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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:28 am

Hi just incase any one wanted to know i have written some more guides, please have a look and comments would be great.


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June 2005
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2nd June 2005 Cigarette/Cigar lighter surround illumination Guide
1st June 2005 Dash Switch Illumination Guide
Electric Window Switch Illumination Guide
Adding Illumination to the Boot Popper Switch
May 2005
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16th May 2005 De-coking guide added
20th May 2005 De-badging guide added
15th May 2005 Boot pop guide added





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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:04 am

people viewing but not commenting :(



how do i get the link added to FT.com?


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Postby heeman10 on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:09 am

Cigar lighter link is non-existent mate.
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:12 am

heeman10 wrote:Cigar lighter link is non-existent mate.


the one for fitting dont exist but the illumination does

Guides > Interior > Cig Lighter Illumination

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Postby heeman10 on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:16 am

I have a cigar lighter to fit to my car now I have the correct loom, and I need it for my mini fridge and GTech meter. I had about a 3 second go to fit it, and it didn't seem to want to fit in the hole in the dash :lol: I also want it to illuminate blue to match all my other dash components. I think you should make me up a nice blue one that will fit in the hole :D
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:21 am

heeman10 wrote:I have a cigar lighter to fit to my car now I have the correct loom, and I need it for my mini fridge and GTech meter. I had about a 3 second go to fit it, and it didn't seem to want to fit in the hole in the dash :lol: I also want it to illuminate blue to match all my other dash components. I think you should make me up a nice blue one that will fit in the hole :D


i tell you sommet its hard to fit it,even harder to get out!!

you need to put the green plastic in first then push the metal inside it, as it locks inplace.

it wont fit in as a complete unit, look in the illumination guide for a pic of it dismantleted.

hehe i might start a venture for making them blue.

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Postby Max M4X WW on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:23 am

My switches need doing but i seem to wreck them when i pull the button out and they go 'soggy'
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:56 am

Max M4X WW wrote:My switches need doing but i seem to wreck them when i pull the button out and they go 'soggy'


you know wht tha is?

I do :D

if you mean by saggy, it looses it click when pressed it is because you have bent the bit of wire on the side that causes the click.

easy job, bend it back making sure it goes back into its channel.

you'll see what i mean if you look at the side of the switch inside.

hope it helps

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Postby Max M4X WW on Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:57 am

Might do somewhen, It feels like its been used 10x more than my other one that was in the car. They were the same before i messed with them :oooh:
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:22 am

Max M4X WW wrote:Might do somewhen, It feels like its been used 10x more than my other one that was in the car. They were the same before i messed with them :oooh:


maybe the previous owner had a go but broke them?



are my guides useful?



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Postby Max M4X WW on Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:27 am

They havent been of use to me yet as ive done the boot release etc and im too lazy to do anything else at the moment but they are very good and should help a lot of people!

I doutbt the previous owner tried to do anything with the switches as he was 87 :lol:
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:41 am

Max M4X WW wrote:They havent been of use to me yet as ive done the boot release etc and im too lazy to do anything else at the moment but they are very good and should help a lot of people!

I doutbt the previous owner tried to do anything with the switches as he was 87 :lol:


lol yeah but those 87 year olds are the new boy racers lol just kidding.

thanks for your comments.

i want to do the big guides but havn't got time


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Postby jayrs on Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:23 pm

i been doing switches different colours for ages :lol: didnt get much interest from people on here so stopped advertising the fact 6 months ago
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:58 pm

jayrs wrote:i been doing switches different colours for ages :lol: didnt get much interest from people on here so stopped advertising the fact 6 months ago


i'm doing it to show others how to do it cheap, im not selling a service, just providing one.

and also it builds the content of my site up


i think people have a sense of acheivment when they do it themselves?


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Postby jayrs on Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:18 pm

yeah they do, but some people would rather buy them than make them, me, i like to make things, being a engineer by trade and a genral jack of all trades too i dabble in all sort's, done it for my self to start with, showed a mate he wanted some then his mate so it went from there, done a fair few,
some people would rather pay for a switch thats alread done then buy all the stuff and possably bugger there switch so they have to get a new one atmore expense than buying a different coloured one.

anyhow mate i think you guides are good, as you say gives people the chance to do bits for them self, i dont really do the switches anymore cos i cant be assed

kerp up the good work on the site mate, i will be putting the link on a site my mate has set up later today

http://www.fastfiesta.com if anyones interested, only been going a couple of weeks or so.
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Postby jayrs on Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:20 pm

in fact its been added now in the guides section
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:07 pm

jayrs wrote:in fact its been added now in the guides section


thanks mate, took me a while to find it, not on the front page? so was in the forum :p

have you got a banner i can add to my site? ill have to do one for any one else who wants one.

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Postby jayrs on Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:20 pm

erm dunno mate, its not my site but ill email my mate who's site it is
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Postby AW3K on Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:16 pm

jayrs wrote:erm dunno mate, its not my site but ill email my mate who's site it is


cheers mate :)

any more comments from others?


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Postby EvilDes on Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:46 pm

Useful, informative, and a good point of reference :) Well done :)
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Postby jayrs on Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:54 pm

will upload the banner into my phototbucket later and send it you, if you want one of yours on his sit PM me one mate
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Postby steveborner on Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:09 pm

i might have to be havin a go at illiuminating all my lights, would make a nice subtle difference.

andy (xtreme2) is gonna get pics of my car up whenits done a bit he said.

The guides are well useful tjough, keep the work up m8 :wink:
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Postby AW3K on Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:34 pm

thanks alot every one , makes it worth while when people say its usfull.


Andy needs to write me some guides ,,, Andy get ur finger out! lol

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Postby AW3K on Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:41 pm

MODS any chance you could put a link to my site in the guides forum and sticky it please,

also on the main site if you want?


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Postby hoex on Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:07 pm

great work AW3K, its getting there :D
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Postby AW3K on Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:58 pm

16th June 2005 White Heater Controls Guide added

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Postby jayrs on Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:18 pm

can be any colour if ya change the coule of the bulb.
done mine months back, same way too
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Postby Max M4X WW on Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:04 pm

jayrs wrote:can be any colour if ya change the coule of the bulb.
done mine months back, same way too

Apart from if you want them white :P
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Postby muz on Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:51 pm

thats not a bad site mate, well done
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Postby AW3K on Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:15 pm

muz wrote:thats not a bad site mate, well done


Cheers mate :)


17th June 2005 Spoiler Break Light Guide added

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Postby jayrs on Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:04 pm

Max M4X WW wrote:
jayrs wrote:can be any colour if ya change the coule of the bulb.
done mine months back, same way too

Apart from if you want them white :P


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Postby AW3K on Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:49 pm

little update to the site, new content

21st June 2005

Heater Control Illumination Guide
Clock Illumination Guide added.
Site Re-launch With new Menu

17th June 2005

Spoiler Break Light Guide added.

16th June 2005

White Heater Controls Guide added.


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Postby Max M4X WW on Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:48 pm

Id look but when i hover on 'Mk3 Guides' then move my mouse over to a sections it dissapears. Will be much better when it works though.

Edit: Its Firefox :(
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Postby AW3K on Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:03 pm

Max M4X WW wrote:Id look but when i hover on 'Mk3 Guides' then move my mouse over to a sections it dissapears. Will be much better when it works though.

Edit: Its Firefox :(


for some reason firefox dont like it.

Don't know how to fix it either.

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Postby Max M4X WW on Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:05 pm

Had a look at the new bits, Very good. :)
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