Custom Instrument Panel
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Custom Instrument Panel
I'm thinking of getting a Intellitronix 6-Gauge Panels. It comes with turn signals and high beam. I am wondering what I would do with the other lights in my instrument panel such as seatbelt, break light, and check engine light. Any ideas? Thanks
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When I replaced the factory gauges in my Thunderbird (stock instrument panel shell, car was going to be a daily driver and weekend racer), I only kept the important things. My gauge panel itself had tach, oil pressure, water temperature, fuel level, and speedo, and I put in a couple LED's for turn signals.
I tossed the ashtray and climate controls, and made custom panels in their place for instruments and controls. All I had was brake and battery lights and an older ScanGauge II, along with a few other controls.
Remember that the battery charge warning light MUST be functional to allow the alternator to charge. On Ford factory gauge clusters, there is a resistor (500 ohm??) in parallel with the bulb, so even if the lamp burns out the circuit will remain closed.
I tossed the ashtray and climate controls, and made custom panels in their place for instruments and controls. All I had was brake and battery lights and an older ScanGauge II, along with a few other controls.
Remember that the battery charge warning light MUST be functional to allow the alternator to charge. On Ford factory gauge clusters, there is a resistor (500 ohm??) in parallel with the bulb, so even if the lamp burns out the circuit will remain closed.
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Apologies for hijacking this thread, but my charge warning light is lit - even though the voltmeter reads that the alternator is charging...what could be going on?
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I did something similar to this years ago in a Mustang and all I did was find a convenient place on the panel (or maybe dash in your case) to mount a few LEDs. I did this for the check engine light in red and the airbag light in orange. (my panel had a brake light in it already.)
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