Wanted my speedo, rpm, fuel and water temp to match my boost, oil press and temp so this is what I did...

Cut out old middle section and remove all the unwanted back bits, I've retained the warning lights at the top..


Cut perspex to size/shape and spray satin black..


Fit new dials to perspex and screw to original surround..






Sort wiring, I did it this way to use the RST loom plugs in case I ever need to use stock dials again..


Fit to car and enjoy!








I'll get some pics in the daylight tomorrow!

 

the wires look like a fuck on or is it just the pic. i like them tho they look good

lee

 

looks awesome

the illumination looks sweet

was you on the phone or something when cutting the holes in the perspex?
or your compass broke

 

good work there karlos.
Looks sweet buddy .
prob gonna do mine eventually

 

looks mint that does mate

 

Cheers fella's!

They are soldered to the original circuit membrane, insulated with tape and left full length just wrapped up so if I ever need to return anything to normal I can and if I ever need more length on the wires there's plenty there, does look a mess though!
Jigsaw in one hand, perspex in the other, not easy! lol

 

nice one karlos ,looks great

 

Very nice, bud

 

They look wkd mate how have you calibrated them or are they just a straight fit plug and play how does rev counter work would love a set like this

 

looking good.

 

Lol

Finished result looks great though bud

 

that looks really tidy in the dark!

 

Rev counter works off either your coil or if your EFI the ECU, MPH is calibrated over a predetermined two mile drive or in my case a drive whilst waiting for the GPS counter to hit two miles, fuel gauge has 10 presets for various fuel senders and temp gauge has it's own sender that fits direct in place of the stock RST one.

 

Very nice, Karl. I want to replace mine with Stack stuff so I've got more accurate water temp and speedo etc, but for it to look OEM. Tha'ts a good little guide.

 

Cheers Muz!
Yeah I wanted a sort of OEM look, tidy if you know what I mean and not stuck on.

 

That is really good! looks spot on, not too over the top and actually works!

 

Crikey, 10,000 rpm is a little optimistic eh

Nice job by the way

 

10k all the way mate! ............... lol

 

look spot on fella, and nice one for posting up how you did it.

 

Couple of daytime shots...





I'm thinking about losing the glass (well plastic), because the dials are quite bright they show up all the scratches (never seen them before) at night and compared to the other three dials they look noticeably duller and a little blurry, cant see it in the photo's and it's probably only me that picks up on it (being quite critical) but I will have a play and see.

 

laid out nicely but not a fan of the range of gauges

 

Karlos loving the gauges m8... Also not seen the centre pod before, i'd like something similar for my gauges - top work!
Also once fitted it looks nice and tidy, who cares what the holes etc are cut like and wiring looks like - you don't see em with gauges fitted! Really nice touch on an OEM+ look i think.

How did you wire in the "dimmer" function down by the drivers air vent?

 

Cheers dude!
Centre pod is a one off done by Twins on here.
Yeah exactly, the bezels cover the edge of the holes which is why I wasn't arsed about a perfect circle, the wiring is a mess but it's all soldered so no bodges! lol
The dimmer works as normal because the dials are wired into the stock loom, although it doesn't dim quite as much as before

 

so karlos how much you charging to make them lol good work looks fab

 

they do look good karlos

but got to ask what the 2 smaller holes are for ??

 

would look alot better without plastic imo, nice to see matching gauges mine are all odd

 

guessing its the indicator lights mate

 

that looks awsome where can i get them style gauges ????

 

lol
Indicators mate.
Yeah I'm undecided, going to run for a week with it in then take it out and see what I think.
Spot on.
www.autometer.com

 

Looks good

I left the plastic off when i got my stack gauges as it looked better

 

Looks good Karlos I like that.

 

looking good

 

Can you not polish the plastic up to take the scratches out? Or is the plastic a little soft and would just make it worse?

 

Looks sweet!! lol I would save some pics in my computer. I want to do something like that to my gauges.

Is the dimmer original equipment mate? Never seen one in escorts.

 

I thought about that and I do have a cracked one I can experiment on! But you can feel a lot of them with your finger nail so too deep I imagine
It is mate yes! Perhaps a Cabby only item, dont know?!

 

Yeh maybe a cab item as i havn't seen it on any other escorts or orions even... Good idea tho!
Karlos i may have a scratch free plastic if you need it m8.

 

I had three to choose from and even the least scratched one once fitted and the dials were illuminated looked terrible, the light they emit is a lot more direct than stock dials and really shows them up, I bet if you look closely yours will have more scratches than you realise I didnt think mine was scratched at all until I fitted these dials, thanks very much for the offer though I appreciate it!

But... I have just spent an hour polishing mine and it looks amazing!! :O
The difference is truly incredible I've never seen one look so clear, almost like glass now! I just hope it looks as good at night when the dials are illuminated?!

What I did was use 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 grit wet and dry with warm soapy water and then plastic polish on the outside face, then just the polish on the inside as this had almost no scratches, works a treat

 

this could be of some use to you


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

Wow good find!!

 

Looking good mate, I've just put a stack display in mine