ACREE I think I found your next project!!!!!!
11-02-2006, 10:27 PM
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hmmm... man acree.. you got a good rep here.. lol..
hmm... i really need to break open *cough*.... take apart a Z's gauges and look inside...
i'm been able to do the needle changing on other cars... but yeah... that whole orange plastic needle thing you told me about sucks....
hmm.. most you can do easily at this point i can see is to have the orange turn to red.... as the red led will bleed well... you already should know..
lol..
hmm.... and rgb leds? hmm... very interested in what you come up with... i've been trying to make color changing gauges but i don't have the money to work with...
hmm... i really need to break open *cough*.... take apart a Z's gauges and look inside...
i'm been able to do the needle changing on other cars... but yeah... that whole orange plastic needle thing you told me about sucks....
hmm.. most you can do easily at this point i can see is to have the orange turn to red.... as the red led will bleed well... you already should know..
lol..hmm.... and rgb leds? hmm... very interested in what you come up with... i've been trying to make color changing gauges but i don't have the money to work with...
11-03-2006, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
hmmm... man acree.. you got a good rep here.. lol..
hmm... i really need to break open *cough*.... take apart a Z's gauges and look inside...
i'm been able to do the needle changing on other cars... but yeah... that whole orange plastic needle thing you told me about sucks....
hmm.. most you can do easily at this point i can see is to have the orange turn to red.... as the red led will bleed well... you already should know.. lol..
hmm.... and rgb leds? hmm... very interested in what you come up with... i've been trying to make color changing gauges but i don't have the money to work with...
hmm... i really need to break open *cough*.... take apart a Z's gauges and look inside...
i'm been able to do the needle changing on other cars... but yeah... that whole orange plastic needle thing you told me about sucks....
hmm.. most you can do easily at this point i can see is to have the orange turn to red.... as the red led will bleed well... you already should know..
lol..hmm.... and rgb leds? hmm... very interested in what you come up with... i've been trying to make color changing gauges but i don't have the money to work with...
Now I need to find replacement needles. Hmm... Lexus gauge needles are clear... hmm... 
-Acree
11-03-2006, 01:01 PM
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You don't need a microcontroller. You just need one general purpose transistor and a couple of resistors (at most).
Feed the + end of the rev light LED to the base pin of the transistor. Emitter pin goes to ground. Connect one end of the resistor to the supply voltage and the other end to the + end of the LED. The - end of the LED connects to the collector pin.
The transistor becomes a switch. Optional is an additional resistor connected to the base of the transistor to maintain optimum "activation" current feeding into the transistor base pin.
Just look for LED transistor switch and you can find a very simple circuit.
[EDIT] Oops... yea microcontroller if you want to vary colors for an RGB. I was thinking about how to interface the rev LED to a brighter LED (more power)
Feed the + end of the rev light LED to the base pin of the transistor. Emitter pin goes to ground. Connect one end of the resistor to the supply voltage and the other end to the + end of the LED. The - end of the LED connects to the collector pin.
The transistor becomes a switch. Optional is an additional resistor connected to the base of the transistor to maintain optimum "activation" current feeding into the transistor base pin.
Just look for LED transistor switch and you can find a very simple circuit.
[EDIT] Oops... yea microcontroller if you want to vary colors for an RGB. I was thinking about how to interface the rev LED to a brighter LED (more power)
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11-04-2006, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Acree
Actually the stock gauge needles are red, but the plastic is bright orange. Now I need to find replacement needles. Hmm... Lexus gauge needles are clear... hmm...
-Acree
Now I need to find replacement needles. Hmm... Lexus gauge needles are clear... hmm... -Acree
baka!!!?!?
11-04-2006, 09:30 PM
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You may be able to make your own needle out of acrylic or even lexan sheet. If you use lexan sheet you could do it with a dremel tool then you could polish it clear again.
11-04-2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
ohh.... baka!!!?!?
baka!!!?!?
Originally Posted by Fingers
You may be able to make your own needle out of acrylic or even lexan sheet. If you use lexan sheet you could do it with a dremel tool then you could polish it clear again.
-Acree
11-06-2006, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by se-r / gti-r
what about using the GTO gauge needles since thats what car it was in the video. Just an idea
-Acree
11-08-2006, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LegionnaireZ
long time no read Acree... just a thought... even if the GTO needles are slightly larger... you might be able to trim them a bit... (if they are larger)
-Acree
11-08-2006, 07:55 PM
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next time I see one at the mall.....kidding of course.....hell I'll call pontiac parts for you so long as if I buy the needle I can get one at a discount...btw I have my AAM plenum spacer off my car if you wanna trade for those sequential LED Turn signals we spoke about a year ago (used to work @ altered)
11-08-2006, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by NoahzBurnt
next time I see one at the mall.....kidding of course.....hell I'll call pontiac parts for you so long as if I buy the needle I can get one at a discount...btw I have my AAM plenum spacer off my car if you wanna trade for those sequential LED Turn signals we spoke about a year ago (used to work @ altered)
As far as the AAM spacer goes, I've decided to go a different route with my mods.
-Acree
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