Custom Dials Gallery - Lots of pictures!

[Rick-sta]

Done this set of inverse dials for a lovely low mileage 260 last week, done the clock to match as well. LEDs were kept standard

[Rick-sta]

Done this conversion for a good friend of mine local to me a few weeks back. Fitted the black inverse dials and also converted the leds to blue for him IPK screen is being converted to blue some other time

[Rick-sta]

Here's a set of mustang dials I done for a 1.8 n/a ZT. I was asked to fit the mustang dials, aftermarket needles and convert the LEDs to green. However, the owner thought as the indicator lights are also green, it may be a bit too much, so I offered to convert the indicator LEDs to blue to break it up a bit Actually looks pretty good with blue indicators, and customer was very pleased

[Rick-sta]

I'd been asked a lot how an instrument cluster would look with red LEDs. Unfortunately my camera doesn't seem to like picking up red light very well, but here's a set I done last week with Red needles.

[Lordy]

Hiya Rick how you doing.

Loving the dials and the designs.

Are you able too do other cars apart from 75's and ZT's.
I'm interested in getting Ford probe Dials done.

There is company in Poland that does them, but the cost due too export rates is pretty pricey.

Would you be interested giving it a go?

[Rick-sta]

Originally Posted by Lord Rover

Hiya Rick how you doing.

Loving the dials and the designs.

Are you able too do other cars apart from 75's and ZT's.
I'm interested in getting Ford probe Dials done.

There is company in Poland that does them, but the cost due too export rates is pretty pricey.

Would you be interested giving it a go?

Hi mate doing good here yourself?

I could probably do them, all would depend on how the original ones are made and fitted. I'd defo be up for it mate, but would be a couple months before I'd be able to get round to having a look. Making the initial design takes hours and hours of work and I'm currently really busy at the moment.

But once I have some free time I'll defo be up for giving them a go I think when we spoke at the national meet at Eden Camp you have a couple instrument clusters for Probes spare? If so, when I get round to looking into it, I'll give you a shout to send me one of the clusters to use as a template

[Lordy]

Originally Posted by Rick-sta

Hi mate doing good here yourself?

I could probably do them, all would depend on how the original ones are made and fitted. I'd defo be up for it mate, but would be a couple months before I'd be able to get round to having a look. Making the initial design takes hours and hours of work and I'm currently really busy at the moment.

But once I have some free time I'll defo be up for giving them a go I think when we spoke at the national meet at Eden Camp you have a couple instrument clusters for Probes spare? If so, when I get round to looking into it, I'll give you a shout to send me one of the clusters to use as a template

Hiya Rick yeah I'm doing pretty good thanks.

The dials on the probes are really basic in design wise, I've taken one apart and the blubs its an easy one.

That's not a problem at all no rush at all, yes I've got quite a few spares here so if you want too experiment on one go for it.

Here's photo of a Ford Probe dials and the idea I've got in my head.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-Probe...YAAOSwmCVY-gbR

Here's an idea of the dash clocks and the back of it as well.


That's the design I'm after not too modern but not too dated just right for the Ford 90's era.

White background with Red dials and led's or lights like a tint blue stats too change too red as it gets closer too the rev limiter.

Almost like a two tone affect like the modern Mustangs have.
On the rev counter A ford racing Logo.

and on the speedo side a text in a Ford font.

Go Your
Own Way.

That's the idea I've got.

[Rick-sta]

Here's a set of dials I created which look very close to the original OEM dials with some subtle differences such as the new larger Rover 75 logo. A 75 owner in Austria contacted me asking if it would be possible to make dials which look like the original factory ones, but wanted to have the MPH speedometer added in addition to the standard KM/H speedo for his european model, and if some additional text and logos could be added.

This is what I was able to create.

before:


New dials:




















Really pleased with how these came out and how close they are to original OEM dials. Hardest part was trying to get the perfect colour match for the dials. Hours of work but well worth it

So I can now make OEM dials with subtle changes if you'd like to go for something more original I can also do MKII 75 dials as well

[Rick-sta]

These I've fitted to my own ZT

[Rick-sta]

This a set of blue dials with white markings I made recently which received a lot of positive feedback and interest on the facebook groups. I actually have received orders for another 3 of these to be done next month after the new year

I was asked to do a set of custom dials in blue with the Xpower logo on the speedometer, and to also provide a matching analogue clock face. This was actually the first time I made a set of dials in blue so was interesting to see how they'd look.

These dials were installed with the LEDs converted to bright white which lights up the markings on the dials very clearly. I was originally asked to fit blue LEDs, however blue LEDs behind blue dials doesn't work very well as the colours clash, preventing you from being able to read the dials very well. So I advised to go for bright white.

Also, the LEDs for the IPK screen and lower mileage/trip screen were also swapped for bright white. The IPK screen and lower mileage/trip screen both have a natural blue tint to them, so even though there are white LEDs installed behind them, the screens still light up blue however the digits and text light up in white which works really well, especially on this set as the two digital screens match the dials i.e blue backgrounds and white text/digits and markings.

The clock was also done to match

Here's some photos of the finished item