Trailbeast, the way you did your wife's car was the way I was thinking about doing mine, so you soldered the gauge wire to the circuit board copper runners?
Thanks
Hey @TrailBeast, any chance you have pics of the back of your cluster?
Word of advice...by all means, add a gauge, BUT leave the idiot light!
Unless you plan on studying the gauge the whole time you are driving, that red light will grab your attention faster than a dipping needle ever will.
I incorporate both in all my cars
Yep, and it's easy to leave in there.
Tony I don't know if you ever got to see that bare metal speedometer face I bought from you after it was done.
Nice work!
I've got a few more if you need them
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Are you sure that the proper hookup isn't there already?? The hole should be the same between the light and the guage, and it must have a 2 post system that is run through the circuit board! I don't think the circuit board would change unless it's not the same year guage and car! The change would be in the sending unit, which sends a signal to either the guage or the light, with a different sending unit for each option!! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's the way they're coordinated!!
Greg, did you just relocate the factory fuel guage on your wife's car? I can't find a 1.5" fuel gauge to save my life.
Oops. Just reread your first post and saw you relocated the factory gauge.
And is that a 2" clock in yours?
You sure about that? Looks like it's moved to the idiot light location.My fuel gauge is in the pod on top of the dash now, and hers is in the factory spot, just redone in white.
You sure about that? Looks like it's moved to the idiot light location.
Thanks! I'm planning on laying mine out like your wife's is. Except the 5 speed I'm using doesn't have the speedo gear hole opened up and rather than mess with changing gears to get the speedo accurate and deal with a bouncing needle I'm gonna take out the original speedo and replace it with a gps accurate speed AND navigation in my dash if I want it!
Well blast!!! (No pun intended) there goes that idea!!! Guess I'll just run with no speedo at all (that didn't come out right LOL) that way in such an event, I'm use to not having a speedo and can still drive!If you do that and atomic bomb goes off anywhere near it you won't have a working speedometer.
Ya gotta think these things through. LOL
Running with no speedo can be painful also.Well blast!!! (No pun intended) there goes that idea!!! Guess I'll just run with no speedo at all (that didn't come out right LOL) that way in such an event, I'm use to not having a speedo and can still drive!
Maybe not...