DIY Reverse Indiglo Gauges (with pics! again) - Page 10

loki · 07-20-2004

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Originally Posted by Krepoort

Here's where you tap the RED wire from the new gauges to the existing wires. Notice the RED/BLACK wire on BLUE thing.

And this is where I grounded my gauges (the BLACK wire). The little orangish thing is a wire tap that you can buy it from any auto/hardware store.

HTH

i didn't see a red/black wire from the bule connector so i wired it with the red one. i'll try to look for it later but i have to take my car to work now. on, and is it ok that i grounded the black wire to one the the screws? also, how do i know if i messed up my needles? thanks a lot.

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zen_master · 07-20-2004

where are the pics???????????

Krepoort · 07-20-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by loki

i didn't see a red/black wire from the bule connector so i wired it with the red one. i'll try to look for it later but i have to take my car to work now. on, and is it ok that i grounded the black wire to one the the screws? also, how do i know if i messed up my needles? thanks a lot.

It shouldnt be hard to find the red/black wire. The red/black lets you turn on the gauges with the parking lights but the red wire (if I remember right) requires you to turn on the headlights before the gauges come on.

Its ok to ground the black wire to the screw as long as there is bare metal.

You can tell if your needles are messed if they just dont work.

loki · 07-21-2004

got it to work. i just didn't see the red/black wire. needles are fine. thanks for the DIY.

2slow2run · 10-03-2004

um...i've did something to the needles.
i took it apart and bleach that sucker using clorox,409 and finally some of those oven cleaner... it work
side affect...needle not set to corect dial once is back in.
to fix it..turn on the car
rpm will jump to 1 when car is on temp is normal gas...u find out out much gas is in there..they say recommend u 2 fill it up 1st.
after ward just put the needle back where is suppost to b wit the car on.
my rpm is still a bit off but wth right
i got clear needles ...now

...imma try to do the stock face next and change all the bulbs to led
if it accidently take off everything aww daym..ill just have to buy indiglo then

gearbox · 10-03-2004

You know there's a diy done about this in the lighting forum. How do the needles look at night? Also, the needles should have been fine provided that you unplug the cluster, remove needles, put them back the exact resting position that you pulled em out, and them plug the connectors back in.

2slow2run · 10-04-2004

the needle went kr8zy on me lol
the rpm was at 3 the mhz was at 40mph
the gas was full witch wasnt suppost to
the temper was daym hot as sybarian desert lol
isnt there a ezier way to buy converted bulb iinstead of doin it urself?

2slow2run · 10-04-2004

i saw the other guy it it by smashing all the way thru to the guage using glue and
it look like drill holes n lots of wire..it was 2 complicated to do cuz i dont noe where to buy 30ft of el wire

2slow2run · 10-09-2004

yes the original face CAN b removed
i took mines out and clear out the red filter on the back..
i convert all the bulbs in the back of the guage into LED..
mg its tight but 1 screw up
i accidently rub off the place where the engine check light n stuff on the left side
so now the pic of those r gone..i can only tell by the light..look for me and ill send a pic

the pic shown is when i put in the key n on 2nd click after i took out the needle

gearbox · 10-09-2004

sweet. yeah don't worry about those lights. I ended up covering some with electrical tape and stuff anyway.

2slow2run · 10-09-2004

hey gearbox...thankx for the diy intrumental man really appreciated

now im hella happy

2slow2run · 10-09-2004

N i thought i was kr8zy enought to conver diff light colors interior but daym yall even kr8zier then me

2slow2run · 10-09-2004

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gearbox · 10-09-2004

Looks good. Got any night shots? Also, did you add leds under the needles to make it brighter?

2slow2run · 10-09-2004

yea heres the night shot...ill probably do the need nexts week..i dont have the right tools for it yet N i dont wanna end up drill'n everything up in there

if u notice on the temp pod..theres a triangle look'n thing..it was there AFTER i rubbed off the back..on top of that theres a check engine, oil thing n stuff
its gone...so all u c its red lights

N y is my kodak cx6330 so blurry? i clean the lens wit a cotton swab.cuetip watever that called that plastic stick wit cotton edges on both ends