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Jp7 06-08-2010 07:38 PM

White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/pro...2952426104.jpg

Nu Image Diamond Series White AC Dash Panel - AC231 by Nu Image

does anyone have this? I was thinking of getting it to match my white cluster gauge faces. Any feedback or pictures of the install? Does it simply go over the face of the stock-black one, or can you actually replace the stock one with this white one?

smakes 06-08-2010 07:40 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
i JUST put one in my truck today. pull the bezel, then take out the hvac unit and unclip all the bullshit attached to it, it makes it much easier. it replaces the stock one and clips right in.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...00608-0952.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...00608-0952.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...00608-1108.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...00608-1101.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...00608-1108.jpg

smakes 06-08-2010 07:47 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
all that work you did to put those amber leds in your hvac tho is gonna be wasted if you put one in. the stock cover is clear, and has a green colored thing between it and the light. on these theyre tinted blue, but mine also came with a blue thing between it and the plastic part aswell, wich i just left out.

Jp7 06-08-2010 08:05 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
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Originally Posted by smakes (Post 137348)
all that work you did to put those amber leds in your hvac tho is gonna be wasted if you put one in. the stock cover is clear, and has a green colored thing between it and the light. on these theyre tinted blue, but mine also came with a blue thing between it and the plastic part aswell, wich i just left out.

Your thinking of my 2003, I want to use this on my 2004. The 2004 has blue LEDs. I'm going to paint the buttons sonic-blue (you did yours white) with the white faces. Should match the cluster because I have white faces with body-matched blue painted needles.


it looks like the "see through" part of it is red in your pictures... am I wrong??


http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...7/DSCF2007.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...7/DSCF2004.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...7/DSCF2010.jpg

smakes 06-08-2010 08:06 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
oooooooh... well then sir, go right ahead.

Fx4wannabe01 06-08-2010 08:12 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
The only thing I never liked about those and ultimately was the reason I never got one, was the fact that during the daytime, the 'indicators'/the 'print' was blue as well. It matches those gay gauge cluster overlays, but nothing else.

Jp7 06-08-2010 08:45 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01 (Post 137386)
The only thing I never liked about those and ultimately was the reason I never got one, was the fact that during the daytime, the 'indicators'/the 'print' was blue as well. It matches those gay gauge cluster overlays, but nothing else.

huh... but will it match my setup? I have the stock EDGE white faces...

and I need to understand if it is a "red-see-through" or "blue-see-through"..

It sure looks like a red one in smakes'es pictures.

smakes 06-08-2010 08:53 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
well i have blue leds behind it, wich makes it look purple, but the "heat" part is for sure a red see thru.

each part is colored,parts of it are blue, and others are red. its not like the stock one wich has no color. i shouldve taken a picture of the back of it, but too late now.

Fx4wannabe01 06-08-2010 09:01 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
^^Yeah. Not to sound like a know it all, but I've always thought those things look the same day and night. Some red icons, others blue. What you see will look like that at night. something to also note, Turb'z, the panel you linked and the panel smakes has appear to me different panels... The one you linked and pic'd is all blue except the heat red. Smakes is different with reds and blues scattered all around. So I would think the one in the OP would be perfect for you...it'd be similar to stock with just the red colored.

/end blahblahblah.

Jp7 06-08-2010 09:05 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01 (Post 137439)
^^Yeah. Not to sound like a know it all, but I've always thought those things look the same day and night. Some red icons, others blue. What you see will look like that at night. something to also note, Turb'z, the panel you linked and the panel smakes has appear to me different panels... The one you linked and pic'd is all blue except the heat red. Smakes is different with reds and blues scattered all around. So I would think the one in the OP would be perfect for you...it'd be similar to stock with just the red colored.

/end blahblahblah.

Good eyes! - I never noticed that. His fonts look different than mine too. I don't mind if the heat part has red, I just don't want red anywhere else.

Fx4wannabe01 06-08-2010 09:15 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
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Originally Posted by Jp7 (Post 137442)
Good eyes! - I never noticed that. His fonts look different than mine too. I don't mind if the heat part has red, I just don't want red anywhere else.

HAHA....I'm one picky bastard... I'm weird, I notice tiny differences or when things look out of place. lol. Yeah...It appears the Nu Image or whatever one in the first post is exactly what you're after.

smakes 06-08-2010 09:22 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
ya i see the differences now too, uploading night pics to show you.

and shane, you know quite a bit, but when your wrong, your wrong :D

Fx4wannabe01 06-08-2010 09:31 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
You got me once..... ONCE. lol.

smakes 06-08-2010 09:38 PM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
how it lights up at night, the leds i used give it some really bad hot/cold spots

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...PICT0036-1.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...PICT0031-1.jpg

now my stock gauges need to be changed...

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...PICT0035-1.jpg

Topdog2007 06-09-2010 10:52 AM

Re: White Face A/C HVAC Control Piece
 
I have the New Image a/c panle like you want and it lights up blue..minus the heat part!


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