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i was workin on it this mornin and a heard a crunch noise
now the needle wont fall like the others
what can i do?
please reply

 
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More info please

 
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What do you mean by it "wont fall".

 
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when you push on the other needles they fall back down to 0
when i push on it just stays where it is and wont come back down to 0

 
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Well, that sounds like an internal issue which might mean you're fawked. Did you bend the needle or turn it clockwise too much? Do you hear a piece of plastic rolling around in the gauge cluster? You might need to get yourself a new gauge cluster man.

 
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naw
i dont hear anything rolling around..yet
it really does seem like im f**k unless a miracle happens
how much does a new cluster cost?

 
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naw
i dont hear anything rolling around..yet
it really does seem like im f**k unless a miracle happens
how much does a new cluster cost?

 
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i thought i saw it posted here that a cluster was like $300-400

 
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GOT DAMN!!
Well the needle is falling bck to 0 now but i tookthe guages off
ima checka junk yard before i try this again if i do.
i just hope the work when i get back to my car
be back in a minute

 
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Wait a sec. The needle is falling again after you too off the new gauges? Are you sure it wasnt just sticking to the new gauges? Try re-installing the gauge cluster and see if it works ok.

 
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i just did a test run and went up to 90
seems ok...i think ima try to take it to a shop and have them install it so if they break it they pay

im sure it wasn't touching. i even took the reverse ones off and the needle wouldn't fall. it was real stiff
i just pushed on it for a couple minutes untili heard a click again and the needle started fallin again
thanx for the help thou Kreeport

ima DIY'er but this is one i wont be doin until next spring
300 is a lot and i know icould spend that on something else besides messin up my guages for a some 25 dolla AIC reverse indiglos

 
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No prob. But yeah, at this point, might be a good idea to have a shop do it. If the needle is still broken and it just happens to be working right now, you can blame it on the shop if it breaks 'again'.

God luck,

-Kre

 
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im sorry but i had to go to work but i want to thank Krepoort again for the fast replies
on the way to work i noticed them stickin but tonight on my way home around 12 everything was ok again
when the origanl guages light up at night now you can see a little glow behind the messed up one compared to the others. i think i am goin to go to a shop and get them install it now. this will officially be the first DIY i couldn't perform

 
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hey speedracer32, I had the same problem. I was very carefull installing my gauges, and I f**k#ed up my needles as well. The tach would jump to 2000, then 3000 and stay there, it wouldn't fall until I pushed in the clutch, then it just fell to the bottom. I had the glow behind the needle as well. Mine were still under waranty so I had the dealer replace them. I've done a lot to my car myself but am not touching those friggin gauges again. Indiglo gauges are'nt worth that much to me.

 
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yeh they aren't
i might go to my dealer and see what they say
what did you tell them and how old is your car?

 
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My car was still under factory warranty. I just told them it started doing it all by itself. What I don't get was I looked at the printout and the cost for a new cluster was like $120. That was what the cost for "parts" was, seems kinda low to me, who knows. I hate those cheap indiglo gauges. I got the six color ones. There junk, everyone I've talked to said the either have to superglue them or use double sided tape to hold them down and keep them from lifting-garbage. I don't know about you but I;m not about to superglue anything to those gauges[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG]