White Face Gauges

I received my gauges. They are identical to the ones Dmarco has. The instructions are terrible, so hopefully I can get them to work. I will put a pic of exactly what I received on my cardomain page shortly. After they are installed I'll put some after pics up. This is the auction that I won

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...&rd=1&item=7906548313&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT

Mustang5L5 said:

I like the gauges Dmarco has, except I do not like the bottom where all the warning lights are in white. Any way to keep the black face portion on this section??

What i am basically looking for is a white face gauges similar to Cobra OEM faces. They do not need to be indiglo. White in the day with black lettering and blacked out at night with blue or green numbers.

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That sounds like the reverse gauges. Not sure though. It looks like I could cut out the warning light section on the gauges if I wanted to keep it stock. It wouldn't interfere with the indiglo. Hadn't thought of that, but it's not a bad idea.

Forgive my n00b question- all the years end @ 02 or 03..
is there a change in the cluster for 04? I'd like to try out the set like Dmarco has.

I JUST WANT BLUE LIGHTS BEHIND MY STOCK GAUGES!!!

huesmann said:

Actually, I like the regular glow because it's easier to see black text on a white background than the reverse.

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I can see the numbers just fine. this pick is blurry. I just think the elgow is over the top on long drive at night. to each thier own.

inferno, u got the cool faces, nice! hopefully it won't be that difficult to install. make sure you show us the finished product which i think will kick ass!! for me, i got to order mine right now!!!

Anyone? (guage cluster the same for 002-004)

ok, they are installed. it took me much longer than i expected because i am terrible at wiring, so i dont feel like taking pics haha. they came out great, and look just like the ones dmarco has already posted. unfortunately the solder on the switch is kind of brittle and i messed up a part of it while putting it into the dash. no green light for me...ill get over it or fix it eventually. for under $30, this gauge face is AMAZING. the font is surprisingly clear, even when lit. the odometer is very fuzzy, which sucks, but no biggie. the link to the ebay auction is on this thread somewhere, and the sellers name is g4parts.

inferno, as far as the install was concerned, you just put the face over the old one right? you didnt need to recalibrate the speedo or anything right? just like a plug and play?

thats correct. its not easy getting it over the needles, but its probably a lot easier than re-calibrating it after you take them off. the only snag i hit was not knowing which wire to get power from and not knowing how to splice/solder lol.

inferno9898 said:

thats correct. its not easy getting it over the needles, but its probably a lot easier than re-calibrating it after you take them off. the only snag i hit was not knowing which wire to get power from and not knowing how to splice/solder lol.

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Cool Told you
Hey did you use my TIP i had in my page of using the kitchen fork? If you dont the guages will stick in the mornings.

Congrats in you new guages!!

dmarco_4u said:

Cool Told you
Hey did you use my TIP i had in my page of using the kitchen fork? If you dont the guages will stick in the mornings.

Congrats in you new guages!!

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Yea, I used a fork to pry them up a few millimeters to help slide the gauge under. I also used double sided tape to stick the overlay to the stock gauges. there were some places where it wasn't lying flat, but the tape cured it.

inferno9898 said:

Yea, I used a fork to pry them up a few millimeters to help slide the gauge under. I also used double sided tape to stick the overlay to the stock gauges. there were some places where it wasn't lying flat, but the tape cured it.

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The bezel will also cure the non-flatness automatically...

huesmann said:

The bezel will also cure the non-flatness automatically...

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I figured it would, but better safe than sorry I guess. Didn't wanna put it in and realize my tach hung up on 4k rpms or something and have to take it out

huesmann said:

The bezel will also cure the non-flatness automatically...

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It didn't when I installed mine. My set came with some two-sided tape, which I did not install initially. After they were on for a while, there was some very slight "bowing" that was just enough to snag the tach needle from deflecting freely. I then went in and installed the two-sided tape. No more bowing. Just my own personal experience ...

I guess you had a worse experience than I did.