I Was Wondering....

colby_is_fly · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 31 Location: IRAQ

how do i make a custom gauge face for my 05 XB ?
i see people with custom faces and i have a few ideas for one i want.
can someone help!?

alltattooed · Posted: 8/27/08 5:07AM Post subject:

Alot of us buy a premade one.

You can get them here.

www.customxbgauges.com

or you can buy the clear overlay from www.randode.com and print whatever you wont for the underlay.

WhoKilledTheJAMs · Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Fredonia, NY

When I took apart my gauges to change the color of the lighting, I scanned my gauge face at something like 600DPI. I've been slowly working on it since, though I've kind of hit a wall, admittedly.

IH8ONYU · Posted: 8/27/08 10:38PM Post subject:

or, you can get a pre made photoshop template, and design your own, and print to cardstock, or take to a sign shop to be printed to cast vinyl :)

alltattooed · Posted: 8/28/08 8:33AM Post subject:

Quote: or, you can get a pre made photoshop template, and design your own, and print to cardstock, or take to a sign shop to be printed to cast vinyl Smile

I totally forgot you have a templet for sale.

Sorry

IH8ONYU · Posted: 8/28/08 8:47AM Post subject:

it's all good!
I sold one to an ebay seller who has a roland vinyl printer and he does really great work, good prices and quich shipping. he has lots of premade designs and also does custom work if you are not photoshop capable. his ebay user name is "Scarysuzuki" and his stuff is worth checking out, but if you want to do a 100% one of a kind custom guage face and print at home or local, the template i made is a good way to go....
please excuse the SHAMELESS self promotion :)

colby_is_fly · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 31 Location: IRAQ

right on well hopefully i can find the face im lookin for then, all i want is for it to have a big nautical star (blue and black) if anyone knows where i can find one of those any help would be much obliged

alltattooed · Posted: 8/29/08 5:29AM Post subject:

Check here

http://www.customxbgauges.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18_22_45&sort=20a&page=1

bbszero69 · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 595 Location: Fife

IH8ONYU wrote: it's all good!
I sold one to an ebay seller who has a roland vinyl printer and he does really great work, good prices and quich shipping. he has lots of premade designs and also does custom work if you are not photoshop capable. his ebay user name is "Scarysuzuki" and his stuff is worth checking out, but if you want to do a 100% one of a kind custom guage face and print at home or local, the template i made is a good way to go....
please excuse the SHAMELESS self promotion :)

Scarysuzuki is the Shite!!! He will make anything you want. did a few Seahawks faces for me a while back, and i've bought a few of his other designs as well. always a good fit and nice look.

xBHAWK · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 702 Location: Northern Virginia

...Drop the kelometers and feel free to use poetic license to exagorate your box top speed. Use 10 mph increments to avoid doing math and extrapolating every time you see a cop.

619BoxCarRacer · Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 20

xBHAWK wrote: ...Drop the kelometers and feel free to use poetic license to exagorate your box top speed. Use 10 mph increments to avoid doing math and extrapolating every time you see a cop.

That is a great idea! I might have to do that myself!