High-vis dash

[SiliconAngel]

Question: What is the difference between the high-visibility dash and the non-high-vis in the Type V? Is it just that the high-vis lights up whenever the car is on, while the other only comes on with the lights?

 

[Guest]

hi vis... dark when powered off, el-look lighting

non hi-vis... seen all the time, standard booring etc....

how to change it... here

 

[Guest]

yuk.. go hi vis you'll never look back.

 

[Hipsi]

hrmmm, that DIY is not entirely easy to read.....

 

[SiliconAngel]

Hmm... If one were to take the standard dash instruments and mount a piece of tinted perspex (or otherwise tint the existing clear screen) and stick a relay in to power the dash lights constantly from the ignition (instead of coming on with the headlights) do you think you'd end up with pretty much the same end result as the high-vis without having to replace the whole cluster?

 

[Guest]

Amateurs ! The Supers are still the best in this department . hahahahahahaha Trevor i'd go the high vis dash i doubt the tinting idea would look as good but it would look better than standard.

 

[Guest]

trevor, urs a type s anyway isnt it?

 

[SiliconAngel]

*rolls eyes* Um yes... I just thought it would be a good option for those rolling in Type V's

 

[bradc]

the dash is fairly easy to get hold of here in NZ.

I'm going to be doing the mod as on that Netherlands page soon on my ST-R, depending on how well it works, I can see that there will be some demand in Aus for the dashes

 

[Guest]

ah, fair enough trev....my bad.

 

[SiliconAngel]

LOL no worries Steve, it was a fair-enough assumption

I'm going to be doing the mod as on that Netherlands page soon on my ST-R

Exactly what mod is that, Brad?

 

[marksanne]

@SiliconAngel: it's the little mod you'd need to do to the existing connectors to swap the standard dash for the HC version.

It is explained on (google-translated) this Dutch page:
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.galantfans.nl%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D498+&langpair=nl%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

(Brad had put this link in his topic already, but it's easy to read over it)

 

[Hipsi]

Amateurs ! The Supers are still the best in this department . hahahahahahaha

Please explain Benny......what's so good about the Super dash?

 

[Sydo]

They have extra LED colours! A purple glow I believe.

 

[Hipsi]

sweet, gimme one of them!

 

[SiliconAngel]

Trav you could just do what I'm gonna have a play with - wire some purple LED's in behind the instrumentation. I've got some LEDs coming from Hong Kong so I'll let you know if this is worthwhile once I get around to it.

@SiliconAngel: it's the little mod you'd need to do to the existing connectors to swap the standard dash for the HC version.

It is explained on (google-translated) this Dutch page:
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.galantfans.nl%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D498+&langpair=nl%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

(Brad had put this link in his topic already, but it's easy to read over it)

Thanks for the link Mark. Didn't realise it was so involved to change them over, but at least there's a good tutorial for it.

I guess that's why I was even thinking about it - if you can get the same functionality from your original dash fairly easily maybe that would help people achieve the same end result with a whole lot less money and effort.

Hmm anyone who upgrades to high-vis (High-Contrast or HC) who wants to donate their stock one in the name of experimentation let me know

 

[Guest]

Hey Trav they are like the high vis ones but they also have a blue purple glow around the numbers..just check out the blurry photo I have on my member's ride.

 

[BuzzPuppy]

Yep, go the Super VR-4 purple glow high-vis dash!

I thought that feature was standard on all VR-4's until it was pointed out to me by Steve (snickells) during one of the meets