ISUZU Euro Reverse Glow Gauges for VX??

[VX4EJR]

What does everyone think about this???


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEBWA%3AIT

[tiggergreen]

Coolness - buy it and tell us how it went. Others will follow if it turns out as well as it looks on eBay...

Brent

[kobie]

Very cool. Wasn't there a thread about the Trooper gauges being slightly out of alignment with the VX template? If not, I'm bidding!

[Dallas4u]

I think they also didn't have the TOD part as well... and this one DOES! Man, I'm thinking about this as well. I wasn't big on the whole white-face-glow-gauge thing for the VX (got over that a while ago), but I have to say... the night glow would match my stereo!!

By the way...

Their wab page

[Joe_Black]

The Trooper also only has a single LCD odometer where we have an analog trip odometer in addition to the main one, so that won't line up at all.

[-x-]

....Our gauges though similar are different than that layout, they are individual pieces for the: R.P.M. , Speedo, TOD, Turn Signals, Water Temp, Fuel, And the strip at the bottom.



In our cluster the guages arent connected like tha one in the post so fittment will be interesting...Good luck....x


*Joe Ya Beat Me!* lol

As you can guess man i took it out and switched it up 4 Bulbs like you said man. The other stuff: TOD/PRD123 I "painted red" Takin pix tonight so check back.

[Raque Thomas]

Look in my gallery for pics of this, I have bought and installed these. There are issues however - you have to buy a kit for the '94 Trooper to get the right speedo face, and the set for the newer Trooper for the TOD & shift indicator. Neither kit has the right strip for the warning lights at the bottom of the cluster, you'll have to leave those black. The TOD guage is a slightly different size than the TOD guage in our VX's, and the separate gas gauge piece that you need from the '94 cluster has an oil press gauge rather than a temp gauge at the top. The options are to install the TOD gauge from a newer Trooper, or move/eliminate the TOD display and install the gauges (oil press, amps) from an older Trooper. With all that said, I still think it looks great without the TOD area changed, and right now my temp guage says oil pressure, but I'm waiting for warmer weather to figure out what I want to do with it.

[-x-]

There were 4 main wedge bulbs that i change to some apc red bulbs, the TOD and Turn Signals I Scraped the green off and painted a clear red over.....The gauges have a orange type tint on the back but it turned out great, you cant tell but in person it has a blood red type glo....VERY HAPPY ;Dr; For me very much worth tha risk.....x

[VXRaNgEr]

I dig it! What did you mean by painting a "clear" red? How long did it take you? I may just do this tonight!

[-x-]

....i went kind of quick cause i've taken the dash apart 5+ times so it'll probly be longer if you more carefull which i of course recomend.

The TOD and Turn Signals had a green film/paint on them that i easily scratched off with a knife and then with spraypaint "model car clear red taillight paint" sprayed it the red and THANK GOD, it came out good lol and Im VERY happy with it like i said tha pix are sooooo sucky compared to it in person.

The red probly came out so well cause as i mentioned before the gauges had orange tint behin them so if ya got a different color in mind take that orange into consideration....x

Im out!

[Joe_Black]

Sounds like your red conversion went well, looking forward to seeing it!:yesg:

[VXRaNgEr]

What size (74?) and how many bulbs did you need? Autozone/Checker didn't have #74...Did you order them? Thanks.

[-x-]

4 bulbs (2 pairs) - Size ?194? (Someone correct me) Its the wedge stlye bule (Same as the horns and corner lamps.)

I got the bulbs from Auto Zone Specifically they are the APC brand bulbs but the generic red ones from there appear to be very similar. Wal-mart may have some as well. Good luck lemme know how it turns out....x

[VXRaNgEr]

Finished my dash conversion:



Man, I need to drink less coffee before trying to take pics

I used 4 red #194 lights and painted the one little corner one (#74) red. I also made the PRND32L red by coating the back with headlight repair tape. I was annoyed that I couldn't change the color of the TOD light-up bars because the backlights themselves are green. Any suggestions from those that have been in there?

My goal is to eliminate all green from the cabin. It annoys me.

[Cyrk]

VXRaNgEr & X looks great, might have to do that with mine, but I like the orange color minus all the green but all white might look sharp too?

Good job.
-Dave