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Old 01-17-2011, 03:18 PM
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didnt like the stock one so made my own
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Old 01-17-2011, 06:33 PM
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Pretty cool, always nice to see people doing new and different things.
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I spy an unbroken demister grill!
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I spy an unbroken demister grill!




lol yeah that was among the few things that werent broken!
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lol yeah that was among the few things that werent broken!




looks so much better, now i gotta go create something!
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Originally Posted by blockedwizard
looks so much better, now i gotta go create something!




yeah i m really happy with the way it came out, it goes well with the white gauges
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Originally Posted by RX-7racer
yeah i m really happy with the way it came out, it goes well with the white gauges




how did you make that, if u dont mind me asking.
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Old 01-20-2011, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by blockedwizard
how did you make that, if u dont mind me asking.




i cut the circle out of 1/4 inch polycarbonate( really any plastic or metal would work ) using a drill press, the oem center measures roughly 2.18" D, had to sand it down to get it there. then i roughed it up with 800 grit sand paper and sprayed it with a gloss black. for the rx-7 symbol i drew it up on auto cad and sized it to fit inside 2.18" D circle. i roughed up the circle again, this time with 1000 grit sand paper. then took blue painters tape and covered the entire circle. then cut out the auto cad circle with the symbol and taped it to the circle. i used a razor blade to cut the ouline of the symbol, making sure it also cut the tape. then peeled the unwanted tape away and sprayed it with gloss white. i peeled the rest of the tape off after about ten minutes and sprayed it with a clear coat.
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Originally Posted by RX-7racer
i cut the circle out of 1/4 inch polycarbonate( really any plastic or metal would work ) using a drill press, the oem center measures roughly 2.18" D, had to sand it down to get it there. then i roughed it up with 800 grit sand paper and sprayed it with a gloss black. for the rx-7 symbol i drew it up on auto cad and sized it to fit inside 2.18" D circle. i roughed up the circle again, this time with 1000 grit sand paper. then took blue painters tape and covered the entire circle. then cut out the auto cad circle with the symbol and taped it to the circle. i used a razor blade to cut the ouline of the symbol, making sure it also cut the tape. then peeled the unwanted tape away and sprayed it with gloss white. i peeled the rest of the tape off after about ten minutes and sprayed it with a clear coat.




Looks top notch for sure. I would buy one of those if I wasn't changing my wheel, I hate hitting the horn by accident wen throwing the steering wheel while drifting or messing around. Love the innovation though!
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Looks top notch for sure. I would buy one of those if I wasn't changing my wheel, I hate hitting the horn by accident wen throwing the steering wheel while drifting or messing around. Love the innovation though!




Thanks! i thought about getting a new wheel too, but i didnt like any of the ones within my price range
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