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 Sep 15, 2004 - 9:19 PM
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hahahahha  thats awesome. -------------------- |
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Sep 15, 2004 - 10:58 PM
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Now the only thing is for people not to copy each other
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Sep 18, 2004 - 8:53 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 18, '04 From Manitoba, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
that looks really sweet, i think i'm gonna have to try that sometime
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Sep 18, 2004 - 10:32 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I wonder how good this would look as a dashboard background? hmm
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Sep 18, 2004 - 11:31 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i think its a bit dark.
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Sep 18, 2004 - 11:50 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
True.....but thats what photoshop is for right? haha....I'd at least wanna see how it looked! 
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Sep 18, 2004 - 11:51 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
haha true
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Sep 18, 2004 - 11:52 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Besides its either that or spongebob.......JK.....I have no idea what I'd want for my dash...but I want to make one for sure! -------------------- |
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Sep 18, 2004 - 12:45 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Has any one tried scanning the gauges in yet?? cause i dont have acces to a nice scaner.. .. if someone scans it, please post it so i could use it.. Thanks a bunch..
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Sep 18, 2004 - 1:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I plan on doing it today, so i'll keep you updated! (unless someone else gets to it before me )
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Sep 18, 2004 - 3:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
thanx that would be great.
-------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Sep 18, 2004 - 6:08 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 14, '03 From Jacksonville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
There are some great wallpapers at deviantart.com - but I would advise asking the owners permission before taking their stuff.
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Sep 19, 2004 - 12:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Ok I took my dash apart yesterday so I could scan the gauges, but when I got to the point of removing the needles (the caps anyway) I found they didnt want to budge. I dont want to take a chance messing them up by force them off, so does anyone have any tips on how to remove these suckers? As soon as I get them removed I can scan & post!
Oh ya just a side comment......while I had everything apart I saw that theres 2 little thick green plastic pieces that make the turn signals blink green. They pop out easily SO I found some thick blue plastic to replace them....& now my turn signals blink blue...Woohoo....I guess yesterday wasn't a complete waste haha...... Ok really though how do I remove those needle parts? grrr! ***** I forgot to ask if it matters that I have a 99?? Anyone else w/ a 99 ever removed their needles??***** This post has been edited by amysmojo: Sep 19, 2004 - 12:16 PM -------------------- |
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Sep 19, 2004 - 2:21 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
If I remember right you have to use the head of a nail to get under the cap and pry it up.
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Sep 19, 2004 - 2:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
dont worry about needles scan with them on and we'll photoshop them out.
-------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Sep 19, 2004 - 2:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Ok I got them pulled off but theres a new problem!! 2 of the gauge pieces have a skinny little black point for the needles to rest on when the cars not on etc....They wont come off (well they could come off by force but then Id never get them back on again) So I am not sure how to scan when the 2 gauge pieces wont lay flat & these black things cant be removed. Grrr! So CLOSE lol
Those black things brings up another question.....if we replace our stock gauges w/ these paper print outs....what the heck will the needles rest on? Maybe they dont need to rest on anything? Oooh boy...I hope someone else has scanned theirs by now cause Im about to give up lol -------------------- |
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Sep 19, 2004 - 2:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
But to scan the gauges I gotta get them seperated from everything so they can lay flat on the scanner, dont I???? If we want the correct dimensions & all that. I was just tryin to follow that guys instructions......eh I'll just try & scan them even though 2 of the pieces wont lay flat, we'll see what happens.... -------------------- |
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Sep 19, 2004 - 7:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
just prop up the other side to the same height and scan it then print a test page and see if they turned out alright. once it's scanned in it can be resized and touched up in photoshop.
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Sep 20, 2004 - 9:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
One thing at a time....Ok Im not sure how to post the scanned images of the gauge face because.....the FULL SIZE scan is waaaay too big. Should I just shrink it down & just let you guys resize it to your needs? Im at work so I will have to post the actual scans after work (its 7:30amPT right now & im off at 1:30pmPT)
Anyway, heres what I did yesterday, its just a sample picture. Not the perminant one. I printed it all on 1 page just so I could test it out. I dont have any night time pics yet, sorry! I'll have to do that today as well...Oh as you can see I decided to leave the 2 side stock pieces on. They scanned way too dark so I decided to just leave them there! Ooh & you can also see my blue blinkers I made haha   -------------------- |
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Sep 20, 2004 - 10:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
that looks fabulousssssssssssssss. great job.
-------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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