anyone installed those "ebay" white face...

[wannabeSHOman]

gauges yet?

wondering how tough it was to install?

thanks

tony thumbs_u

 

[ChrisR]

Mine are in the mail. I hope it is easy too.

 

[NoSloSHO]

It really is a easy operation. I think the reason that it was so tough for me is that after doing so, I had to have it calibrated. The NR kit came with a tool to pull the needles off and the rest was self explanitory. I may still have photos of the install if you care to view them?

 

[SHO MONEY]

I care to view them. And how did you have them calibrated? Thanks I have got those on order too.

 

[jcostantino]

I caliberated my needles doing 35mph what a PITA...

Jeff

 

[wannabeSHOman]

i'd love to see them...

email [email protected]

thanx, thumbs_u

tony

 

[Mishney]

Why would you have to calibrate those since you don't have to remove the needles to install? I thought you only had to recalibrate them when you remove the needles. Mine are going in this weekend and I hope they are easy as they say.

 

[wannabeSHOman]

anyone got pics? during or after install yet?

i'm dying to put these in but i'm in my friend's wedding this weekend (poor bastard, lol)

thanks,
t

 

[NoSloSHO]

The NR gauges that I received are not able to install without removing the needles. Here is a short/long "do it yourself" instructions.
NR White Faced Gauges Installation
Take off the bottom panel underneath the steering wheel
Take off the dash panel (2 screws up top), headlight **** and nut under headlight ****.
Slide out the dash panel top first then bottom, it will take some coaxing but it snaps out.
Unhook the electrical connectorsin back of heater panel and swivel the whole panel towards the door. ( there was a small wire on top of the headlamp switch that I could not undo so I left it there).
Take off clear lens. (be careful it will crack very easily)
Take off black panel. (You do not need to take instument cluster out.)
Take out old black facias on the idiot panels by popping them out from the rear the are glued on and install the idiot facias on pop out panels (some trimming of white panels is required by using scissors. only about 1/16 of an inch off the edges).
DO ONLY ONE GAUGE AT A TIME and take your time as to mapping out the position of the needles. Also with the white gauges, make sure your hands are very clean, especially after taking apart your dash! The white gauges like to attract lots of smudges, be careful! take out stop pins on speedo and tackometer and turn on ignition without starting engine and map position of each needle, flick them around a bit to find its center, I drew everything up on paper. take off the needles carefully by prying on all corners of the needle to loosen, then pop off directly towards you.
Rip the old facia off and apply the new one by exposing the adhesive underneath facia.
Put on needle by turning on ignition to center gauge pin and then put back on needle as per your drawing of were it was with ignition on. (scrape off the white paint under needle and paint the bottom of it red or orange to stand out on the white facia. the speedometer needle is the only one that needed super careful mapping when you turned on the ignition it centered off the gauge.
Reinstall everything and you're done.
The whole job took around 1 1/2 hours taking my time and its pretty easy.
If you do right the first time, congrats! I failed at this, leaving it to a local speedometer shop to charge me $165. More than the gauges were worth!
Unfortunately I won't be able to post pics till this weekend.

 

[Mishney]

I should have pictures of the ebay indiglo's up tomorrow night. I just got them installed today and have to finish wiring them up tomorrow so I should have pics up by later tomorrow night. If anyone is interested I have no method of hosting the pics so if anyone can host them or I can just email them if you send me your email. So far they look awesome. The tach is slightly off center but for the price definately worth it. thumbs_u
beer For after the install!

 

[NoSloSHO]

Send them to me mailto:[email protected][email protected]</a> or mailto:[email protected][email protected]</a> and I'll host them for you.

<small>[ May 20, 2002, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: NoSloSHO ]</small>

 

[Slo-Sho]

$64.99 and 20 minutes later, I have the white face gauges. The ones off of ebay (Initial K) are very high quality and I did not have to remove the needles. They just go right over the old ones.

 

[jcostantino]

Well, you would WANT to remove them to paint the backs red like I did.. but you WOULDN'T want to because it's a **** to set up again...

Jeff

Mishney:
Why would you have to calibrate those since you don't have to remove the needles to install? I thought you only had to recalibrate them when you remove the needles. Mine are going in this weekend and I hope they are easy as they say.

 

[NoSloSHO]

Here is 2 of the 3 pics that Matt sent me. They also can be viewed from the site in my signature.

I believe that these are not the SpeedHut Gauges but the ones he won off ebay.

 

[ChrisR]

Everyone check my other post in the cosmetics forum. wink