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New Gauge Overlay's

Discussion in 'Holden Commodore How-To's' started by aussie_cruzin, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. aussie_cruzin

    aussie_cruzin got boost

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    Ok so today i got my new gauge overlays of ebay and thought i would do a how to incase someone didnt know...i didnt manage to get any pictures because i was to excited about getting them:Dbut i regret it now:bang:

    anyhoo if you want instructions regarding the removal of the cluster from the vehicle search for it in another thread im way to lazy and tired to write another how to..

    These are the steps:
    1)Remove the four screws from the bottom back of the cluster
    2)Release clips at the top of the cluster and remove the front cover
    3)Remove needles(use a fork to pry underneath if they are difficult to remove)
    4)Remove screws from faces and lift the faces from the cluster
    5)Push out the two small pins from the temp and fuel gauges on the old faces and fit into the holes in the new faces(a small dab of glue may be required if they are loose)
    6)Fit new face
    7)Refit needles so that they sit at the 'zero' mark for each guage
    8)reassemble cluster as per disassembly

    On some cars the needles will reset themselves when the car is switched on.If for example the speedo needle flicks up to something higher than zero when you switch the car on,you need to reset the needle to zero with the cluster wiring plugged in.

    I did this on my vr so it would be the same for vs but i dont know if its different for the older models.

    The picture is of my new gauge face anyways hope this helps somebody:thumbsup:
     

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    BOY1236 Crazy dude in a V8

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    don't know .... they look cheap !

    but I wanna see them on :)
     
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    beefcream Lethal LOKKA

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    yea i also was goin to purchase this. so i wouldnt mind a look of it installed
     
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    beefcream Lethal LOKKA

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    ill take some pics when i fit mine 2night
     
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    calais_cruzin Calais_Rattling....

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    How do they light up at night, the onse ive got didnt work any good with light from behind so i put in a ccf fluro so it lights from the front so it looks right.
     
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    beefcream Lethal LOKKA

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    i installed mine last night.. not to sure wheter i like it yet :S lol
    anyways i replaced all the rear lights because one was dead. i put in t10 5watt globes and tested with the original ones from another cluster and the new globes and its much brighter. so if done replace globes!!!
     

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    how they show up at night with the new globes??

    could i get a pic if possible?
     
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    whit aint so bad i was looking at purple, but agree night shot would convince me.
     
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    I done mine the other month.. I painted the black part around it silver
    I think it looks sweet
     
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    with the l3 clusters they come in 4 different bits

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