apollo

So they FINALY came. 5 days too late. I wanted them before MSA but oh well. I'll do a full write up on the install but i just wanted to share for now. The illumination is the best part about them. So off the the Z I go. . . .

SHADY280

where do you get them/ do they include blue needles, or a diff. colored ones. and how much me likey

apollo

I got them off a guy in socal. They are new, never installed and i got'm for 15!!! No needles but mine are already bright orange. I might change the colour though. It got too dark before i could really take everything out tonight. So i'll wait till tomorrow. I cant friggin wait.

Bleach

I got mine months ago... I'm lazy and haven't installed them yet

apollo

Hey Hey!! hows the trip going?!


*Hi Bleach! It was great meeting you over the weekend. Have a fun trip back to Seattle. -Brianna*

Skully

if they had kph id bite

Bleach

the trip is going great. I'm still in SanDiego.. heading out east tomorrow then up towards Vegas. I should be home Saturday.

FubarI33t

i would kill for them things.

n00blar

Yeah, those are some nice ones!

apollo

They do, just look at the tiny red numbers

naviathan

Make sure when you go to pull the needles to be very careful not to put any pressure on the needle itself. They are extremely brittle. I broke one when I pulled my 85mph speedo to drop in a 130mph one.

WildmaN

Needlenose pliers. Can be your best friend for the needles. Trust me on that one man. And I got a set of gauges just like those. But I haven't started doing anything with them yet.

lww

Indiglo would definitely be cool on the Blue Streak Z!

Skully

fork works too..

apollo

Ok so im just about done, been doing the swap over a couple nights. BUT the oil pressure gauge is what is holding me up. The end of the needle has a small block on the end that I assume is for counter balancing or weight purposes? But it is making contact with the gauge power wire because the space is so limited in the housing, so I made a few cuts int he housing but there isn't much to work with. What harm would it do if any if I removed the lower portion of the needle? Would it still read accurately?

apollo

Another question-
I am pretty sure the gauges are going to be bright as hell so i was wondering if anyone knew how to wire them up with the stock dimming unit?

NismoPick

You could just wire in a potentiometer dial from RadioShack. They are like $5. Just ask for one that can control 0 - 15 volts. Then wire it in.

jfairladyz

Or just splice in the existing dimmer. It's no longer going to be functional for anything but the clock since you've got your new guages. Just wire it inline with your new guages. That way you get the factory look and don't have to hassle with a new pot.

apollo

So here they are. Sorry for the crappy pics. The whole swap turned out to be WAY more work than i anticipated, but worth it. A lot of fab work to the gauge housings is what really held me up. After about 12 hours total of work and fitting and running around for a damn petontiemeter that would work this is what i got. So i am pleased over all.

icice9

dude that looks awsome.... now you got me wanting to do that...

SHADY280

wow, is that a new clock face too, it looks great, i need kph (main stuff, not just the little #'s) but that is nice

Heat Rave R

Wow, that turned out gorgeously!

Bleach

oooh la la!

81 Black L28E

I LIKE IT LOT ......but do they make it for the 79 130mph speedo ?

Bleach

Nope! I already checked. They also do not make a version for the turbo gauges. What you see is all they make. My version is almost the same but the middle area does not have the large glowing circle.