Help me choose gauge overlays
02-14-2008, 04:48 PM
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Help me choose gauge overlays I cant decide on which gauge overlays to get so I need some help. I really like the look of the Macewens but arent they hard to come by now? I dont like how they dim the dash lights at night sometimes either. Then I also thought about some silver reverse gauges off procarparts. Granatelli 200mph was another choice but more pricey I think and really not needed. I heard about some called NR also but I think they require removing needles. So im just kinda lost help me out here lol.
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02-14-2008, 05:14 PM
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Macewens DO NOT dim the light at all during the night because they are transparent.....also, to install them you do not have to remove the needles like you do with the other options...probably the EASIEST to install of all the choices, aside from Granatelli
AND the only place to get Macewens is from Macewenmotorsports.com I bought mine from them about 3 months ago and they showed up at my house three days after i sent the payment, he also communicated very well, although I have heard many horror stories about his service....
Granatelli are not overlays, it is a new cluster itself....you send your stock one in so that the Granatelli one can be programmed to match everything (mileage, etc...) and then you install the whole new one in place of the stock gauge cluster, basically plug and play
All the other options are not overlays, they are new gauge faces, meaning that to install them you have to remove the needles and the stock gauge face, and take the risk of the needles being inaccurate once you re-install them. Even though you have to deal with that the new gauge faces are better quality than Macewens, but Macewens are still very nice....
AND the only place to get Macewens is from Macewenmotorsports.com I bought mine from them about 3 months ago and they showed up at my house three days after i sent the payment, he also communicated very well, although I have heard many horror stories about his service....
Granatelli are not overlays, it is a new cluster itself....you send your stock one in so that the Granatelli one can be programmed to match everything (mileage, etc...) and then you install the whole new one in place of the stock gauge cluster, basically plug and play
All the other options are not overlays, they are new gauge faces, meaning that to install them you have to remove the needles and the stock gauge face, and take the risk of the needles being inaccurate once you re-install them. Even though you have to deal with that the new gauge faces are better quality than Macewens, but Macewens are still very nice....
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02-14-2008, 05:56 PM
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LS1camaroguy it was your leds thats looked great! Please tell me what leds you used and how did you installed them were they just replacements?
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02-14-2008, 06:00 PM
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I got em from a site that is not a sponsor.....PM me if you want info on that
BUT if you go with red or blue leds there WILL be hot spots, even mine have hot spots, but still look really good. White leds will yield the least amount of hotspots if any at all....
And if you order directly from Macewens page, make sure to e-mail him first confirming that he will ship the overlays once you send the payment, thats what I did and it worked out fine
BUT if you go with red or blue leds there WILL be hot spots, even mine have hot spots, but still look really good. White leds will yield the least amount of hotspots if any at all....
And if you order directly from Macewens page, make sure to e-mail him first confirming that he will ship the overlays once you send the payment, thats what I did and it worked out fine
02-14-2008, 08:08 PM
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Whewwww Macewen just replied to my email and its $100 + shipping for the overlay I think I might go another route. Like this one.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/859463-new-two-tone-interior-lots-pics.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/859463-new-two-tone-interior-lots-pics.html
