hi, i have to tell you that the new hole for the volknob is made for the new VolKnob and i really hope you like the new one! at this moment i just came back taking the pix, so watch out for a new post!!!

hi, the NewFace comes with either standard black buttons or transparent buttons and a new Volume knop. the VolKnob has eight 1mm holes to let the light come through. i really hope you like it. one of the reasons why i started this project was that i did not like the original buttons.

the NewFace comes with either standard black buttons or transparent buttons and a new Volume knop

Will there be a choice in colour of the transparent buttons that you will provide ? I don't know if you know this, but with the button hack it's actually the buttons that provide the colour of the light. If you just provide clear transparent buttons the light would simply be white. (not pretty)
If you could provide different colours of transparant buttons perhaps that might be an alternative.
As for the knob : I like your design, but I think I will stick to the one Brian made. It's made to dissipate the light optimally and I really like it.

the transparent knobs are not available in color. white light that was my idea, if you don´t like it my suggest is to use color led´s. but what to do with the volknob lights? the new knob has to stay because it is part of the design. the original knobsize do not fit!!!

first of all i would like to say thanxx to everybody in here!!! and now the website with pics is on, so please check it out. http://www.by-photos.de/NewFace.html

Oh man. Must resist the urge to thaw out the credit card on this one... I think the real choice for people is going to be picking which finish they want. Great Job.

Matthew

thx Matt. i have to say that my Dad did all the technical stuff on that and it was a lot, so i would like to say thanx to him too. Tim

my suggest is to use color led´s. but what to do with the volknob lights?

Perhaps small pieces of filter material (gel filters)?

/Michael

yeah, its not that easy, isn´t it?

Very nice. Time to update my Christmas list

thats a good one! lol

white light that was my idea, if you don´t like it my suggest is to use color led´s. but what to do with the volknob lights
Color leds won't work, since that would limit my options in the future. If I switched cars in the future and the colour of the dash is different, then I can simply switch lens and buttons and I'm back in business. Using colour led would limit that feature. And this is important to me, since I plan on taking my Empeg with me in every car I may buy, at least for the next 10 years!

That aside, I've just looked at your site. And I must say : WOW ! Those fascias are truely works of art. Luckily I've still got an Empeg left that hasn been upgraded with the button hack. I planned on upgrading all my units in the future, but seeing your fascias makes me face a serious dilemma!
Seeing those pics I just KNOW that I will cave in (I know, I'm weak... )

Just a final question then : will that knob be available in black also (to fit the AnoFace?)

oh, i see your dilemma. what do you think about gel filtration? you can fit a filter in the knobs! thank god i am a photographer so here is my suggest for filters, oder a sample book of http://www.leefilters.com/LP.asp?PageID=53 i will be testing to get the knob anodized but i like the alu knob with the AnoFace too. by the way it is possilble to do red, green and blue anodizing too. hope i could have helped you.

I love the new designs. All of then except the regular aluminum doesnt do much for me. All i need is a lot of money now Could you give a pricebreak if I was to say 3 fascias?

"Could you give a pricebreak" yes i can

WOW nice job, do ya think you could make a handle to match? I was looking at my empeg and noticed the handle itself is held on by 4 tiny screws, the latch and spring mech will stay in place. All you would need is some material that you used for the face, with the awsome job you did on the face I could see no prob doing a handle too

it is hard to do a handle but i am working on that.

by the way it is possilble to do red, green and blue anodizing too. hope i could have helped you.

Yes, you are most helpful !!

Ideally, for me, it would be a totally black design (matches my interior best), with red buttons.

For in my car, as it is now, it's not all that optimal. For me that is. But for my second Empeg which I use at home in a stereo rack, that setup might be ideal!

I'll look further into it and get back to you. Thanks for your help !

Hi, just popped over to Tims place to have a look at these things live, and banged one on my empeg to see how it would look with lit buttons



looks not too bad really

Looks great, but... No light through the holes in the knob?

its not installed, yet!

I don't have an illuminated knob. I installed the button LEDs myself (well with the help of Rob S and Patrick) as I didn't want to wait 'til next year sometime for one of Brians kits. Besides which, it's not terribly hard. Might have a go at a knob board when I get the time and the bits - doesn't look all that hard either. Hmm, I wonder if Brian could deliver the boards quicker than complete kits. Would save me a bit of mucking around ...

Might have a go at a knob board when I get the time and the bits - doesn't look all that hard either.

As I said in another thread, I'm currently not even using the knob board. The board was very nice, but after having it in there for a while, I decided to change the layout of the LEDs. So I re-wired everything as loose components and bits of wire, inside a piece of clear shrink tubing which "wraps" around the shaft. So it's possible to do it without any board at all, just the bits.

Love the fascias, that's for sure... but not convinced about that volume knob - I have an Alpine head unit, and want to do what Jets has done, namely use an Alpine knob instead - http://members.rogers.com/empeg/ take a look there to see what I mean.. will that knob mount ok? Jets - can you comment on the size difference, mounting technicals of the Alpine button, so we have a better understanding of the possibilities?

I dunno, I think that knob looks better than the alpine knob for that face. The alpine knob mod is neat, but I don't think it would go with that face as well as it did in Jets' install.

Can you detail what you did to get the blue light instead of white? Are you using filters, or coloured leds?

Guess it's all a matter of preference - I think that with my setup, the Alpine knob will look great, as then they will match - a high-tech "fung swey" if you will! Especially if I put the brushed alu, with the blue faceplate, and blue buttons.. oh yea, baby!

Was checking out your site again, but I didn't see a 'paypal' link to purchase your warez - how do we place an order?

you can paypal NewFace@by-photos.de thank you for your inquires.

I'm just using coloured LEDs - they didn't have any white ones in the shop when I bought them. Would like to try out some of Tims filtering ideas in the neat future though. I reckon that is the was to go - then you are really flexible.