install wasnt too back, but my needles are all way off cause I didnt put em back on right where they needed to go; so it looks like my car is running hot, idles at 1500 and goes 2mph in park, lol

couple of drives next to my buddy will fix that



my GReddy gauges stick out cause they arent blue =(

I have the same ones.. they look great

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How bad are the needles to remove and install without disrupting the alighnment of the needle.

easy, I just rushed and forgot to mark where they "droop" to

as long as you mark where you remove them and put them back where they were; you wont have any accuracy (sp?) problems


I know where my car idles, so thats an easy fix and I can be a little off on the tach; cause Im ATX

Having a friend roll besides you going 10 with your windows down is a pretty fast and mostly accurate way to set your speedo

nice. how much did they cost?

did you hafta sand down the needles an stuff?

-marc

LOL. Ironically, my first ever post on 2GNT was about these things. Ah, memories.

you need to remove the orange from the stock needles and the instructions suggest paiting the bottoms white. I didnt paint them I just used high grit sand paper and left the bottoms a lil scuffed.

http://www.importintelligence.com/FMPro?-DB=cart.fp3&-Format=Iglow.html&-Token=12803507&-RecID=12803507&CustID=Iglow&-Error=index.html&-Edit


theres a link to their site, they cost $70
I got them from the buy/sell forum for $50 or $60 shipped I think

hmm, not sure if the greddy gauges use the same size light bulbs as autometer or if u can even open them up but i was gona buy these light covers off egay for my autometer gauges. might wanna check em out if they fit.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUTOMETER-3207-BLUE-Gauge-Light-Bulb-Covers-Pkg-of-3_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46100QQihZ002QQitemZ4643529937QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

-marc

Little advice on calibrating the gauges. Keep the clear plastic cover off and go for a drive. To set the MPH correctly turn on your cruise control and start strolling speeding up slowly. Keep flicking your switch until cruise turns on the second it catchs then you are cruising at 25MPH. As for your RPMS you just need to estimate where the car use to idle. Do a hard pull down the road and see if the needle stops at redline, if it does then you know its good to go. Temp, and Gas gauges are really easy as I am sure you figured that out.

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GReddy gauges dont use bulbs; they are electro-illumenesence or whatever it called.

all the kit is , is 3 small SMT LEDs on a round sticker for the big needles and 1 SMT LED for the small needles.about $9 in parts but Id assume the high cost is for the research, packaging, advertising, garuntees,etc

Ive never ran with the plastic cover on always hated the glare and stuff, and thats a great idea with the cruise control, I'll give it a shot and like I said ATXs dont need accurate tachs lol

lookin good bud

I just wish my car was as fast as it was loud. people tell me i should use my sub to push it, it might go faster.