I'm curious what you guys think of changing the black faces to white gauges in the 240z?

I'm thinking of buying a spare set of gauges to do it to so that i can change back at a later stage.

The easier to read gauges and blue bulbs would be easier than the black with green lights but it's just not a very period correct thing at the same time.

I've attached the gauge set so anyone can download them here and try it out. :classic:

guages.zip

Is it just me, or is there something hypocritical about a bunch of Japaneese sports Car enthusiasts calling other Japaneese cars "ricers?"

I dont get it.

Please enlighten.

I think you know what is meant here by the term 'ricer'. That's in defense of the thread not me since I'm not calling anyone anything.

Is it just me, or is there something hypocritical about a bunch of Japaneese sports Car enthusiasts calling other Japaneese cars "ricers?"

I dont get it.

Please enlighten.

I'm with you on that. I think of the 240-260-280 as rice from a different era. I will say though I've met more muscle car fanatics who like the early Zs than Honda Civics tricked out.

Is it just me, or is there something hypocritical about a bunch of Japaneese sports Car enthusiasts calling other Japaneese cars "ricers?"

I dont get it.

Please enlighten.

You also need to realise the term "rice" has evolved somewhat.....well at least over here is australia it has. For example, a mitsubishi lancer with a huge body kit, neons, graphics and a fart can for an exhaust is considered rice. A hyundai excel with the same mods = rice (but it's korean). A V6 commodore with the same mods would also get called rice. Any yank car again with the same sort of mods = rice.

Basically anything with purely cosmetic mods with no real thought for performance would be considered rice. I don't think there'd be a single person here that would call a zed car rice purely because it's Japanese.

I had these gauge faces on my last 240z 5 years ago. Printed them on card stock paper, but you could still tell they were printed and glued on. They did look good, and made the gauges very legible at night, but overall I didn't really care for them. Of course, printer technology has come a long way since then.

I ordered these for my current one, but nothing wild, http://www.speedhut.com/15orders_el_detail.asp?auto_number=16&bhcp=1

I'm getting black faces with classic lettering, so it will look as close to stock in the day as possible, but still be bright enough at night.

I put in some 7volt bulbs into the gauges. Now I run the instrument lights at 1/2 power.

It's interesting that some folks think the white face gauges are "ricey"! Does anyone remember the old Smith gauges in early sports cars? These babies were white faced and set a trend in sports car gauge looks. Certainly not a "ricey" thing. This RICER thing is rediculous.....its just a bunch of young car guys who don't have the $$$ to do all the right things to make their car a real goer and happen to like Japanese sedans and such. They spend what they can to at least make their car look racey. Give it a break, at least they are into cars!

You gotta remember the old-fashioned white-faced gauges also had the fancy pointer and lettering, not like the newer "ricey" stuff.

I dont think the white faces make it look 'Ricey', however they dont quite look right either...TOMOHAWK is right in that the font is just a bit off for the car, not 'period correct'. The font is a little too modern..

I did download the template though...and I would like to see the white gauges backlit with green or blue. That just might look really good, especially if it gives the whole face a colored glow.

If someone has night pics with colored bulbs, please post them!

Zak

Vicky,

I was in Apollo Beach (off 41 about 4 miles N. of Ruskin) Last Weekend. I keep forgetting to give you a call! Probably because I don't have your number. :stupid:

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240zx,

Some of these guys spend 20,000 on extras, and that's on a new car...I don't see how that isn't having the money...it's that they spend all this money to make their cars look rediculous...that's what ricey is to me....

The white guages themselves look okay, but you really want them because of the lights being so dim on the guages--do like Tomo and upgrade the bulbs first.

The black face gauges came from aviation. They had a black matte finish to prevent reflections of bright light. Sports & racing cars adopted it for the same reasons.