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Old 03-17-07, 01:49 AM
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Question Cluster guage help

Hey guys i think i just stuffed my dash completely. I brought a kit off ebay to make the backings white it looks really sweet but the bad news is now i only have a tacho and speedo that work. I dunno about the oil pressure because i was already having dramas with that. But now as soon as i turn the car on the boost and the oil just go way up, and i broke the fuel needle removing it. I guess ill have to buy another dash but does anyone know how to fit them without running into the probs of needles breaking here is a pic of them if you need to know what type they are.
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Old 03-17-07, 06:14 AM
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You don't need to remove the gauge needles to install those kits...the hole is big enough to slip over the needle boss.
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ya slide them on a set at a time holding the needle in place

dont' remove the needle lol
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if you removed the needles on the smaller gauges you probabky broken them as they are not designed to be removed without rebuilding the gauge
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i didnt remove my needles, everything works . . .
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
i didnt remove my needles, everything works . . .
Looks good man. I have them same gauges on my TII and getting them for this new S5 n/a when I get it. Thread starter it came with directions didn't it? Should always read or at least skim them even if you THINK you know what your doing.
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Nah you had to on mine trust me on this, its probably a different kit to what your thinking about. But looking at it now im pretty pissed off i think i could have just cut a tiny slot in the white bit that you would hardly have noticed, just rushed into getting them on there now i gotta find a new dash on ebay and try again learnt my lesson
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Originally Posted by Slow Rotor
Nah you had to on mine trust me on this, its probably a different kit to what your thinking about. But looking at it now im pretty pissed off i think i could have just cut a tiny slot in the white bit that you would hardly have noticed, just rushed into getting them on there now i gotta find a new dash on ebay and try again learnt my lesson
No you don't have to. I dont care which white faces you get you dont have remove the needles lol.




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