Thread: Working on a new product, looking fro input on gauges

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those look nice.
Just a thought, have you ever considered swapping the voltage gauge for a vacuum gauge?

I love them all. However, my personal preference is for a speedometer that only goes to 100. After all, I think (I think) that most of these will go in cars that are street rods, not racers! But I've been wrong before, well-----maybe a time or two! Great looking gauges all. My two cents. Perley

Originally Posted by DeepRoots

those look nice.
Just a thought, have you ever considered swapping the voltage gauge for a vacuum gauge?

We do custom work all the time, we do alot of custom vac/boost, Air/fuel ratio, EGT, whatever someone needs we try to do.

Mark

I really like the "retro" look.

I'm working on a '63 SS and went with a combination "hot-rod/muscle car" look with Auto Meter Pro-comp.

I seem to remember an old Dodge Businessman's Coupe my father had (late 40's?) that the speedometer lighting changed colors at speed, i.e., 0-30 was white, 30-60 was green and at 60 it turned red. Am I imagining this or were there such lighting "options" on cars?

Regards All,
Glenn

Ok Mark ....... you got the graphix down on the 40's aircraft but what about convex lenses?? Also the besels ...... can you make a set like a foghter with 4 point mounts?

Also ...... what we talking costwise ..... or direct me someplace to check.

REGS

We had a '41 Plymouth with the changing colours at speeds, I think it was a Chryco option for some time.
Marks914....have you thought of putting convex lenses on some nostalgia gauges? I made a set once with crazy glue and watch lenses, looked great.

Originally Posted by REGs

Ok Mark ....... you got the graphix down on the 40's aircraft but what about convex lenses?? Also the besels ...... can you make a set like a foghter with 4 point mounts?

Also ...... what we talking costwise ..... or direct me someplace to check.

REGS

Authentic bomber/military gauges have flat lenses and black bezels, but we dressed ours up with real glass domed lenses. All of our air core gauges have domed lenses, a small glass shop in CT makes them for us.

I'll PM you with the website, I don't want to look like a spammer, unless its OK to list our website with the admins.
Mark

I found the site just by Google/Bing; Woodward 1935 gauges, went straight to it.

Originally Posted by glennsexton

I really like the "retro" look.

"Am I imagining this or were there such lighting "options" on cars?"

Regards All,
Glenn

Naw, Glenn, you aren't imagining that.

One of my buddies had a '48 (I think) Dodge sedan. The speedometer changed colors as speed increased. Real classy!

Jim

Just picked up some dials from the screener for the Camaro sets, thought I would post some pics of the prototypes. Still working on getting the lighting right, probably need a green filter to get them to light greener.
Mark