Fascia question

[josh_hartman]

Ok i bought myself a series 2 xr cluster and i want the t series fascia but ford said they cant get them in and they where so useless. they didnt even know what i was even talking about. anyway does anyone know where i can get the white t series fascia that lights up blue? the one on ebay atm doesnt light up blue (so he said) and i cant get it as i live in a country town

[FGII-XR6]

there is a guy on ebay does this you have to ask for the blue backing sheet as an extra

[josh_hartman]

yeh but there not the proper ones with the tickford logo. i have had one of them of ebay for my old dash and the numbers and letter look cheap and wonky

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by josh_hartman

Ok i bought myself a series 2 xr cluster and i want the t series fascia but ford said they cant get them in and they where so useless. they didnt even know what i was even talking about. anyway does anyone know where i can get the white t series fascia that lights up blue? the one on ebay atm doesnt light up blue (so he said) and i cant get it as i live in a country town

I picked up one of the silver ones from Ebay. They are hard to come by. I really wanted white, but settled for the silver.

[josh_hartman]

which ones light up blue?

[HLC]

the silver one. i have one in my car.

[FGII-XR6]

you can make any light up blue with a blue backing sheet trimed to suit

[josh_hartman]

where do you get the blue backing sheet from?

[FGII-XR6]

you can make them yourself use blue lighting gels (for stage lighting) the only cost a couple of dollars do not use celophane then cut to match your gague backs they must be trimed enough to not cover your different warning lights etc. or the guy on ebay does them on request but charges about $40

[NC1183]

Would the stage lighting gels be easier to work with then celophane, i started to do it with celophane but i was going to need 5 or 6 layers to make it dark and blue enough for my liking.

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by NC1183

Would the stage lighting gels be easier to work with then celophane, i started to do it with celophane but i was going to need 5 or 6 layers to make it dark and blue enough for my liking.

yes easier as it is stiffer and one layer only required. unlike celophane which are just decorative the gels are meant to change the colour of light

[tolly]

Originally Posted by au3xr6

you can make them yourself use blue lighting gels (for stage lighting) the only cost a couple of dollars do not use celophane then cut to match your gague backs they must be trimed enough to not cover your different warning lights etc. or the guy on ebay does them on request but charges about $40

hmm interesting method. maybe easier than LEDS? but could be a little fiddly if you want diff colours for warning lights but that's a pretty good idea.
i went to take my cluster out the other night to change to blue LEDS but was unsuccessfull as i couldnt pull the bastard out. Tried a couple of allen keys and pushing behind...no luck
AU3 , where do you pickup the gels from?

[FGII-XR6]

leds are no good for the au anywhere that does stage lighting

[Mark One]

I just bought lighting gel, but how do you take off the gauge backing and the needles? Also I used a suction cap on the cluster to get it out. Two screws and stick it on, it popped right out.