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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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ebay junk?

so are these ebay glow gauges garbage or what? bc i would like to update the look of my dash and these are pretty cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/i569-...spagenameZWDVW
anyone buy these?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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I have the same ones and I really like them. The only things I would recommend is to paint the needles something like maybe a bright orange...the whitish color as they are don't show up that great.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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i have those gauges they are kinda ricey, but the main thing is that i can see it at night, for some reason my eyes cant adjust to the stock cluster with the red/orange over black (faded black). I had to paint the needles before installing..white needles over a white face = fail.

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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by X-JaVeN-X
I have the same ones and I really like them. The only things I would recommend is to paint the needles something like maybe a bright orange...the whitish color as they are don't show up that great.
How do you install them?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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pull the cluster out of the car, remove the shield of the cluster and you slip them over the needles (they're very pliable)..then run the wires coming from them out the bottom of the cluster...put the shield back on. All the wires run to one control module with a dimmer switch (I didn't use their dimmer...I have it wired into the factory harness/dimmer controls). Then you just have to wire in a power and a ground wire (I tapped into the harness going into the cluster.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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I have a set and my oil pressure gauge is kinda flaky .. I am going to rewire it. (after I called and asked if I Could return it he recommended I make sure the oil pressure sensor has a good ground.
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