Optitron / Electroluminescent Gauges [Renamed]

**theveed** · July 27th, 2005 08:49 PM

Di ko sure kung dito ba ipopost o sa section na binabantayan ko hehe...

What do you call those instrument panel like the camry, accord, innova etc na tipong nakailaw na bright white yung mga digits (red needle lighted din) sya kahit day time tapos black lang lahat na background?

Hindi indiglo ha, dyoskopo hehe.

may aftermarket ba na ganun?

**zechs** · July 27th, 2005 08:56 PM

theveed, you are referring to is the optitron gauges (if its toyota or honda), others call them electroilluminiscent (tama ba spelling?) gauges. dunno if there are aftermarket ones though.

**theveed** · July 27th, 2005 09:07 PM

not sure what they are called, basta yung current na cefiro, altis, accord, etc na gauges.

ganda eh.

**glntVR** · July 27th, 2005 09:11 PM

Sa nissan dati tawag ata nila dun eh "fine vision". Parang yun yung nakita ko sa net dati eh. Ewan ko lang ngayon. Wala atang aftermarket mga ganun. Kung meron siguro sa casa pero super duper mahal sigurado.

**zechs** · July 27th, 2005 09:17 PM

parehas tayo theveed..lagi kong tinitingnan yung dash pag may nakatabi akong civic, gen2.5 crv, grandis, camry...astig talaga yung mga gauges eh...sana mayroon aftermarket nito...kahit mahal..hahahaha

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**ILuvDetailing** · July 27th, 2005 09:28 PM

AFAIK, sa Altis, Camry, Innova uses optitron gauges, pag patay ang makina wala kang makikita, makikita mo lang pag naka on. Yung sa CRV, di pa ata optitron kita mo kasi yung needle and speedometer and revlimiter physically.

**theveed** · July 27th, 2005 10:01 PM

kainis hehe... ganda talaga dating

**nicolodeon** · July 28th, 2005 08:26 AM

Yep, optitron gauges yun. I think the street-term for those gauges is "silhoutte-lit". Ang inspiration behind optitron gauges eh yung mga expensive Swiss watches at yung mga dials sa high-end audiophile equipment. AFAIK, the very tiny LEDs of these gauges range from $ 2250-350 per car in terms of production costs. Yung optitron gauges sa Corolla at sa Camry, borrowed technology yun from the Lexus cars.

Designers predict that as this design feature becomes popular, production costs would go down...hopefully.

**voltes_V** · July 28th, 2005 11:27 AM

Ganito po ba sir?

These are also called optitron gauges which are stock gauges from my '03 honda civic.
Sa daytime:

**Karding** · July 28th, 2005 11:33 AM

optitron, makunan nga ng pic yung Mazda3 gauges para kay theveed

hahahaha bukod sa optitron na, may black light na maliit sa top part of each gauge...teh coolness, hehe

may binebenta akong 2004 USDM Civic sedan gauge, any takers? hehehe