Originally Posted by Rx-7fetish
(Post 8504628)
Did you not read? I couldnt afford a new cluster and had the gauge, i didnt want to have to hook and unhook every time i needed it. Just because they put one in there doesnt mean they expected it to last twenty years, 5hi7 breaks when it gets old.
:rolleyes: If you knew it was off, why bother putting another one in? I still don't understand.... If the shit's so old it breaks, Fix it! lol....
Originally Posted by ALLslowNOshow
(Post 8507894)
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oh my fucking lord.
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It wasn't to hard to make the cluster. All I used was a dremel, drill, hole saw, and a thin sheet of aluminum.
I don't have any pics of the build up. But here's a rough MSpaint example of what I did, borrowing one of Wanked_FC's pics. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...DSC_3862-1.jpg All you do is take the gauge cluster apart separate the front black half and rear white half. When everythings apart carefully pop the clear front cover plate off, not to damage the black surround. Once you got the clear cover off, take a dremel and carefully trim the face plate (circled in red) off the surround. Be careful not to cut into the surround itself. The Green outline is an example of the shape I trimmed the aluminum sheet to mount the gauges to. The hole saw was used to cut the holes necessary for the gauges. For the rear white backing, your gonna have to trim the center section as required to clear the gauges. Careful not to cut into the surround on this also. Pretty much all you do now is just sandwich the aluminum plate that your gauges are mounted on, inbetween the front and rear surrounds. After its sandwiched you should have a couple of screw points available for you to hold everything together until you can finally mount this badboy into the dash securely. I don't think you'd want to see my interior. Unless you have a thing for gutted interiors, lol. |
How did the electrical work out? wich wiring u using?
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Yeah, how did the wiring go. How much did it cost you in the end?
Sick job BTW |
Is it me or am i making it harder than it really is in my head? You just carved a new cluster"bracket" and bought your aftermarket gauges of choice and just wired em up and mounted them in your instrument cluster?
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I wish they would sell a tach with a small digital readout for speed to eliminate another gauge.
are your gauges behind the original plexi panel or out in the open? I want to do a custom gauge lay out but with a large tach front and center, thinking of no speedo, just going off GPS speed and engine speed, and all of it behind the stock plexi shield |
Once you got the clear cover off, take a dremel and carefully trim the face plate (circled in red) off the surround. Be careful not to cut into the surround itself.
Does that mean u actually have too cut the face that have the holes for the gauges out and then trim/flatten/polish the leftovers from the cut-away inside,Or is the surrounding and the face teo separate pieces? |
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I only enjoy FISH tacos but to each their own.
Here is my set up. No extra tacho needed! My PFC Commander is mounted on top of my driver door vent. No pics but you have got to love cell phone holders. :) |
Originally Posted by bd180
(Post 8508605)
Yeah, how did the wiring go. How much did it cost you in the end?
Originally Posted by OutCold
(Post 8508668)
Is it me or am i making it harder than it really is in my head? You just carved a new cluster"bracket" and bought your aftermarket gauges of choice and just wired em up and mounted them in your instrument cluster?
Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
(Post 8508877)
are your gauges behind the original plexi panel or out in the open?
Originally Posted by OutCold
(Post 8508907)
Once you got the clear cover off, take a dremel and carefully trim the face plate (circled in red) off the surround. Be careful not to cut into the surround itself.
Does that mean u actually have too cut the face that have the holes for the gauges out and then trim/flatten/polish the leftovers from the cut-away inside,Or is the surrounding and the face teo separate pieces? Thanks for all the compliments. :icon_tup: |
I have seen speedos with remote reset buttons, this way you can mount them behind a panel.
there is always something that keeps me from going with a set of gauges, no boost gauge, or not the right style sweep- very frustrating! |
Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
(Post 8510698)
I have seen speedos with remote reset buttons, this way you can mount them behind a panel.
there is always something that keeps me from going with a set of gauges, no boost gauge, or not the right style sweep- very frustrating! HAHA tell me about it! Neither can i, either its the wrong colour series or wrong metric system or missing a few gauges that i need, im basically looking for a series that has the whole shebang, Like Tacho/Speedo/Fuel lvl/Oil Press and Temp/Water Temp and Turbo...maybe even voltage... |
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