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Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:42 pm
by Daniel2019
Call

Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:50 pm
by Technikhaus
there's no other way to silence the damn thing, and I can't think of anywhere to buy a new controller

Would some sound dampening stuff that you put in doors etc work?
As I definitely don't really want to wrap it in a shirt and put it behind the dash

Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:53 pm
by Daniel2019
Would getting rid of the glue and replacing with parts from your current guages work?
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:55 pm
by PHIL069
Would giving it to me work?
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:41 am
by Technikhaus
I don't believe that there would be interchangeable parts

Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:06 am
by Vectose
I believe it is just an EL inverter:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-DC-AC-in ... 35ba066e69 and you would need 2 of these splitters:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1x3-Splitter ... 4843ff6add (Couldn't find a 1x5 splitter)
Just make sure the EL inverter you buy is suitable for the amount of surface area of the dials. The one I linked to should do the job.
EDIT: Just had a better look at your photo and it looks like the inverter that came with the dials has extra wires. (For the colour changing I presume)
A standard inverter like the one I linked above will still work you will just lose the colour changing feature.
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:59 am
by Technikhaus
Vectose wrote:I believe it is just an EL inverter:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-DC-AC-in ... 35ba066e69 and you would need 2 of these splitters:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1x3-Splitter ... 4843ff6add (Couldn't find a 1x5 splitter)
Just make sure the EL inverter you buy is suitable for the amount of surface area of the dials. The one I linked to should do the job.
EDIT: Just had a better look at your photo and it looks like the inverter that came with the dials has extra wires. (For the colour changing I presume)
A standard inverter like the one I linked above will still work you will just lose the colour changing feature.
You are amazing
Any idea what color the dials would glow with just this then, and no color changing options?
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:24 am
by Vectose
I could not find any colour changing ones.
I would say the colour will be the same as the last picture you posted (Blue) but am not 100% sure.
And I should also note, every EL inverter I have used has had a slight whine to it.
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:26 am
by Technikhaus
Yea I couldn't find any either, and this isn't a slight whine... it's extremely loud
I'll try and silence it this afternoon, if I can't I will order one of those inverters
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:16 pm
by sublime19
Astron_Boy wrote:CDs behind the centre console (Japanese ones)
An old Japanese Shell petrol receipt from 1998 and $5.00 worth of coins under the carpet.
I found a Japanese cassette tape when I was replacing my center console at the bonfire last year.
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:03 pm
by Supplanter
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:40 pm
by Technikhaus
That seems to be them :p
They're all installed now, and look a heck of a lot better than stock, but the reflectiveness of them is a bit annoying in the sun.
Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:32 pm
by FTO_GPvR
I found a Japanese lottery ticket under my rear seats, wonder if it was a winning ticket

Re: Things you find in new cars...
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 4:24 am
by crosso
I found Japanese 'sexual enhancement' pills behind my dash -

Good to see customs doing their job, those pills could have been something else and got through..
