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#258509 - 29/06/2005 01:23 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: FireFox31]
thrasher
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Registered: 10/01/2002
Posts: 362
WOW , Thanks so much for making this happen. Just orderd a full set.
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#258510 - 29/06/2005 22:13 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: thrasher]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
And I just filled your order.

Just to reitterate what I mentioned on the site, orders placed between Saturday 7/2/05 and Sunday 7/17/05 will not ship until the morning of Tuesday 7/19/05, hopefully! Orders placed during that third week of July will likely be delayed as I ship everything from the previous two weeks. (I won't make the mistake of staying up till 2:00am every night for a week filling orders like I did last week because now I'm sick, just in time for vacation, yea!)

So, placing an order tomorrow (Thursday) or the next day (Friday) will get you the quickest shipping during the next few weeks.
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#258511 - 30/06/2005 01:13 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: FireFox31]
caseyse
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Registered: 07/10/2000
Posts: 112
Loc: CA, USA
I received my 5+ button super sets, thank you. They do look super

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#258512 - 30/06/2005 15:25 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: caseyse]
srhodes
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Registered: 30/01/2000
Posts: 262
Loc: Derbyshire, UK
Got my superset today and they look GREAT!! Thanks for all your hard work in getting them made. Can't decide what colours to use but who cares - one for each day of the week.

Now - if only I had the lights working which I've had for almost 2 years now and not got around to doing anything with yet. Anybody in the UK currently fitting them?
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#258513 - 30/06/2005 16:40 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: srhodes]
schofiel
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Me, after the empeg meet.

carsupport@empegrepair.com
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#258514 - 30/06/2005 16:50 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: srhodes]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
Quote:
Can't decide what colours to use but who cares - one for each day of the week.


Five colors, five buttons.
Coincidence? Roy G Biv is knocking on your door!
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#258515 - 30/06/2005 18:42 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: Robotic]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14496
Loc: Canada
Quote:
Quote:
Can't decide what colours to use but who cares - one for each day of the week.


Five colors, five buttons.
Coincidence? Roy G Biv is knocking on your door!


Hah.. reminds me of this one:

"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case.
Coincidence? I don't think so!"

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#258516 - 30/06/2005 19:17 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: mlord]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
Quote:
Hah.. reminds me of this one:

<tips hat>
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#258517 - 30/06/2005 20:47 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: tfabris]
toolman
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Registered: 10/10/2001
Posts: 105
Loc: Wellington NZ
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Next meet, have me show you my solution for that.


TFabris; Want to document your solution for button/knob light overflow for us overseas types that can't make it to the meet? I havent got my order yet, but from the pics I've looked at I cant imagine how youd do it without modifying the lens. Care to share?

FireFox; I haven't seen any mention of how well the colors match the original (empeg/rio) replacement lenses, or the darkstorm smoke (and others?) lenses. Anyone care to comment? Firefox you should add this info to your site.

Oh, and I ordered a 5 set anyway - hope the smoke set match my old-skool smoke lens
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#258518 - 30/06/2005 21:56 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: toolman]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31602
Loc: Seattle, WA
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TFabris; Want to document your solution for button/knob light overflow for us overseas types that can't make it to the meet?




Also updated the FAQ with this.


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259097-blackmask.jpg (225 downloads)

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#258519 - 30/06/2005 22:17 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: toolman]
Mataglap
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Registered: 11/06/2003
Posts: 384
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FireFox; I haven't seen any mention of how well the colors match the original (empeg/rio) replacement lenses


Quick crappy pictures taken with my treo. Factory blue lense with the anti-reflective coating on the back and Green Lights blue buttons.

This is at max brightness.


--Nathan


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Edited by Mataglap (30/06/2005 22:35)

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#258520 - 30/06/2005 22:19 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: Mataglap]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Great CD.

Tony, that's sweet. Filner or FireFox should make and sell those...


Edited by SE_Sport_Driver (30/06/2005 22:21)
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#258521 - 30/06/2005 22:19 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: Mataglap]
Mataglap
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Registered: 11/06/2003
Posts: 384
Button brightness 5

--Nathan


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Edited by Mataglap (30/06/2005 22:35)

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#258522 - 30/06/2005 22:20 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: Mataglap]
Mataglap
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Registered: 11/06/2003
Posts: 384
Button brightness 3

--Nathan


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Edited by Mataglap (30/06/2005 22:36)

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#258523 - 30/06/2005 22:22 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Mataglap
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Registered: 11/06/2003
Posts: 384
Quote:
Great CD.


I love me that there shuffle play.

--Nathan

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#258524 - 30/06/2005 22:25 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: tfabris]
Mataglap
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Registered: 11/06/2003
Posts: 384
So what do you have to do to get an attachement image to show inline as well?

(Thanks shonky!)

I've got the full set of factory lenses and Greenlights buttons, so I can take a few pictures. Is there one or two button brightness levels that are a good choice?

--Nathan


Edited by Mataglap (30/06/2005 22:36)

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#258525 - 30/06/2005 22:30 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: Mataglap]
Shonky
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Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 2009
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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So what do you have to do to get an attachement image to show inline as well?



You edit the post afterwards and include and [ img ][ /img ] link (without the spaces of course. Like this...

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#258526 - 01/07/2005 00:00 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: toolman]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
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how well the colors match the original (empeg/rio) replacement lenses

<edit>Mataglap makes a good point. The photos on the website are of the original factory anti-reflective blue lens, since this color is currently not sold by Filener. People with the Filener rainbow gell kit could probably create this color with one or two gells, though.</edit>

Thanks for the reminder. The only Darkstorm lenses I have are dark green and fluorescent green, so I can only help that much. I can photograph the buttons with the factory lenses and post them in the Gallery. I should also post my night pics and the stealth-mode set at night regarding light leakage.

For now, you can check this post where I showed the factory lenses against the color swatches. And, for comparison, this post where I showed the Filener lenses against the same color swatches. The colors, brightness, and contrast in the photos are unmodified (probably because the nice white from the knob LEDs gave the camera a good white balance).


Edited by FireFox31 (01/07/2005 00:08)
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#258527 - 01/07/2005 00:55 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: Mataglap]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Check PM.
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#258528 - 01/07/2005 06:03 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: FireFox31]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I received a set of each colour (thanks!) and can confirm that the buttons are very well manufactured. I know what a pain in the arse injection moulding can be (since I co-ordinated the original Mk.2 buttons and fascia) and working in transparent plastic makes every detail even more critical. Great job!

Rob

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#258529 - 01/07/2005 06:26 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: schofiel]
srhodes
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Registered: 30/01/2000
Posts: 262
Loc: Derbyshire, UK
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Me, after the empeg meet.

carsupport@empegrepair.com


Cool - I e-mailed you last week about some repairs but then saw your posts about not being available until late August so thought I'd try a different route to at least getting the buttons sorted out. I'll await your repsonse. I don't think I used the above e-mail adddress so I'll check when I get home.
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#258530 - 01/07/2005 14:57 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: srhodes]
srhodes
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Registered: 30/01/2000
Posts: 262
Loc: Derbyshire, UK
I mailed the old address for support. I take it these will be added into the queue for the new support?

And on a separate note - looking at the picture at the top of this thread again gave me a flashback to Lenny Henry impersonating David Bellamy - look at all those lovely buttons!
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#258531 - 06/07/2005 08:36 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: rob]
Taym
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/06/2001
Posts: 2504
Loc: Roma, Italy
Firefox,

I received the super set and... what can I say? They're simply excellent! Thank you!
I am now using the black buttons, so I could finally remove the gray color from my interiors. They are indistinguishable from the rest of the fascia, at least to my eye. I couldn't ask more (except for the metal, chrome buttons, of course ). I am posting a picture soon.

Absolutely recommended! Fantastic Job, Firefox!
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#258532 - 10/07/2005 01:44 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: FireFox31]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Has anyone done and mixing and matching like this?



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Edited by SE_Sport_Driver (10/07/2005 01:44)
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#258533 - 10/07/2005 01:45 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Or this?



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Edited by SE_Sport_Driver (10/07/2005 01:45)
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#258534 - 10/07/2005 03:10 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
I've had my empeg set up with red buttons (Brian's) and a Darkstorm smoke lens since September. Before that I had blue buttons with the smoke lens. Before that I had the blue buttons with a clear lens and (pre-Filener) gel set to match VW Blue, but sunlight readability suffered too much. At some point I intend to put the red buttons together with the blue gels which should match my VW Golf's blue and red dash perfectly. I doubt I'll keep it that way for long though due to the readability issue I just mentioned.
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#258535 - 10/07/2005 13:00 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: genixia]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
If or when you get a chance, I'd love to see red buttons with smoked lens. Maybe when he gets back in town, the Greenlight website can show images with the lights turned off too...

After getting my memory board, light kit and fan, I'm a bit short on cash. I also only have 1.5gb left on my 160gb player, so I might need to ebay some junk just to afford a new hard drive. Anyway, my point is I may only be able to afford 1 or 2 $22 sets instead of the $88 complete set.
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#258536 - 17/07/2005 12:56 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: genixia]
jono
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Registered: 25/02/2002
Posts: 13
Here is a shot of my Empeg with a filner rainbow gel (slightly purple blue) and blue greenlights buttons in my 2001 Jetta. I have it mounted under the factory HU with a blitzsafe adapter. At some point, I'll swap in the red buttons and see how they look. It seems as readable at the original lens to me, but I havent had the factory lens on for awhile.


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#258537 - 17/07/2005 20:03 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: FireFox31]
JrFaust
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Registered: 07/02/2002
Posts: 193
Loc: New Richmond, WI
Here is a picture of the blue buttons installed.
The player has a light smoke lens and the buttons are at max lumination.


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260338-DSC00051.JPG (125 downloads)

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#258538 - 17/07/2005 20:26 Re: Buttons - Lit buttons finally available for sale [Re: JrFaust]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Does anyone have pictures of the button UNlit? I'm curious to see what they'd look like. (Or during the daylight hours if you always have the buttons lit).
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