Well i have put black door panels and power windows in my 86 coupe...from a 90 rex...i also put the whole back cargo...which is black...so today i painted my dash black...i also painted around my vents...the glove compartment latch...also around my tweeters and the the warning cluster silver...to match my tach..and the silver guages i am getting....it will also go with the apex-i safc and the silver radio i am getting when i get rid of my pioneer...i have the black seats from the 90 which i am getting redone in black leather (fake leather )...my gauges i made on my computer and light up blue like my tach...well i am going for a silver black and blue illuminated look inside...beats the plain gray look...here are some pics...

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=10770873&f=0

Peace
Buddy

 

Let me know what you guys think!!

 

The gauges are nice but one thing. For some reason i feel your car is cluttered, maybe its that huge-*** tach, why do you have that if you already have one? Its kinda ugly.

 

Very nice.

A few thoughts - paint the double din headunit holder. Hide the radar detector a bit more by wiring it into the car. Paint the heat/cool levers and buttons an alternating (but tasteful) color, get the seats the same while/black color or convert to white/black leather.

 

I'd also like to know how you made those gauges, shoot me an email at dcamco@email.com --thanks alot

 

I am also interested in how you made your gauges. Also a suggestion for the radar detector you can lay it flat on the dash in the bottom center of the windshield and run the wire down the right side of the radio console. This makes a much cleaner look and gets the wire out of the way of the air controls and idiot lights. Looks good though. How much time do you think you spent on that all together?

 

Thanks for the suggestions....i think it took me about 4 hours to take apart my dash (gauges and center console) to paint....the guages all i did was take the gauges out and then scan them into my computer...from there i used a program called picture it...to make changes....then use high gloss paper to print...then lay them on the regular faces....i switched the bulbs to blue...and since they are front lit...it works great....you can do any color you want and color face or numbers....well guys that is the how to on the guages...

Peace
Buddy

 

If you like guages, then you'll love these from Japan:

Someone on the board also sells custom guages with 10,000 rpm readlines.

These are available for import through aerodyne industries.

There's tons more from Japan, but I don't have their pics online - sorry.

Aerodyne Industries
Phone: 714-539-5400
Fax: 714-539-5085\
e-mail: info@aerodyne.net

 

coyote, would you make me a set of the white guages like that?? ive been looking but i dont like the corksport or other ones, i really love the numbers and text on your setup, let me know and let me know how much if so, thx

 

Whats your email address Agent-D?

 

agent_d_1@hotmail.com

 

Awesome look Coyote!!!!
Can you please tell me what paints or dyes you used??? I'm planning on doint the same for my car but making it black and blue.

 

I don't really like it much, but I'm a less is more kinda guy so take no offense.

 

on the dash i used vinyl paint...but you need to clean the dash good....i used paint thinner first with a brush to make sure i get all the dirt and protectants off...then i taped up the windows and stuff...and let her rip

Peace
Buddy

 

Could you explain more how you made the letters different colors. I see you changed the bulbs, but i still dont understand how you can make just the letters that color.
Thanks

 

Im wondering how in the hell you painted the logicon, and idiot lights.....

 

yea how did you do the logicon and idiot light cluster, that looks hard, but sweet

 

LOL look at that tach! I guess they do everything bigger in Texas right? ha ha... Seriously, I'm going to have to go against the grain here. If I saw that car I would wonder how many clowns you could fit into it. How do even see out the windshield with that huge tach? I guess the guages are cool, but all that painted **** looks tacky tacky tacky. An an easy fix for the radar thing everyone is commenting on; you want a radar detector to be mounted as high as possible. So put it up by the rearview mirror, then run the cord around the sun visor or something. Lose the white paint on the logicon too. ha ha watch out for motorcyclists you won't see them behind that huge tach lol

 

LOL...thats not paint on the logicon....i did them like my guages...using high gloss paper...sorry if you dont like my tach...but i do, so......the only thing i painted was my dash black...and the silver you see around the vents...as for motorcyclist...oh well i cant see them when there on the side of me either...blind spot from hell ....And not everyone is going to like my style i know that....because i dont like what everyone else does to there 7's...well i think my 7 looks nice...and i always say "dont player hate, congradulate!" ....

Peace
Buddy

 

heres mine what do you think?

 

Looks good. If you want to post a higher quality pic, I can host it for you (instead of these crummy 20K pics). email is vaughnc@earthlink.net