Honda Prelude UK

dlongmu · Lude-aholic Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 380

Where do I get these style EL dials or funky dials from?!

Nafeman · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject:

They're quite hard to come by for the el dials. The states have a few "indiglo" style variations, but the majority are only available in 140mph/220km/h. And they're stupidly expensive for what they are if you just want plain ones.

I'm gonna have a spare set of OEM ones like you've pictured soon (mph and km/h and auto/manual, but I can't give you an exact time of when they're gonna be available.

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dlongmu · Lude-aholic Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 380

Nafeman wrote:

They're quite hard to come by for the el dials. The states have a few "indiglo" style variations, but the majority are only available in 140mph/220km/h. And they're stupidly expensive for what they are if you just want plain ones.

I'm gonna have a spare set of OEM ones like you've pictured soon (mph and km/h and auto/manual, but I can't give you an exact time of when they're gonna be available.

Thing is I already got gauges like those ones up there in my car, just fancy some EL versions as only parts of mine light up and they are dark dark blue (barely visible) Confused

And converting to late EL dials looks like a bitch

Nafeman · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

So let me get this right... You've got standard dials at the moment (non-EL) but they're barely visible because they've been customised or a bulb's out????

Either way, the back-lit EL dials won't fit a standard cluster as they're a slightly different shape. The only chance you stand is getting a whole EL dial set and converter box and doing it.... Either that or get out your tipex and start painting Wink

Or am I completely misunderstanding you? Confused

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dlongmu · Lude-aholic Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 380

Nafeman wrote:

So let me get this right... You've got standard dials at the moment (non-EL) but they're barely visible because they've been customised or a bulb's out????

Either way, the back-lit EL dials won't fit a standard cluster as they're a slightly different shape. The only chance you stand is getting a whole EL dial set and converter box and doing it.... Either that or get out your tipex and start painting Wink

Or am I completely misunderstanding you? Confused

Yep the former. They are dull as s#!t when the headlights get put on (the fuel etc. also goes very dark, I can barely see anything and there's no brightness adjuster. Also the lights are blue on the speedo/rev.

It sucks lol

Nafeman · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject:

So have they been customized then? Are they standard dials that someone has painted or stuck blue acetate to? If so, and if they did it properly, did they paint/stick acetate to the back of the dial face?

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the_professor · Rusted Arches Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 136

Just get a JDM cluster.

ubersonic · Lude-aholic Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 570

the trouble with the JDM clusters is their in KPH so you need a converter to change them to MPH and their never 100% accurate, having my BB4 cluster always reading a few mph down pisses me off alot, besides the UKDM/USDM EL clusters look better then the JDM ones, the JDM ones just feel like there's a bit... missing, not sure how to describe it, im forever looking for an auto BB2 cluster to replace mine with but their rarer then working cupholders lol

the_professor · Rusted Arches Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 136

werd.

I meant digital cluster with mph.