Cannot find the Holy Grail

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:06 am

My quest is over..... if is a fruitless search

I have tried for months to find a supplier who could convert my dash to look like the VW dash, with the blue numbers at night and no-one seems to be able to do a black / white faced dial with clear / blue numbers

Tried lockwood and they said

I'm sorry but we don't have anything close to the VW instrumentation for the reasons explained earlier. The white, silver, cream and yellow dials have black digits which illuminate orange at night, and the blue, red and green dials have white digits which illuminate white at night.

So maybe I will just have to live with the orange colour......

Unless anyone knows different

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:15 am

well the dash lights are white so its just a case of takin the dials out........ cleanin off the orange film and puttin a blueish film over the back so it lights up blue........

however will most likely look naff

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:17 am

If a jobs worth doing its worth doing it properly.....

not the erm way....

Are you sure your chrome hoops are the real things and not made out of bacofoil ......

When did you get your Blue Peter badge?

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:20 am

@ bacofoil chrome hoops

well its the only way ur gonna get blue dials in ur CC

but yeh it is very max powerish

altho i am surprised u aint taken to the bacofoil on ur quest for chrome hoops

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:20 am

I have the loo rolls ready....

just in case

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:22 am

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

told u.....u can have mine for 300 quid

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:04 pm

I'm sorry but we don't have anything close to the VW instrumentation for the reasons explained earlier. The white, silver, cream and yellow dials have black digits which illuminate orange at night, and the blue, red and green dials have white digits which illuminate white at night.

I'm sorry, but that doesn't explain it at all. Why can't the white dial illuminate blue at night? Even on their website they claim "We can design dials according to your specifications and incorporate logos, colours and type styles of your choice to satisfy your individual styling requirements."

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:09 pm

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Have tried upteen times to get an answer to this but they say it can't be done...mainly due to the lack of demand!!!

So lets all get onto Lockwood and request white dials which illuminate blue at night!!

Cannot believe there is no demand

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:13 pm

I think I remember them saying it would cost loads to get a bespoke dial done so I think our best option is to get a group order and then ask for say 20 to be made up.

Will enquire now, anyone interested?

carl · Post by **carl** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:56 pm

Try MJ Designs who will make you some custom dials. Edit: Doh! The bloke who did the dials has left. His own web page is at http://www.skewer.co.uk so send him an e-mail.

Should be pretty easy really -- you want the 'numbers' to be clear/white, then you either replace the dashboard lights with blue LEDs or get some of little blue rubber booties to go over the white bulbs.

Blue LEDs available from Gecko Motorsport

HTH

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 2:10 pm

I'd be interested, yes.

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 10:26 am

Go to http://www.peugeot206cc.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... php?t=4052 for the latest...dials available..