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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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Default dash lights as a shift light?

I kinda got the idea from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW6pc3t9YpM

would it be possible with our dash's? with the dashes changing colors whenever you want to shift?
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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http://store.ledmod.com/index.php?ma...products_id=21

Theres companys out there doing this... Theres another company but cant remember the name...

Another cool one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8SjyVcxO5A
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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while catching up on the horse power tv that I missed.....they and a replacement gauge cluster for our cars that had a similar set up like this but they had multiple lights on the face of the tach area that would indicate the good, better, best and too much (best way I could describe it.) anyway it was cool and I want one.

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Sorry It was just a gauge cluster pod and you could put any gauges you want into it still like the concept though.....it was done by AdFab Design if you want to check it out.

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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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The honda is justa coming on with the vtech.
But the 2nd vid is awesome!
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Originally Posted by N20zuki
Thats actually exactly what i was thinking about, but couldn't figure out how to describe it. thank you.
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by HMERacing
The honda is justa coming on with the vtech.
But the 2nd vid is awesome!
it was more to show the color change at a certian RPM, and that is the first video i found.
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That vid with the GTO is awesome...I'd like to do that to my Z28.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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I'm bumping this back up, I'm trying to figure out how to do this. anyone know how?
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okay, so i have been looking at led's, and I think i have figured two ways of doing this, kind-of. there is a LED in the round part of the needle, the pivot, and it is connected to a clear needle.
for the LED, it is a dual color LED that gradually changes from blue to red, but i have no clue how it changes or how to control that change. maybe a potentiometer connected to each lead, with the needle the controller for the potentiometer.

That is how i THINK it works. any suggestions, or other ways it might work?
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That looks sweet. As far as control im guessing a digital power controller.
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