Gauges

[didjital|]

Does anyone have a full techincal guide to installing white face gauges/reverse white light gauges?

I've searched the forum, many ask, lots of links, but no real guide or difficulty level on installation.

I like the ones that are white, and glow blue/red with the text rather than the standard lights.

If you have any info on this, its greatly appreciated.

Thanks

:L

 

[Quik LS]

it is not hard to do - but does take half the day. you basically pull off all the dash trim, drop the steering column, remove the cluster.

the you remove the plastic top cover, slide the new white face cover over the gauges and reinstall.

then you hook the lighting up to your dimmer switch

..again - not hard but lots of little pieces.

 

[didjital|]

Thanks for the reply - Is there anything in particular about the needles coming off? Or any little things that could potentially be a problem to a first time LS dash remover such as myself.

--edited--

Nevermind, I guess these don't require any needle removal.

 

[Quik LS]

right - you carefully - slowly - move the needles to a 12o'clock position and slide the template over them. then carefully - slowly - move the needles back.

make sure to kill the power on the car before pulling the gauges out.

 

[didjital|]

right - you carefully - slowly - move the needles to a 12o'clock position and slide the template over them. then carefully - slowly - move the needles back.

make sure to kill the power on the car before pulling the gauges out.

Is a battery disconnection in order or just keep the car off?

 

[Quik LS]

Is a battery disconnection in order or just keep the car off?

if the PCM has a 'theft' alert that catches and gauge cluster swap - (to roll back the miles...) - so you should have the power onto the cluster when you disconnect it.

 

[didjital|]

if the PCM has a 'theft' alert that catches and gauge cluster swap - (to roll back the miles...) - so you should have the power onto the cluster when you disconnect it.

Ok, got it, keep power to the cluster, disconnect battery - remove everything, slowly - carefully turn needles to 12, slide on gauges, slowly - carefully move the needles back to the original downward positions, re-install paneling and cluster and reconnect battery.

Thanks Quik.