91rsowner4life

i have a 1991 camaro and i am woundering if any one has HVAC overlays in a file that they can send me my e-mail is snoopdoge4@earthlink.net if not where can i buy an HVAC overlay that looks really nice

MrDude_1

if you just want to make a exact file of yours, you're in luck.

you can take off the clear plastic cover, and the metallic sheet that its printed on slides out..


then just go down to kinkos, or some other place with a scanner and scan it...



anyhoo, heres waht i have... no HVAC, but all the other gauges, and the shifter overlay:

http://josh.swoca.net/board/mrdude/gauges

pasky

Awesome mr. dude, question, if I were to use your files and make a different color scheme for my gauges would these go over the old ones? Or do I remove the old ones and put these in? Also, should I coat them in something, like laminate them? Thanks.

MrDude_1

either way...

if you lay them over the old stock ones though, the light will only come thru where the light already comes thru... and it will be filtered yellow


i dont think id laminate them.... but mostly because of the look you get when you laminate things.

i wouldnt think it would be needed....

91rsowner4life

thanks is there any one that sells the hvac overlays

badandy247

i see you even put up the ones i sent you

thanks man now i can just give ppl your site instead of sending the files all the damn time

MetalliCamaroRS

iTrader: (15)

I think I've seen them on eBay before, check there.

jcurrieirocz

i bought a set of a guy here that had "jaws" in his id name..they were done on photopaper and they are nice...but cause i have ttops and from driving in the rain just the moisture everywere wrinkled and kind of warped the overlay...soo the thicker the photopaper the better or laminate them.

OutLaw305

wait, so i could just take those files, print em out on some high quality photo paper and id be good to roll? I actually like the black face w/ white numbers compared to white face gauges. Ive heard that i need to lay translucent film behind the white. Also why wouldnt the light shine through the other parts of the overlay? If someone had pics of the instilation that would help tremendouly. Ive thinking about doing this while my car is up for the winter, but i dont want to dive right in until i know the whole deal.

jcurrieirocz

i dont have pics of mine anymore got lost in the reformat.....do a search of my user name and the word "HVAC" im sure youll find the post where i bought the overlay from the guy here this time last yr. If not look for the jaws guy and email him. Like i said not sure if photopaper is the best maybe if you reenforce it glue something to the back of it. I only payed 10bucks for mine from the guy plus shipping i think,, also photo paper isnt cool to wipe with armorall (i forgot).

mcfly89

mrdude arent you the one that was selling white faced guage overlays on ebay?

MrDude_1

nope.

matter of fact, im the guy who keeps calling white faced gauges ugly and made a couple black face, white number gauges....



but i havent sold anything gauge related on ebay. the gauge files i have are here though:
http://josh.swoca.net/board/mrdude/gauges/





however if you want a cheap ALDL cable, or custom cartoony artwork of your car, or somthing on a shirt, mug, hat, apron ect........ lettme know.

OutLaw305

hey mr dude, could you post pics of the gauges in your car. I like the balck face w/ white numbers better as well. Just wanted to see them installed in a car.

MrDude_1

i sold em to a local guy before i even got a chance to put them in my car...

a friend at a sign shop owed me a favor, so i had him print them out on a plastic sheet... came out nice... i have yet to see it installed myself.

OutLaw305

i guess im just reluctant to do this because i dont see how the light will shine through only the whitle letters of the gauges. Maybe if you put it on plastic as mentioned before with clear nubers and lines, put white behind the clear (that might look cheap though ) and put a blue film behind them.... arg

CAN ANYONE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS?

If i keep the old face on there the yellow will shine out right?I think thats nasty so i def. dont want to go that direction.

MrDude_1

if you just want white letters and black background like the stock 82-89 cars, you can slip their "face" under your stock clear plate...

OutLaw305

so is there a clear plate for the front, and the actualy face is just a thin sheet? I havent taken it apart i havent seen it up close.