MRigney
11-27-03, 04:29 AM
2005 MUSTANG: COLOR CONFIGURABLE CLUSTER:
It's something never seen on a production car before ? but it'll be on the all-new Mustang. A color-configurable instrument cluster can be back-lit in any of 125 backgrounds by ?mixing? three primary colors with the turn of a dial. The effect can be subtle or dramatic, particularly at night, as the speedometer and tachometer illuminate in variations of blue, green or red hues, creating a unique, personalized driving mood. It uses six light-emitting diode (LED) lights that are selectable in order from green, blue, purple, white, orange and red. The LEDs are filtered through innovative ?light pipe? fittings on the sides of the speedometer, tachometer and vehicle operation indicator panel to create the numerous color options. Ford also is allowing customers to take a piece of the new Mustang home early.
A screen saver that teases the new car and illustrates how the new color-configurable instrument cluster will work is available at www.fordvehicles.com.
http://www.fordvehicles.com/Cars/mustang/funstuff/index.asp?bhcp=1
It's something never seen on a production car before ? but it'll be on the all-new Mustang. A color-configurable instrument cluster can be back-lit in any of 125 backgrounds by ?mixing? three primary colors with the turn of a dial. The effect can be subtle or dramatic, particularly at night, as the speedometer and tachometer illuminate in variations of blue, green or red hues, creating a unique, personalized driving mood. It uses six light-emitting diode (LED) lights that are selectable in order from green, blue, purple, white, orange and red. The LEDs are filtered through innovative ?light pipe? fittings on the sides of the speedometer, tachometer and vehicle operation indicator panel to create the numerous color options. Ford also is allowing customers to take a piece of the new Mustang home early.
A screen saver that teases the new car and illustrates how the new color-configurable instrument cluster will work is available at www.fordvehicles.com.
http://www.fordvehicles.com/Cars/mustang/funstuff/index.asp?bhcp=1