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khislop007 · 05-23-2011, 03:02 PM

I have a 2SS that came with 4 pack gauges but because it is an export model it has the metric units.

I took it apart today and saw that grey overlay with the numbers has some alignment pins and is just stuck on and can be easily taken off. (I should have took some pics)

I was wondering if anyone sells just the overlay so I can have them display the US units rather than me spending $299+ for a 4 pack that I already have?

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-23-2011, 04:34 PM

I was thinking the same thing, If some one can make an overlay,

The Stig · 05-23-2011, 04:57 PM

You could just scan the overlay and then photoshop it and print it out

Just a thought

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-23-2011, 05:07 PM

Its a transparent plastic, Have no idea how.

The Stig · 05-23-2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

Its a transparent plastic, Have no idea how.

It's doable. My girlfriend is a scrapbooker, trust me. You can buy clear plastic sheets (like the ones used on old school overhead projectors in high school) then just use your printer and ta-da

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-23-2011, 05:27 PM

Ask here where to get frosted 8 1/2"x 11" plastic sheets, then i can try.

khislop007 · 05-23-2011, 06:50 PM

Now it sounds like were getting somewhere! I love this site...so many great people with great ideas. Ofer, if you can make something up....I'll buy it from you!

The Stig · 05-23-2011, 06:56 PM

http://chinaocan.en.made-in-china.co...sparency-.html

She pointed me in the general direction. Apparently what you guys would want is frosted transparency film

Foreverman · 05-23-2011, 07:20 PM

I have mad Photoshop skills if you guys want me to work anything up for you.

khislop007 · 05-23-2011, 07:36 PM

Here is how the overlay looks close up.

The Stig · 05-23-2011, 07:47 PM

Hmm those don't look frosted to me, they look like paper. Hmm I wonder if you could jut get a high res image of the standard gauges, make them the right size and then print them off and stick em on with like a glue stick or something. Food for thought.

khislop007 · 05-23-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stieger

Hmm those don't look frosted to me, they look like paper. Hmm I wonder if you could jut get a high res image of the standard gauges, make them the right size and then print them off and stick em on with like a glue stick or something. Food for thought.

They are definitely not paper. I know the PVC sheets your talking about and I think thats as close as we may get and it would work perfect. We would just need a good sticker made with the numbers cut out and just lay it on the PVC sheet and trim the edges with a scissors.

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-23-2011, 08:21 PM

If i may, the sheets are frosted, If it was not then the numbers and symbols wood be clear, and there not, the light comes thru them, last i think this was done with screen printing, One screen, man it will look good all white.

The Stig · 05-23-2011, 09:08 PM

That is a good point Ofer. Well the sheets I linked are able to be screen printed on so that is a possibility.

05-23-2011, 03:02 PM	#1
khislop007 ZEUSS Drives: Hard! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cayman Islands Posts: 2,567 View My Garage	4 pack gauge overlay? I have a 2SS that came with 4 pack gauges but because it is an export model it has the metric units. I took it apart today and saw that grey overlay with the numbers has some alignment pins and is just stuck on and can be easily taken off. (I should have took some pics) I was wondering if anyone sells just the overlay so I can have them display the US units rather than me spending $299+ for a 4 pack that I already have? __________________

05-23-2011, 04:57 PM	#3
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	You could just scan the overlay and then photoshop it and print it out Just a thought __________________

05-23-2011, 06:50 PM	#7
khislop007 ZEUSS Drives: Hard! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cayman Islands Posts: 2,567 View My Garage	Now it sounds like were getting somewhere! I love this site...so many great people with great ideas. Ofer, if you can make something up....I'll buy it from you! __________________

05-23-2011, 06:56 PM	#8
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	http://chinaocan.en.made-in-china.co...sparency-.html She pointed me in the general direction. Apparently what you guys would want is frosted transparency film __________________

05-23-2011, 07:36 PM	#10
khislop007 ZEUSS Drives: Hard! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cayman Islands Posts: 2,567 View My Garage	Here is how the overlay looks close up. Attached Images __________________

05-23-2011, 04:34 PM	#2
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	I was thinking the same thing, If some one can make an overlay,

05-23-2011, 05:07 PM	#4
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Its a transparent plastic, Have no idea how.

05-23-2011, 05:27 PM	#6
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Ask here where to get frosted 8 1/2"x 11" plastic sheets, then i can try.

05-23-2011, 07:20 PM	#9
Foreverman Drives: 1SS-RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin Posts: 102	I have mad Photoshop skills if you guys want me to work anything up for you.

05-23-2011, 07:47 PM	#11
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Hmm those don't look frosted to me, they look like paper. Hmm I wonder if you could jut get a high res image of the standard gauges, make them the right size and then print them off and stick em on with like a glue stick or something. Food for thought. __________________

05-23-2011, 08:21 PM	#13
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	If i may, the sheets are frosted, If it was not then the numbers and symbols wood be clear, and there not, the light comes thru them, last i think this was done with screen printing, One screen, man it will look good all white.

05-23-2011, 09:08 PM	#14
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	That is a good point Ofer. Well the sheets I linked are able to be screen printed on so that is a possibility. __________________

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