If you guys remember my other thread, I managed to weasel a sample 2 5/8" gauge out of ISSPRO to see what the lighting looked like in the dark (they didnt have any pics). Well, here are the pics.
It looks pretty good during the day time I think:
But the dark is another story... The light makes it look really old-fashoned like... sorta low quality-ish. I know theyre supposed to be nice gauges and everything, but they just dont look good to me in person. I'm kinda glad I didnt go ahead and buy me a set:
It actually looks better in the pic than it does in person. It looks really fully lit and stuff there, but just imagine it kinda ligher color, like that orangey incandacent light type look...
got my free ISSPRO gauge today... dissapointed
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PROJECTRB240SX
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fiznat wrote:does anyone have any quality pics of other brand gauges lit up at night? seems like these kinda pics are impossible to find.. I'd REALLY appreciate it if someone could actually get pics of some Autometer Ultra-Lites lit up in their car..... hint hint... anyone?? lol free ISSPRO gauge in it for ya!
I like it. It does have a certain vintage look to it that I find appealing. How much does one of those things cost, anyway?
got this one for free, but they're pretty much on a par with similar autometer gauges... like $40 and $50 bucks for the mechanicals, $100 or so for the electricals.. You can get em on http://www.egauges.com
Keep in mind though that these pics DONT really reflect what it looks like in real life... like I said there is NO white on the gauge, and everything is lit up evenly with this transparent (?) ish orange color... Just think about what something would look like lit up by a regular clear incandescent bulb... like a lamp-- thats this.
Keep in mind though that these pics DONT really reflect what it looks like in real life... like I said there is NO white on the gauge, and everything is lit up evenly with this transparent (?) ish orange color... Just think about what something would look like lit up by a regular clear incandescent bulb... like a lamp-- thats this.
slw240sx wrote:those are both differant types of lighting in the guages . .
Are the lights in the Autometer LEDs? I realise its different cause it shines from the side, but the light seems to be so much brighter and clearer in the Ultra-Lites compared to this one.
It's not the orange COLOR that bothers me with these gagues, its the quality of the light that gets through. lol I dont know how to explain it anymore... maybe I can send this thing to someone who needs it and THEY can describe it.
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