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Message |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer JZZ31 I6 & UCF11 V8 Celsior
Posts: 1802
Reg: 11-2005
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Hey Chaps,
For some reason I just love to make the soarers Dash a nice rich Red at night. So like my old soarer I spent a bit of time making the entire center console have red lights instead of the boring dull green as per standard, Changed the key barrel light colour too....
Also fitted a new Fantastic sounding head deck along with my new speakers!
I also had the digital dash out, removed that hell-ishly stupid reversing beeper and gave the internal glass and filters with in the dash a good clean as well as the plastic screen, results were superb!!! Take a look at the pictures. 
Hmmm I believe I need some gas by the looks of it!  |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 1387
Reg: 07-2005
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Nice work! All LED? Are you going to do the instrument cluster as well? |
Ryan Rankovic
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer TT GT-TL
Posts: 981
Reg: 07-2005
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hmmm ive never seen the 10 and the 15 above the fuel gauge before... |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 896
Reg: 09-2005
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Ryan Rankovic wrote on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 12:07 am:hmmm ive never seen the 10 and the 15 above the fuel gauge before...
They don't appear in the first shot either... |
Steven Nanevski
Goo Roo
New South Wales
D Day has almost arrived....
Posts: 1573
Reg: 07-2005
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Yeah whats the go with the fuel gauge, never seen that either?? |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer JZZ31 I6 & UCF11 V8 Celsior
Posts: 1803
Reg: 11-2005
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I think I pushed the Fuel button a moment before and took the photo while it showed that. Since this is a 1996 3.0GT, it doesnt have the scroll Dash, totally different to the earlier models.
Rather than going to LED's, I got new bulbs 12v... and dipped them into red clear acrylic paint, Tamiya stuff. Works a treat and so easy! Need to do LEDs for the door switches however. |
Dave Billings
Goo Roo
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZE, 5 Speed
Posts: 1042
Reg: 06-2007
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Looks fcuking sweet! |
Glen Muller
Tinkerer
Victoria
V8 Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 50
Reg: 12-2007
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Mike Beck wrote on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 05:08 am:Since this is a 1996 3.0GT, it doesnt have the scroll Dash, totally different to the earlier models.
Can you get a V8 with that gear selection display? I drove a Limited with that years ago... or would that dash have been taken out of a 3.0 with less km's when someone was doing the dodgy during the import stage? |
Mark Donovan
TryHard
Wellington
Soarer V8 Limited
Posts: 260
Reg: 07-2005
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My eyes! The goggles do NATHING! |
Joshua Rao
TryHard
WA
2JZ-GE
Posts: 375
Reg: 09-2006
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How did you do the key barrel? |
Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer
Posts: 901
Reg: 09-2005
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Glen Muller wrote on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 07:45 am:
Can you get a V8 with that gear selection display? I drove a Limited with that years ago... or would that dash have been taken out of a 3.0 with less km's when someone was doing the dodgy during the import stage?
As far as I know you can't, especially on the Limiteds (may well be wrong though) and it's more likely they've replaced the dash due to a fault like blinky dash than something dodgy. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 3349
Reg: 10-2005
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Your head unit appears to be asking for a root?  |
Glen Muller
Tinkerer
Victoria
V8 Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 53
Reg: 12-2007
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Darryn Dewar wrote on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 02:24 pm:it's more likely they've replaced the dash due to a fault like blinky dash than something dodgy.
I'd be more likely to say dodgy, because the dash was blinky. Very very annoying, especially when it's 3:00am, you're tired, you've never driven the car before and the owner of the car is drunk! |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3710
Reg: 09-2005
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Darryn Dewar wrote on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 02:24 pm:and it's more likely they've replaced the dash due to a fault like blinky dash than something dodgy.
It's more likely that pigs fly actually ;D
The different dash clusters aren't interchangeable afaik.
There is a gear selector on the scrolling dash however it only tells you which one is currently active rather than whats around it =P
Scroll dash is better anyway, it also tells you the exact volume of fuel currently on board and the outside temp if its hooked up? |
Luke Burt
TryHard
Queensland
Soarer TT
Posts: 109
Reg: 08-2007
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Yeah the 10 and 15 on the fuel gauge is when you press the little fuel button on the cluster. I have the same dash in my 92 TT. No scroll dash for me. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer JZZ31 I6
Posts: 1822
Reg: 11-2005
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Matthew Sharpe wrote on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 06:11 am:Your head unit appears to be asking for a root?
Hahaha..
I think its the menu name for the CD for some reason set as default? Its quite strange. |
Alex Ross
Tinkerer
NSW
2.5i TT
Posts: 96
Reg: 02-2007
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Looks wicked Mike... how did you do the ignition barrel?? |
Joshua Rao
TryHard
WA
2JZ-GE
Posts: 378
Reg: 09-2006
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Yeah I've tried this to no success many a time |
Alan Chow
DieHard
Vic
GTT-L
Posts: 578
Reg: 12-2006
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The ignition barrel has a single mini wedge bulb light. You can buy them from autobarn in blue, red, green & white. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer JZZ31 I6
Posts: 1823
Reg: 11-2005
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I just took the bulb out from the barrel, and painted it read like all the others.
Came up quite nice.
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Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3712
Reg: 09-2005
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Alan Chow wrote on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 05:34 am:The ignition barrel has a single mini wedge bulb light. You can buy them from autobarn in blue, red, green & white.
If you want to be really fancy you could put the LED from your immobiliser in to it ;) |
Glen Muller
Tinkerer
Victoria
V8 Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 58
Reg: 12-2007
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The TAPE button on my dash lost it's light. Are all the buttons run on individual bulbs? |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer JZZ31 I6
Posts: 1824
Reg: 11-2005
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Could be bulbs.. You will need to check. |
Glen Muller
Tinkerer
Victoria
V8 Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 64
Reg: 12-2007
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Joy. I can't wait to take the dash apart! |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer JZZ31 I6
Posts: 1828
Reg: 11-2005
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If I had a EMV car I would know definitely.
But Im sure its the same setup as the a/c display in my car that uses a few bulbs to back light the buttons. |
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