Coolest high beam indicator - ever.
 

I don't know if this would be considered off topic lounge material or not, I guess that's why we have admins, but...
Alas, whatever happened to the “good ol’ days”, when automakers put those little touches in their cars that just finished them off. Take my daughter’s ’63 Star Chief, for instance. The headliner and visor material has little starts stamped in it. And check out this classic high beam indicator – and Indian head silhouette! Is that COOL or what? Anybody else got a beam indicator this bodacious?

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I wonder if I can do that with mine :D

that is really cool, almost like a fun fact of the day kind of thing.

wow that is cool shit right there

you should make the your Avatar ;)

Id love an old Bonneville..two door..
8)
Very cool cars

The high beam indicator on my Civic comes on very dimly with the daytime running lights... does that count? :oops:

Yours if you want it :D
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that is cool! Unfortunately, I think there's certain standards that must be met now-a-days by carmakers so that they cannot do that sort of thing anymore. Things need to be universal so people can figure them out. :(

No one says we can't make our own....problem is making our own would be a bitch.

Open cluster, take out the sheet for lights, cut out that one, and put in ours... ;)

<----------Sweet.

Done...Thanks dill!

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anyone else noticed reverse is the last gear on the shifter??? :shock:

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Naw, that's where you put it when you want to Race. They didn't put reverse in these things. :lol: j/k Yeah, reverse is right where you see it. Goes back to that standardization thing - I guess having a standard for some things is a good idea, but I still like the chief head bright indicator. 8)

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Thanks for the "Good Ol' Days" I remember that Hi-Beam Indicator well. So well in fact that I had to use my left foot to turn it On/Off with the foot switch in the upper left corner of the floor well in my '61 Star Chief. Mine also had a green Cold Water Indicator Lamp that came on when the engine was....well..... cold. Today, my VW New Beetle has a Blue cold water indicator just to warn you not engage the Turbo while the engine is cold.

Hey Motorhead, glad you liked the avatar!

thats neat, could be a cool little project for somepeople one day with nothing to do ;)

and then get that to work on the HUD :lol:

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I'll have to check, but I think Hannah's car has that "cold" light too - don't think it's workin' though. Ya don't find that switch on the floor any more, do ya? That old car has some class. No plastic on it either, I think the dash alone weighs more than my CRX. CRX might even fit in the trunk! :lol:

Yeah, that's just cool. Thanks again.

OK...drag me along for the ride....
What does it take to
1) Open Cluster
2) Take out the sheet for lights

I'm new to these cars, and till I get my manuals, scan tool, and other goodies for my b-day, I'm flying blind on these cars. But I'm pretty sure I know what I'd do once I got the light sheet out of the dash.

Dan McCann
Pittsburgh, PA
2000 SSEi with 65K on the clock

I agree
 

Yeah, that is sweet. I do kinda wish cars were more personal and unique from the factory. Thats why I like the Bonneville. Eventhough it shares the same platform with other GM models, it still retains a very unique appearance and attitude.