stock gauge cluster in blue!!!!
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ok ok ok wow......... man you guys would sound like your gonna explode. RELAX....... first of all, i have posted the info to get all your questions answered......... second of all, G35THANH who ever you got yours done by is in no way doing anything like these guys this is all they do. i have not posted pics because at the last minute i went with the defi d guages which light up orange and match my stock colors........... third, i have been told that the one they designed for me is availible. this is why i dont have pics to post. so if you wanna contact these guys look on page 3 or 4 its there make the phone call and they will send you a pic of what there cluster looks like...... nothin shady goin on, no schemes, no nonsense.......... man you guys must have gotten burned bad on this site because all i hear is people paranoid.
That's exactly what happens on the internet, people get screwed. It happens more often than not. Naturally people were wondering what happened to you since you talked up this company so much, promised pictures of this great guage kit you were purchasing to match some other guages you have, tried to get others to purchase it & then disappeared.....I'm not saying thier quality isn't good or they don't sell great products, heck you started this thread then went with another manufacturer...........best of luck to anyone wanting a mixmatched color theme!!
-justin
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listen i gain nothin out of this i have just been busy, i cant check this thing 24/7..... i told you to call the company and let them know what your needs are and specs so they can taylor them to you. there is nothin i can do for you, as for my pics i had to change at the last minute my sponsor wanted to go with diffrent guages. ok so im gonna post this one more time.
black cat customs
contact alex @ 866-943-8641
www.blackcatcustoms.com
tell them jon in NY sent you from the site!!!
black cat customs
contact alex @ 866-943-8641
www.blackcatcustoms.com
tell them jon in NY sent you from the site!!!
Man.. I've been telling people for over 2 years about Black Cat Custom, and barely anyone responded about it.
At the time, the car wasn't out yet. The owner needed the cluster so he could get the pattern.
Does he have the gauge face patterns for the U.S. spec 350Z?
I was told I could get blackout gauge faces for about $100-200 (I forgot).
At the time, the car wasn't out yet. The owner needed the cluster so he could get the pattern.
Does he have the gauge face patterns for the U.S. spec 350Z?
I was told I could get blackout gauge faces for about $100-200 (I forgot).
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Originally posted by jon350z
listen i gain nothin out of this i have just been busy, i cant check this thing 24/7..... i told you to call the company and let them know what your needs are and specs so they can taylor them to you. there is nothin i can do for you, as for my pics i had to change at the last minute my sponsor wanted to go with diffrent guages. ok so im gonna post this one more time.
black cat customs
contact alex @ 866-943-8641
www.blackcatcustoms.com
tell them jon in NY sent you from the site!!!
listen i gain nothin out of this i have just been busy, i cant check this thing 24/7..... i told you to call the company and let them know what your needs are and specs so they can taylor them to you. there is nothin i can do for you, as for my pics i had to change at the last minute my sponsor wanted to go with diffrent guages. ok so im gonna post this one more time.
black cat customs
contact alex @ 866-943-8641
www.blackcatcustoms.com
tell them jon in NY sent you from the site!!!
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www.blackcatcustoms.com just type it in the http: box you dont need the link. and yes this is for the us Z. they are located in canada, has anyone called yet. just curious to see how it turned out yet.
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Originally posted by jon350z
www.blackcatcustoms.com just type it in the http: box you dont need the link. and yes this is for the us Z. they are located in canada, has anyone called yet. just curious to see how it turned out yet.
www.blackcatcustoms.com just type it in the http: box you dont need the link. and yes this is for the us Z. they are located in canada, has anyone called yet. just curious to see how it turned out yet.
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Someone go and find out what the bulb used in the Acura RSX is. It's a nice shade of intense furnace red. Someone else go and find out what the LED colors used in Volkswagens are. That crazy blue/indigo and red color. They look nice too.
THere's numerous writeups on how to change your own gauge cluster's color on other forums.
THere's numerous writeups on how to change your own gauge cluster's color on other forums.
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oops my bad i am sorry here is the link its
www.blackcatcustom.com with no 'S' sorry about that and i wouldnt f#@k around with the lights or the guages your self, from what i heard its very technological behind that guage
cluster. also i havent seen anyone do it themselves yet!!!! just a thought.
www.blackcatcustom.com with no 'S' sorry about that and i wouldnt f#@k around with the lights or the guages your self, from what i heard its very technological behind that guage
cluster. also i havent seen anyone do it themselves yet!!!! just a thought.
Well, judging from the pictures the needles are lit by an LED. There's no point changing that.
The LCD must be lit with 4-6 LEDs. I've seen this with the trip meter. I'd mod this as well.
I'm going to assume the backlighting is still incandescent. Once I get my blackface gauges, I can change the backlighting to anything I want. It's going to transition from blue to white and vice versa.
The problem? Removing the needle and putting it back precisely.
The LCD must be lit with 4-6 LEDs. I've seen this with the trip meter. I'd mod this as well.
I'm going to assume the backlighting is still incandescent. Once I get my blackface gauges, I can change the backlighting to anything I want. It's going to transition from blue to white and vice versa.
The problem? Removing the needle and putting it back precisely.
No, I mean there are already pictures of the actual cluster being modded to fit new faces.
ACP modded his center gauges with DEFI guages. He simply pulled out the needle to remove the faces and gauges and took a snapshot of the circuit board. The LCD for the trip meter is easily pulled off to reveal 6 surface mount amber LEDs. Backlighting here is provided by the LEDs as well. I'm not sure about the part # for them yet.
That's how I got the idea how the Z guages light up.
ACP modded his center gauges with DEFI guages. He simply pulled out the needle to remove the faces and gauges and took a snapshot of the circuit board. The LCD for the trip meter is easily pulled off to reveal 6 surface mount amber LEDs. Backlighting here is provided by the LEDs as well. I'm not sure about the part # for them yet.
That's how I got the idea how the Z guages light up.
Originally posted by AREITU
Someone go and find out what the bulb used in the Acura RSX is. It's a nice shade of intense furnace red. Someone else go and find out what the LED colors used in Volkswagens are. That crazy blue/indigo and red color. They look nice too.
THere's numerous writeups on how to change your own gauge cluster's color on other forums.
Someone go and find out what the bulb used in the Acura RSX is. It's a nice shade of intense furnace red. Someone else go and find out what the LED colors used in Volkswagens are. That crazy blue/indigo and red color. They look nice too.
THere's numerous writeups on how to change your own gauge cluster's color on other forums.
Some older cluster lighting colors are with the use of rubber caps (condoms) placed over a regular incandescent light bulb OR the gauge faces are "pre-tinted" with the color (Prelude).
Here are pictures of my Luxeon modded gauges using blue, red, and white Luxeon LEDs.
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ok i might have good news... we have just started today...but i am doing a whole led change in the car... down to the radio... give me about 2 weeks and i will give you guys info.... if all goes well i try to be a vendor on the site...and give very fair pricing... (Ie: pay for shipping and labor, would talk 3-4 days and would be at your door set assuming overnight shipping is used...) so hang on tight... 
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man i try to help some people out and i turn out to be shady and also someone else comes in to steal the show, good luck being a vendor i wouldnt trust anyone else but black cat customs, they have been doin this for years and this is all they do. good luck everyone
djtonium: you need pictures of the cluster? i might have them since i took mine apart and installed the aluminum gauges.
Let me know if you want them (i think i took some..., if not, i will reinstall it when the new set gets here, the one they sent me virst did not have a rev light).
Let me know if you want them (i think i took some..., if not, i will reinstall it when the new set gets here, the one they sent me virst did not have a rev light).
