White Guage Faces... Where to buy?

[GRS]

Does anyone know where to buy good WHITE guage faces for a '86 944 n/a ?

Thanks,

Ted

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[phoenix_iii]

... why? =)

[jkrustchinsky]

if you like quality ive yet to see a good set of white faces, the previous owner put them in mine and completely screwd up the instrument cluster, they look terrible,

they are just white plastic covers that you glue over the original guages, or atleast mine were and they look terrible in the day time. At night when you cant see all of the broke ****, they look awesome

[GRS]

No, not plastic. The ones I purchased for my wife's 944 are aluminum. They replace the black faces and screw into place. They went in easily, look great and are much easier to view at night.

Unfortunately, the company that I bought them from, Precision Guages, is no longer making these.

So I am looking for another source.

Thanks

[2Tight]

Originally Posted by GRS

No, not plastic. The ones I purchased for my wife's 944 are aluminum. They replace the black faces and screw into place. They went in easily, look great and are much easier to view at night.

Unfortunately, the company that I bought them from, Precision Guages, is no longer making these.

So I am looking for another source.

Thanks

This company makes the best gauge faces you will find. They aren't cheap though. They've done several custom gauges for 944/951's.

http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

[flash968]

should be able to find those at any rice grinder tuning shop or your local flea market, right next to the guy who sells the leopard print seat covers

[GRS]

2Tight... thanks for the information. I have a night vision problem and the extra contrast with the white faces helps me greatly when driving at night.

flash968... I don't understand you reply. Please explain.

Thanks.

[2Tight]

Originally Posted by GRS

2Tight... thanks for the information. I have a night vision problem and the extra contrast with the white faces helps me greatly when driving at night.

flash968... I don't understand you reply. Please explain.

Thanks.

No problem I have the same eyesight issue and they are great at night. I sold them with my 83. I have a full aluminum set (driversgauges.com) for my 951 but have never installed them yet.

Flash968 thinks they are tacky and was being 'cute'. Personally I think you've been here long enough to decide what you want and like all by yourself without unsolicited opinions.

[shikzachaser]

I used NH also and they are what I wanted

[GRS]

Thanks 2Tight...

shikzachaser... nice looking guages. That's the black on white contrast level that I need!

Regards,

Ted

[flash968]

lol - now all it needs is a big aluminum wing, a nitrous sticker, and some running board lights

yes i was poking fun - clearly i am an old fart

given the way these dashes illuminate, white faces will only serve to exacerbate the problem, and reflect more glare - if you have a night vision problem, or a glare problem (as i do) the first thing to do is turn the dash lights nearly off

talk to a pilot - they will all agree - black face - red back light - dim lighting

the backlighting part is hard on these dashes, but you get much of the same effect by using a reflectorized paint on the needles

[shikzachaser]

Sorry, no wing. After I took mine apart I just resprayed the inside w/ new silver paint and used a flourescent red on the needles. I put in new bulbs and it works well enough. I never thought of nitrous stickers before, I may have to find me some.






I'm an old fart also but I still like playing around w/ toys.

Steve

[flash968]

toys are good - no question

here's one of what i've been playing with lately

[GRS]

flash968...

If you re-read my posts above, I wrote about the white guage faces I installed in my wife's 944. For my type of vision problem, the white faces improve my ability to see the guages more clearly. There is NO glare and the contrast is what 'I' need. Please read again...what 'I' need.

Now if you have a problem with that, so be it. Your posts are really childish and not helpful. Perhaps you have a need to continue your rant in a new thread so those of us who want to be helpful on this topic can do so.

Thank you for your consideration.

Regards,

Ted

[shikzachaser]

Ted:

They really helped me out. I went ahead and bought a new VDO oil pressure gauge and clock to match. Repainting the silver and getting new bulbs helps a lot as does painting the needles. It dramatically improved the brightness, which was what I needed. If you do it yourself be really careful prying the needles off. This has gotten me worked up. It's 75 and sunny here in St Louis today w/ a forcast of flurries tomorrow (seriously). I think I'll get the 944 out and go for a cruise.

Good luck

Steve

[shikzachaser]

I knew I had final gauge pictures somewhere! I have always liked the tach in the middle.








I did'nt have a wing or decals on this one either

[flash968]

ted - no rant - not even really important what i think - whether or not i think it looks to me like something a teenager would drive is irrelevant - this is a discussion forum, and we are supposed to be free to express opinions - to call someone childish for doing so though, is out of line

regardless, i am merely passing on the results from a very lengthy and detailed government study on dashes, lights, and human eye characteristics and abilities - it was very complete in relation to headlights and glare, and how dash lights affect visibility - the results were very conclusive, and pardon the pun, illuminating

there is a reason that planes have gauges the color they do - during the day, obviously the contrast is better with white, but at the expense of night visibility, i don't see the logic

i think you would find that you could see better at night if you followed their results, as has been the case with everybody i have had try it, but either way, frankly i don't really care what you do - i put out the information - what you do with it is entirely up to you - as long as you enjoy the car is really all that matters

[GRS]

flash968...

I have white-faced gauges in my Cesna. The faces are made of an electro luminescent material so the entire face is illuminated. However, with the white faces, I don't really need much illumination on the gauges when night flying as the contrast is so good with low ambient lighting. During the day the white faces are very easy to read as well.

My point is, I have certain distinct needs visually. I have found that white gauge faces work best for me. I would never go round telling people what THEY should or should not do, unless presented with that specific request. In this post I am asking for places of purchase for said white faces. That's all.

My needs are for a specific problem, whereas you seem to find some fun in suggesting that what I need is somehow related to 'poor taste' or 'inferior' in your opinion. I did not find your comments to be of 'informational' in content… merely, childish. No rant… just my opinion.

Nuff said. Moving on.

Regards,

Ted

[flash968]

my entire point is that ANY light coming from the dash is detracting from night visibility, whether direct, reflected, or glare - the best scenario is to have them off entirely, but since some visibility of them is needed, the lower the wavelength, and the lower the lumens, the better for the human eye

as for telling anybody what to do, absolutely we should all make the best recommendations we can - far too many people do something "because so and so did it" without researching the pros and cons

you may well have some peculiarly anomalous condition that is facilitated by white gauges, but i have a hard time imagining it not pervading the rest of the visual acuity - but that is for an entirely different discussion

perhaps leading off with a comment about your specific problem would have been helpful - you may be keenly aware of it on a daily basis, but i was not - as it stood though, until you brought that up, it was potentially misleading to those who would otherwise think that it is a good idea to increase the amount of light emanating from the dash, which white faces would do by default

perhaps i should not have taken for granted that everyone has a sense of humor, and should have kept the joke of my first post to myself - my second post initiated my technical point

as i said, whether or not i thought it was tasteful is irrelevant - the real fact is that to the rest of the world with normal vision, unless specifically designed to counter the reflective tendencies of the white (and these stick on overlays are not, as the light source is still from the front) it is dangerous, and a bad idea - there is plenty of data readily available to support this

to answer the original question though, i believe 9xauto sells them