Updates to the Curren, Battery, Dash, Speakers and now Guages Options

[WWSideWinder]

Hi All

This the work I have done today on my Car

My Old Battery Leads


Engine Bay


New Battery


Positive Terminal


Negative Terminal and Temporary Ground Wire (Will be replaced with Blue 4 Gage Cable When I do the BIG 3)


New 8 Gage Cable and 60Amp Fuse for Sub


I'll be taking photos of my New Blue Interior tonight when it's dark.

This post has been edited by WWSideWinder: Sep 1, 2009 - 4:36 AM

[WWSideWinder]

Previous work done to car.

New Head unit

Unfortunately it has green lights and now my Dash is Blue

6.5" Pioneer 2 way at the Back


6.5" Nova 3 way in the Doors


Tweeters on the Doors



Old 12" Sub in the Boot (Will post Pic is any one wants to see it.

Still working on the Dash Lights will post when I have them done.

Comments / Suggestions / Flames ?

[WWSideWinder]

Finally Some Pictures of the Blue Dash

Gages


Center Console. Head unit is GREEN Some one swap for Blue?


Auto Selector


Climate Control
Blue Back Ground and Blue Selected Lights



This is Still a work in Progress as you can see there are more green lights to change.


If any one is interested on how I have made these changes just ask.

Things to do Still:
- Change all the Green Lights to Blue
- Boot and Cubbyhole to Blue
- Dome light Dimmer and Key light on when door is opened and on Dimmer Circuit
- Blue Under Dash Lights on Open Door
- Look at Blue Dome Light
- Digital Volt, Amp, Oil Temp and Pressure to make and test

This is a mock up of the Digital Gages I working on. (Digits are Yellow for now,I trying to source blue ones.

[WWSideWinder]

I have a video of my Dash at YouTube

"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPibXhKQhWI"

[WWSideWinder]

Comments, Suggestions, FLAMES......



Anyone????

[bmj67]

It may be dumb to ask but is pressure spelled wrong in the one gauge or is it spelled preshure in New Zealand. Nice work by the way I like the blue ac controls. I want to do mine in blue. Did you use leds or the film method?

[parriehunter]

its spelled pressure. nice spotting. it that made or photochoped?

[bmj67]

I thought it was pressure but I was just checking. I'm in the us but I know that different countries sometimes spell the same things differently

[WWSideWinder]

My Bad Spelling. Yes it should be Pressure.

As to the ac control's I've used both.
1) I have replaced the Green 3mm with Blue 3mm 1200MCD (Super Bright)
2) I have cut stripes of Dark Blur Gels and folded them 4 times to make a "hood" for each LED so that they don't dazzle me.

When I had just the LED with no "hood" it was so bright you could not see the blue background and With the lights off it distracted me during the day.

If you ask nicely I'll get photos of the unit for you to see (OK OK all you actually have to do is ask.)

As to the Photo it's a photo and MS Paint Touch-up.

I'm in the process of building the Gages and I hope to have a prototype Voltmeter in the next 2 to 3 weeks.


So Besides the Spelling ! Any other Comments.

[bmj67]

I'd like to see more photos please.

[WWSideWinder]

OK photos on Updating the AC unit with LED's


AC unit and Implements of Destruction I used for the job




Ready to Disassemble




Testing the LED's and getting the polarity correct




Inserting a LED




LED's inserted and ready to solder (Not long and short pins




Making the Hoodies
1) Cut the Gel into a thin strip




Fold in 1/2




and 1/2 again




Insert 1 end of the hoody between the LED and the Plastic Support




Carefully bend the Gell and insert between the LED and Plastic Support on the other side.




I have left the Full Fan LED un-hooded to try and show you how bright it is but the photo will not show the difference very well.


The best thing to do would be to go to your locak electronics store and compare the normal LED to the Super bright and then you will understand.


I hope this will help and inspire people out there to attempt this mod as it makes a BIG difference to the look of the AC Unit and the Dash as a whole.

[WWSideWinder]

As well as the Above AC change last night I added Blue under LED's to both Driver and Passenger foot wells


The photo is darker than in real life.

Added Blue LED's to the Dome Light




I have added the LED to the Normal dome light, Both LED'a and Dome light have separate switches and both are trigged buy opening the door/s



I have added to the dome light rather than replacing it so that I can get White light to search for stuff and use the map lights.
Part 2 of this is to build and install a delay dimmer circuit that will leve the lights on fo 15 seconds then dim but will immediately dim when I turn the key to ACC.

Next on the list is to and more LED's to the AC unit (Secret till finished) and add some LED's to the boot.
I have changed the Cubby and Ashtray to blue so all that is left is the boot (I have a Coupe)

[GriffGirl]

Nice work there! Would you mind removing the clear plastic cover from the dome light and taking a picture of the lights in there? I like the idea of what you've done there but am having a hard time understanding what exactly/how you did that. I HATE my dome light - it's the worst yellow EVER! I actually want to change mine to be bright white, but I'd really like to see what you've done.

[bmj67]

nice pics thanks. what did you use for the main back lights the ones that come on with the headlights. I like the dual dome light. I think it would look really good if you replaced the stock bulb with super white led array.

[WWSideWinder]

T10 wedge
6 forward facing led

T5 wedge
3 Led in a circle

I'll try and find pic's of them.

[WWSideWinder]

2 x T10 "http://monu.co.nz/index.php?productID=33" these are the people iI bought them from so this is the one in my Car

T5 x 4 "http://www.ledlight.com/t5-wedge-3-led-light.aspx" this is like the ones I have

[RickJamesBish]

New head unit and it's already laden with finger smears and smudges.

[WWSideWinder]

LOL

Have to take it off or it will get stolen....

Sunday I will be washing and Polishing the Car as well as the dash (and Head unit)

[WWSideWinder]

My Dome Light

What I did is I drilled 2 holes and inserted 2 bright blue LED's

The small glass looking things. This way I have the best of both worlds, Blue light and White light.
I have mounted a small switch on the dash to turn the blue LED's on or off.


Hope this helps, If you cant see them tell me and I'll ring them in red or something.

[WWSideWinder]

Better labeled photo.