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Fix for Instrument Cluster Back light Display. EL Panels replacements!

Discussion in '360/430' started by louie23, Jul 13, 2015.

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  1. louie23

    louie23 Karting

    Jan 11, 2012
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    #1 louie23, Jul 13, 2015
    I recently received requests to remake the EL Panels found on 360/430/575 model vehicles.

    PM me if you are interested. If the demand is worthy, I will post the Panels for sale again in the Classified Ads section to comply with the forum rules. This time I will have a flat rate of $275 US includes shipping worldwide. Panels ship EMS from Japan with tracking number.
    All my panels are tested before they are shipped and guaranteed working on arrival, I also include installation instructions and tips to help keep your new panel working as it should. My panels work on all models of the 360 and 430 series. Even the full lite Challenge Gauges!!

    Please be aware that the panels still need to be fabricated, Fabrication will begin after I see the demand is high enough. This is the back light film only, please use your stock gauge face panel.

    They connect directly to your Instrument Cluster and keep stock dimming controls functional, no need for an external power transformer.
     
  2. Doctor Mark

    Doctor Mark Formula Junior

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    #2 Doctor Mark, Jul 14, 2015
    If the panel will work in a CS I am interested. Thanks
     
  3. louie23

    louie23 Karting

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    #3 louie23, Jul 14, 2015
    Hello Doctor Mark- this panel will absolutely work on the CS and it will light the entire RPM section!! Just like the original!
     
  4. hessank

    hessank Formula 3
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    #4 hessank, Jul 14, 2015
    Louie, PM sent
     
  5. Doctor Mark

    Doctor Mark Formula Junior

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    #5 Doctor Mark, Jul 14, 2015
    Do not know how to initiate a PM. I'm in. Thanks
     
  6. louie23

    louie23 Karting

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    #6 louie23, Jul 14, 2015
    Thank You Fred. Progress reports will be posted here.
     
  7. louie23

    louie23 Karting

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    #7 louie23, Jul 14, 2015
    :) No problem Doctor Mark, I have you down for 1.
     
  8. wiskit

    wiskit Rookie

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    #8 wiskit, Aug 2, 2015
    Hey Louie am interested on one for a 2002 360 F1 Modena in Hong Kong, please put me down for a set, many thanks!
     
  9. louie23

    louie23 Karting

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    #9 louie23, Aug 2, 2015
    Sorry all for the bad news, but due to circumstances beyond my control. I won't be fabricating the EL Panels any more. I don't have the space, time and resources. I'm very sorry for letting you all down. On the bright side, I recently saw someone selling the exact replacement for the Challenge Stradale Panel on EBay. Just be aware that the colors on the CS EL Panel is different than the color on all the other gauges. You may be surprised to see that it wont glow like original. But not all is lost, because it could be tweaked to work by placing a clear blue sheet of ceramic/plastic between the EL Panel and the Gauge Faces. Be careful there is no debree or dust when you press them together to reasseble the gauges because that will surely short out the Light. -Kind Regards
     
  10. rjmangan1

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    #10 rjmangan1, Nov 1, 2015
    I would like to purchase one, please send details on how to do this....Ron
     
  11. louie23

    louie23 Karting

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    #11 louie23, Nov 1, 2015
    Ron,
    Sorry to inform you that I will not be making any EL Panels this time around. I mis-underestimated how much time and effort it takes to build these panels individually by hand, and time is something I can't afford to put into this project right now. Thank You for your interest.
    Regards
     
  12. villepaul

    villepaul Rookie

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    #12 villepaul, Dec 7, 2016
    Hey! Can you give advise what current, voltage and frequency ranges the EL-panel of 360 should be? I was reading some blogs about different EL-panels and understood that they are typically around this:

    Voltage: 120V AC
    Current: 5-10mA
    Frequency: 1-3kHz (controlling the brightness)

    I am trying to tweak one broken panel as soon as I get a suitable current source that can safely produce those. The panel itself might be broken, but it looks so clean and almost like new that I would like to test it with a separate EL-panel driver or an adjustable powersource that can produce safely the needed output voltage with restricted currency output and given frequency. If the EL-panel is dead, maybe it would be possible to cut something quite similar out from a blank cuttable A4 size EL-panel sheet. I think it would not even have to be exactly same shape since there is anyway the shaped cover profile with holes for the different meters that comes on top of the panel. Maybe it would be enough that there is a lit EL-panel behind that.
     
  13. stevi

    stevi Rookie

    Mar 12, 2013
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    #13 stevi, Oct 25, 2017
    Does anybody have a pin out for a 360 cluster ??? I'm trying to fault trace the power supply and it would be nice to do it out of the car

    Thanks Steve
     

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