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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:06 pm

has anyone ever put white dials with blue neons in m3
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:07 pm

sorry fella but yuk, dont ruin a beautiful car
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:10 pm

all the pics i have seen they look good but also goes up to 280 kph
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These are what here are on about i like them to
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:35 pm

:nono:

sorry but dont expect anyone to give you a reply!

Not many people would put neon anything on a M3! :eek:

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:42 pm

always like to be different :mad:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:45 pm

dmaxfield wrote:always like to be different :mad:
Thats fine but maybe on a Vectra?

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:53 pm

I think they look good and they show up realy well, unlike my bleedin dials :(
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:56 pm

the only way to find out is put them in and see what response i get can always go back to original but hate the fact i am motoring at night and carny see the dials very well
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:02 pm

Dude your car! I would try changing the bulbs and cleaning out the insides of clocks?

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:06 pm

things dont have to stay dated forever,why does every one change managment systems to bring it into the next century.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:15 pm

dmaxfield wrote:things dont have to stay dated forever,why does every one change managment systems to bring it into the next century.
Oh i agree, you should see my car!

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:28 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:
dmaxfield wrote:always like to be different :mad:
Thats fine but maybe on a Vectra?

You may think I am sick, but I was involved in putting neon string into the instrument cluster of a bugatti EB220 - It sounds well chav , but kindof looked cool in a 4:30am drunk in front of a crap film kind of way. :beer:

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:35 pm

cpc wrote:
Demlotcrew wrote:
dmaxfield wrote:always like to be different :mad:
Thats fine but maybe on a Vectra?

You may think I am sick, but I was involved in putting neon string into the instrument cluster of a bugatti EB220 - It sounds well chav , but kindof looked cool in a 4:30am drunk in front of a crap film kind of way. :beer:

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strange that white m3 you have at your workshop have blue dials and no one said anything on that one.............. winkeye
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:39 pm

bmw have orange/redish dials for a reason, it is the best colour for your eyes when driving in the dark.

If you have bright blue dials, you eyes will have to adjust more from the dark outside to the bright dials and visa versa, meaning that when you look up from having that quick glance at your dials, you will not be able see as far down the road.

So if you driving down a bendy country road a you have blue dials, you may not see that deer quite so quickly as you would have done if you have the redish orange dials.

This is why VW's are slower than bmw's so they can put blue dials in them :wink:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:42 pm

Gwynleym10 wrote: So if you driving down a bendy country road a you have blue dials, you may not see that deer quite so quickly as you would have done if you have the redish orange dials.

This is why VW's are slower than bmw's so they can put blue dials in them :wink:
:lol: Thats what big brakes are for
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:52 pm

LOL Thats what big brakes are for
You can have the biggest brakes you like, but much of the braking distance is thinking time.... the more of that the better.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:24 pm

iv got them in my sport, and iv had lots of people ask about them, i like them, dont think i would rush out to get them if i didnt have them
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:10 am

mine has white faces with blue illumination, great at night and different in a bmw however i'll be going back to standard, nothing beats a back face, white numbering and a red needle!!
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