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by george_graves
Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:21 pm
Forum: For Sale - E30 Parts
Topic: Interior Light Delay w/ auto Dimming
Replies: 0
Views: 263

Interior Light Delay w/ auto Dimming

Link to buy ------------->>>>> https://georgegraves.myshopify.com/products/e30-e28-interior-light-delay-with-auto-dimming $50 USD. Shipping is from the US - about $20USD. Link to buy ------------->>>>> https://georgegraves.myshopify.com/products/e30-e28-interior-light-delay-with-auto-dimming https:/...
by george_graves
Thu Jul 24, 2025 1:24 am
Forum: For Sale - E30 Parts
Topic: E30 Interior Light Delay with Auto Dimming - only a few left
Replies: 0
Views: 2710

E30 Interior Light Delay with Auto Dimming - only a few left

I've made a very small batch of these. I suspect they will be sold out in a day or two. It's been my most popular item- people really love them. Shipping is from the US - and now-a-days it's about £18 - that is the current cheapest method. But it does travel by air, so you will get it rather quickly...
by george_graves
Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:56 pm
Forum: M30 Engines
Topic: fitting oil temp and pressure gauge to m30b35 lump
Replies: 17
Views: 2158

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Do you have a link to the "raid" web site? I'm not familiar with them.
by george_graves
Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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Thank you. I'm building a small (final?) batch of these gauges if anyone is interested. Please email me at: george.graves@gmail.com
by george_graves
Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Interior lights relay
Replies: 32
Views: 975

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Yes, see the for sale thread.
by george_graves
Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:14 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Interior lights relay
Replies: 32
Views: 975

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Don't miss out on the sale. Unless you want to pay more later.
by george_graves
Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:26 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Interior lights relay
Replies: 32
Views: 975

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Mark down the color of the wires. You must have had flooding in the past. That's not normal.
by george_graves
Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Interior lights relay
Replies: 32
Views: 975

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^That's not the correct socket. Follow the wire off the door pin switch should take you to it.
by george_graves
Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:26 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

by george_graves
Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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Thanks Steve! I happen to have a few made up (including widebands) that I'll list up soon.
by george_graves
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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by george_graves
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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by george_graves
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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by george_graves
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:49 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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What do these guages work with? Am I right in thinking you need "something" else to hook them up to to work? It depends on what you are measuring. These gauges will take a linear signal and display it with out anything else. Oil temp and oil pressure are not linear. But it can do a great job of dis...
by george_graves
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:43 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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so... dual colour LED's that start green and go Red over a certain temp. The reason the led's are all one color has to do with the button. The light that is normally behind it is a standard incandescent type bulb that puts out "white" light - and you'll remember from school, that white light is made...
by george_graves
Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:51 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

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Nothing - they are self contained just like any other gauge.

More update soon - and some better photos of the finished project.
by george_graves
Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:44 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

And the finished product minus the button/case.

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by george_graves
Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:50 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

DanThe wrote:You need to concentrate on ones for lambda readouts/AFR, I would buy one 8)
Wideband or Narrowband?
by george_graves
Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

are you knightrider ? No. I'm the 'hoff. http://beat.bodoglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/david-hasselhoff.jpg I got some switches in for more testing and mockups http://www.digitalunderpants.com/plog/switches.jpg Here is what $200 in electronic components looks like. Kinda sad hun? You'd think...
by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Yep - that is what I call stealthy!!!
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Next up:

- figure out how to solidly mount it in the case (I think I have a plan)
- install it in the car
- Modify the circuit for the following:
Voltage
Boost
Wideband Air Fuel
Narrowband Air Fuel
by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Time to epoxy. I could have used silicone, but thinning out the button this much, you could accidentally damage it if you were in a panic and pushed on it thinking it was the hazard. This stiffens it all back up.
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:07 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Don't judge the brightness by this pic. It's not the actual LED's I'll end up using - it's only what I had on hand. It will be bright enough for daytime and dark enough for night time - Very close to your SI light in the cluster in brightness.
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Yea, that looks like the biz...
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

I'm sure this pic needs a caption of it's own...
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

The factory button has a "textured" surface to it. I could stop at this point and replicate that surface by hitting it with some polyurethane, or automotive clear coat. Using a technique I'll call "spraying it up dry" - basically hold the can too far away from the part so that the paint dries a bit ...
by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:04 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Getting there...this is taking longer to do that I care for...
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:39 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Bad news? I've got a button all scratched up. No problem, I can fix that.
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Kick it up to 1500....
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:35 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Good news? - I'm getting a ton more light in, exactly what I wanted.
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by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:34 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Didn't get as much done as I wanted to... Time to start dealing with the thick and dark button. The factory uses a little 5 watt bulb to light up the button - that is actually a lot of light. I'll need to make the button a little more LED friendly. With that and picking the right LED's, Ill have a g...
by george_graves
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:25 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Yep, it fits http://www.digitalunderpants.com/plog/33.jpg Just chillin' in it's new home - it will need to be centered of course!!! http://www.digitalunderpants.com/plog/34.jpg Cute little threesome, no? http://www.digitalunderpants.com/plog/35.jpg The LED display is resting in the "button" - not it...
by george_graves
Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:31 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

How much NOZ is left in the tank? :mad: nozzzzzzzzzzz! :bolt: Can they do oil pressure/oil temperature? Perhaps even switch between the two? Good questions. Those sensors are not linear in their output, so you could measure oil pressure and temp with this gauge, but it would require some addition p...
by george_graves
Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:50 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Well it can display about any value you can think of. I call these "smart idiot lights" - cause they do one thing, and do it well. They let you keep track of a important value, while keeping your interior looking classy. Not ment for tuning - but very handy to keep an eye on things. It turns out the...
by george_graves
Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:39 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

Re: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

Got a bit more done. Once you have a working circuit and have tested it - it's time to start designing the PCB. Now, you remember the match stick games you would play as a kid? This is kinda like that but on crack. Your goal is to organize all the traces on the PCB so that the all parts connect to o...
by george_graves
Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:08 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: 'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.
Replies: 53
Views: 3656

'Red Rocket Labs' project log - custom e30 parts.

I completed this project a little bit ago, and thought I would share it with you. I'm an e30 fanatic from the U.S. and in my spare time I like to make things. I have a '89 325is with a m30b35 under the hood. Build thread here: ( http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=159877&...
by george_graves
Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:26 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: Change Of Alloys
Replies: 19
Views: 1200

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Love the car - love the interior.