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Old 04-16-2003, 11:04 PM
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New Gauges.

well i got soem gauges off e-bay $36 shipped to my door, nice too, i cant get any pictures of them at night yet because i dont have a battery nor engine/tranny in the car yet but ill throw in a battery later for night pictures, they are reverse indaglows.
















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gauge screw driver i made.

so what do you all think?

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Old 04-16-2003, 11:36 PM
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first of all i gotta say you need some real tools mcguyver! lol j/k man i do the same thing all the time, whatever works right. cool gauges dude im thinking about getting those for my camaro pretty soon, but yah they definetly look sweet, should look awesome at night 2!
Old 04-16-2003, 11:59 PM
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ya you have to use what you have to work with, but they dont have these style for camaro's yet, but soon they should they said, and this is what they should look like at night but spread out more.




so what no one else has any comments, thats weird, usually everyone has an opinion on everything.

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Old 04-17-2003, 10:19 AM
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actually dude not to be a smart alec or anything but there is a company that sells those same style gauges for camaros, just cant think of the name for it, but anyways yah that is kinda strange that nobody else is saying anything about them, hey you mights get a few more responses buy posting this in the body and interior forum,. just a thought
Old 04-17-2003, 10:55 AM
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pff.. If you post your guages there I woudl have never seen them. .. if thats what your talking bout.. but...... THEY ROCK!!!! Dude They if they look like that at night thats bad ***! I my self just like the black and orange.. stock. But I dont mind the white. I like seeing it on other ppls cars. Good deal to and btw.. where can I get some tools like that!!? lmao.. I bet they are stronger then those tiwan tools though LOL!!!!!!
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nice....they are gonna look sweet.......does that fork really do the trick? i need to take off my needles but im afraid of breaking them....
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yes, the fork works great, you have to slightly wiggle it back and forth and it will pop right off, good luck...

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I really like those guages. I like how the font they use is more modern and not as boxy as stock. I also like the little shift light indicator on the tach. How did you use the fork to get the needles off? I am about to put in some guages myself and I am TERRIFIED of breaking my guages.

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Nice gauges i have the same ones. They are so nice at night, way better then the orange. Did you take off the needles to put those in?because i didn't and they fit just fine.
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Originally posted by 83TransAm
I really like those guages. I like how the font they use is more modern and not as boxy as stock. I also like the little shift light indicator on the tach. How did you use the fork to get the needles off? I am about to put in some guages myself and I am TERRIFIED of breaking my guages.

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all i did was get a crappy old fork and bend it like in the picture, then slide it under the needle, but the pointy parts of the fork must be aiming the same direction as the needle because of a lil plastic peace on the needle. then just wiggle it VERY GENTALLY and it will pop right off.

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i took off the needles, less fuss with it, but can you get pictures of them at night, i want to see them in a car. thanks
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cool.....thanks for the fork info...ill try that
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ya no problem, good luck.
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yeah, a fork works good, just make sure you take it easy, and apply even pressure so that you are pulling the needle straight out. if you're pulling on an angle, there's a better chance for you to snap the post, then you're done
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I used a fork for my Duranged Design white faces...Worked like a charm!
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