let us know how you fixed it.


PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its actually starting to drive me bonkers.
Old 09-02-2007, 12:29 PM
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cosworth 3d

yet another member on here who dosent like sharing information.

i think he does not know. in my opinion.

i pm`d him and he never replyed on how he fixed it.

not even a hint.

keep your eyes peeled in the future m8.

i have some new toys in the making that i think everyone will be interested in.

well at least every cossy owner.

im not disclosing anything until its in the production stages.

cheers
Old 09-02-2007, 05:41 PM
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S.Hannah

the reason for my late reply is that i forgot i had posted in the topic, and
as for PM'ing me, you didnt, and yes i do know how to fix them,

so dont go ranting and raving to other people slagging me of on an open
topic virtually saying im ignoring your thread
Old 09-02-2007, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by S.Hannah
cosworth 3d

yet another member on here who dosent like sharing information.

i think he does not know. in my opinion.

i pm`d him and he never replyed on how he fixed it.

not even a hint.

keep your eyes peeled in the future m8.

i have some new toys in the making that i think everyone will be interested in.

well at least every cossy owner.

im not disclosing anything until its in the production stages.

cheers
How to win friends and influence people - most people are not on their PC 24/7, let alone PF 24/7, give the guy a break........

AJC replys to most of the threads in here, I would say you owe him an apology
Old 09-02-2007, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
Originally Posted by S.Hannah
cosworth 3d

yet another member on here who dosent like sharing information.

i think he does not know. in my opinion.

i pm`d him and he never replyed on how he fixed it.

not even a hint.

keep your eyes peeled in the future m8.

i have some new toys in the making that i think everyone will be interested in.

well at least every cossy owner.

im not disclosing anything until its in the production stages.

cheers
How to win friends and influence people - most people are not on their PC 24/7, let alone PF 24/7, give the guy a break........

AJC replys to most of the threads in here, I would say you owe him an apology


How about if his are fixed then some of us would love to know what was required to sort the issue out (in his case)...
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as said, give the guy a chance
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ok guys.


SORRY Andy.

Please accept my sincere apology.

i seriously did send you a pm tho.

my reply was just to test the water and see if you were paying attention.

very sorry tho.

hope i did not offend you.

p.s. im very impatient when it comes to things.

but seriously hope you dont take it personal.
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RWD_cossie_wil

Chris Honeywell


Thanks for letting me see the error of my ways.

you both were right and i appreciate you taking the time to point that out to me.

cheeRS.
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AJC any info mate?
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right well basically, i bought a 2nd set of clocks that were not the best for cheap money and made mine good using both sets, i just swapped and changed things in the process, but i did damage the fuel and temp gauge when doing it so i had to buy another set to cure it,

i know its hardly the rpely you wanted but im afraid that what i had to do,
it was a risk buying the clocks as i ddi not know what condition they were in,

S.Hannah

no problem, just did not want to be taken as an ignorant person when im not, thank you for the apology
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thats the only prob when buying s/hand ones, they could be well shagged,when they appear on ebay the sellers always seem to say "i havent tested these as they were for a project that never hapened" in other words, i bought these to replace my blotchy ones and these are even worse also make sure you get the right ones as the small t guages were slightly diff, think it was the rev counter? or fuel guage cant remember [its an age thing]
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My boost gauge is gone blotchy so i just dont drive the car at night coz it pisses me off and as you say Radman thats why most others are for sale

Btw Andy you got a pm
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Are people actually bothered about having the guage glow?

I mean if you were having a problem getting the electroluminecent coating to work properly and couldn't find a decent set to replace them with, would you be bothered about having the clock light up with hidden LED's directed at the clocks so light shined onto the clocks?
Old 10-02-2007, 07:34 PM
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ST rev counters are different because the T25 runs a wasted spark system whereas the big turbo's don't.

You can get around this by swapping the face around onto the right "mechanism" for you car. Not too hard really...
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How about if his are fixed then some of us would love to know what was required to sort the issue out (in his case)...
jes indeed its driving me crazy


Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
thats the only prob when buying s/hand ones, they could be well shagged,when they appear on ebay the sellers always seem to say "i havent tested these as they were for a project that never hapened" in other words, i bought these to replace my blotchy ones and these are even worse also make sure you get the right ones as the small t guages were slightly diff, think it was the rev counter? or fuel guage cant remember [its an age thing]
and off course the airbag light witch is missing on a t35 dash !!!
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no it isnt?
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Its a very simple answer,if your clock faces are dim after fannying round with the invertor then get a birba set and stick em in..your clocks will then light up like you want and you will be able to throw the antidepressants in the bin.....this subject has been going on for years now.The birba faces look pretty much original..........i mean who has a completely untouched 'ORIGINAL' escos.not bloody many i bet
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Originally Posted by Andy E
Its a very simple answer,if your clock faces are dim after fannying round with the invertor then get a birba set and stick em in..your clocks will then light up like you want and you will be able to throw the antidepressants in the bin.....this subject has been going on for years now.The birba faces look pretty much original..........i mean who has a completely untouched 'ORIGINAL' escos.not bloody many i bet


The original look looks the best.

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agree originals look the business, shame they dont work as they should
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Originally Posted by Mk5_XR3i_130
agree originals look the business, shame they dont work as they should

Definatley
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