Illuminated "Si" on Mph Gauge

[vtecmdnss]

After reding this thread i tried the acitone trick to make my si logo light up. it didntwork because the area behind the logo semmed to be black plastic. also there is no light behind it.

[lowep3]

After reding this thread i tried the acitone trick to make my si logo light up. it didntwork because the area behind the logo semmed to be black plastic. also there is no light behind it.

So is this even gonna be possible with our car?

[vtecmdnss]

I would say no. but i didnt fully remove the plastic piece to see how much light travels through it. it may show if there were an led behind it. but theres not really space for even an led its flush against plastic. but as far as a simple mod u can forget about it. i did put some on the redline area it worked well to make it brighter. but if u didt know u wouldnt notice.

[lowep3]

That's to bad... i was really pumped about this mod :sadm:

[siver-SI]

That's to bad... i was really pumped about this mod :sadm:

Same with me.

[oogy-boogy]

Guys, don't worry. I WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. I've been in there before and already have my plans. I just wanted to make it "extra sweet" so I had to wait for some "parts" to come in. It will happen as well as a little "extra".............Should be done by Sunday.

Stay tuned......... :D

[siver-SI]

Boogy I have to give you credit with your do not die stance on this. I want to try this but I am not good with electical. :( So that is holding me back.

[portugeetex]

Oogy Boogy hes our man, if he can't do it noone can!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[lowep3]

Hip Hip Hurray, Hip Hip Hurry, Oogy Boogy just made my day! :p

[oogy-boogy]

Well peeps.....parts are in :D. It's the smallest affordable LED shift light I could find. Basically, I'll be stealth mounting it in a vent and wiring another LED to the "SI" in order to have it light up with the shift light. I hope to be done by Sunday. Here are some pics of the little booger:








I have some space constraints so there will plenty of Dremel use involved ;)......

Stay tuned...

[portugeetex]

good luck with this project man... hope u have it finished for the worcester meet.... assuming your still going? :shadesm:

[oogy-boogy]

good luck with this project man... hope u have it finished for the worcester meet.... assuming your still going? :shadesm:

Hehee....Not sure about the Worcester meet.

[siver-SI]

I hate to say it but with all this work I think you may be the only one with this mod.

[oogy-boogy]

I hate to say it but with all this work I think you may be the only one with this mod.

It's all about dedication and being original.

I invested 30+ hrs just to have all my dash LED's red....If you're lazy - why bother modding :p .

[siver-SI]

It's all about dedication and being original.

I invested 30+ hrs just to have all my dash LED's red....If you're lazy - why bother modding :p .

Good point. I have around 15-20 hours into my custom dash for my HU and I still have around 5-10 hours left for finish work to get it just right. I thought I was done but I found a few mistakes I did that showed up after a few weeks. No were near as bad as my first try, but just some tweeking and filling to get it flush.