white face gauges???

[Rybo50]

i just installed my gauges on my car and the problem im having is that when i crank up the car the gauges move all the way to the right and then fade to the left, but none of them end up in the right spots. My speed says im going 30mph and im sitting still. What do i need to do . i have unhooked the neg on the battery . i think there is a certain way to put the needles back on, but ive tried like 4 different times. Help would be appreciated. Thanxs

 

[fastangboi]

yeah those pins that move the needle move when you remove the needle. i took my oil pressure one off once and it read wrong when i put it back on and that basicly swayed me from buying white face.
ill watch this tread cause i gotta see what others say

 

[SaleenGT2001]

have fun!!

 

[ShapeShifter]

same prob. happened to me a while back...i actually ended up buying a new cluster...ill try and get u link,brb!

 

[ShapeShifter]

here ya go...

http://mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/whtf1.htm

 

[SaleenGT2001]

wasn't there suppose to be a link with that?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

ok just look at this link.
follow me!
it will let you set your speedo right. leave the clear plastic cover offf the gauges. go fill up your tank and then set the gas needle to full. set the tach to 800 rpm while the car is idleing and just put the oil and volts where they normally are.

 

[ShapeShifter]

wasn't there suppose to be a link with that?

bwahahaha! yeah,fixed!

 

[lexluthr69]

If you hold down the Trip Odometer reset button, while you're starting it up, it will run the cluster diagnostic. If you switch through the different readouts, it will tell ya at what position each of your gauges should be reading, among other functions. When i get home from work, I'll try to remember to link the site that has all the readouts broken down for each gauge.
I just installed white face gauges, and this helped immensely. My speedometer is still reading 5mph too fast, but I haven't pulled the cluster yet, because I'm thinking of swapping gauge faces again.

Luke

edit: Found the link:
http://www.bullittarchive.com/1022.htm

 

[Pennywise2]

www.ebay.com

 

[d98gt]

What about ebay?

Did you even read the post

 

[Pennywise2]

What about ebay?

Did you even read the post

Yep, I read his post.
I got my white face gauges on eBay and they work perfect.
If anyone is looking for gauges eBay is a good place.

 

[d98gt]

He's having problems with his needles not being lined up correctly however or maybe im taking this the wrong way? I don't think his guages are functioning the wrong way?

 

[fastangboi]

there has to be a fool proof way to make sure the needles go back the right way and read correctly.

 

[ACSPONY]

there has to be a fool proof way to make sure the needles go back the right way and read correctly.

Yeah, take a picture before you take them off

I bought overlays on my 97 so I didn't have to remove the needles.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

you just have to play with them till you get it right!

 

[lexluthr69]

I was under the impression that all '99-04s had the ability to run the diagnostic. By running the diag, it will tell you where the gauge needles should be sitting at. The MPH, Oil Pressure... all of it, will be digitally represented. If you then reference the Bullitt Archive Instrument test, you'll have the info you need to accurately respot the needles.

Good luck.
Luke

 

[fastangboi]

the guage cluster does a sweep diagnostic when you do that whole put the key in run and hold down the reset. then it says TEST GAGE.
could this help to reset the needles the right way.

ACSPONY- taking a pic wont help b/c the steel pins move when you remove the needle

 

[SaleenGT2001]

take a pic of where they were with the car running. you will never set anything right if the car is off. just get into the HEC diagnostics set your rpm while idling, then take a trip down a nice straight road and get a buddy to hold the wheel steady with the cruise control on and then set your speedo by what the cluster says you are running. it cant get any easier than that!

 

[fastangboi]

it cant get any easier than that!

haha, you can do it for me.