illumiated dials

[hotsky]

i have 94/95 r33 gtst....wa after a place i can get the illuminated dash dial thingys....in red

cheers

[INASNT]

Dont think you can get red luminicant dials as EL light is an effect from voltage hitting the material which makes it glow that blue/green colour

[funkymonkey]

you can get red EL as well just a matter of asking for it I guess, might cost a lil more... if you just wanted red dials, change the lights in your cluster to red LEDs with resistors... should look stock but instead of white/yellowish you'll have bright red

[INASNT]

I guess the red EL would be run through some sort of red filter

[funkymonkey]

the way EL works is a layer of luminescant is made to vibrate at a certain frequency, change the current and you'll change the frequency. Blue/Green is the easiest to make, but if you managed to get the luminescant to vibrate at the lower (or was it higher) frequency then it'll give out a red light. Of course the life of a Red EL is shorter than a blue one.

[INASNT]

my el dash is starting to play up and keep flashing on and off evey now and then

[funkymonkey]

check your dc/ac converter module

[hotsky]

so to just change the lights in my stock cluster...just a normal type globe etc..from the likes of autobarn??

[predator]

if you get a resistor with an LED you should be able to trick it up to the same voltage as a globe and wiggle it into the socket - bright LEDs will have that nice rice effect.

if you just want the basic EL kit.. www.modyourcar.com.au and a few places like that have them.. hideously overpriced ($250 or so) for what they are - but hey that is rice for you.

I have a spare cluster I have been playing with, but I still for the life of me can't work out how to get the needles off! I remember on my r31 cluster its very similar, and you just kind of pop them off.. but on the r32 cluster there seems a lot of resistance and I feel that if i pop the needle off its going to rip the spring or whatever is behind it out too ??

Is there a special trick to it? or do you just have to use a bit of careful force.

[pavel]

Check out http://www.etronicauto.com/etronicauto/el-.../web/nissan.htm