200mph gauges
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200mph gauges i saw that granatelli now has 200 mph gauges and wanted to know if any one has em yet, how do they look (im just gona get the stock style black face back on) how long did it take how much did it cost and are they more acurate than the factory gauges.
Re: 200mph gauges I've heard a few stories of the backing on the face bubbling up and getting all distorted. I have no personal experience witht hem though. I would like to hear also. I like the white face 200MPH gauges but I doubt I will ever think of paying that much for them. They want like 3 bills don't they? I'd rather get a silver face set from HPA.
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Re: 200mph gauges I've had the 200mph gauges for about 4 months now. No problems with lifting or anything else. I paid 225 for them from DMS that had a special going on (may still be going on I don't know). It took a week on the turn around with sending them the gauges and back. As far as I have been able to tell they are just as accurate as the factory gauges, which isn't saying much as I don't think the factory ones are that accurate.
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Re: 200mph gauges Yea, I was looking at the grantelli page the other day and saw those. The only thing that stopped that impulse buy was the price, they want around $300.....wonder what a GP price would be if there was enough intrest
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Re: 200mph gauges </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BAD *** TA WS6:
<strong>I've heard a few stories of the backing on the face bubbling up and getting all distorted.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">One face went out with the protective film left on. As soon as it was removed the bubbling went away. The guy who does it takes that off last so that he doesn't get fingerprints on the new overlay. One day he was in a hurry to make UPS and forgot to pull it off.
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<strong>I've heard a few stories of the backing on the face bubbling up and getting all distorted.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">One face went out with the protective film left on. As soon as it was removed the bubbling went away. The guy who does it takes that off last so that he doesn't get fingerprints on the new overlay. One day he was in a hurry to make UPS and forgot to pull it off.
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Re: 200mph gauges hmm im not sure, the only reason im going with the stok ones is because of my dash so it will all be the same. if they had a kit for the whole dash i would probly git it in a diff color
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Re: 200mph gauges www.rksport.com has the silver gauges, but I haven't seen them with 200mph faces..
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Re: 200mph gauges Hi new to this board, I went to Granatelli's Shop in SOuthern California in July to have the 200 MPH speedometer installed there. I have the factory black guage to keep stock look on my 2001 WS6 TA and it works perfect. I checked it coming back across country from California to Kansas City and it was just as accurate as the factory stock one. They use your ogiginal gauge cluster (thats why you mail it in) they replace the covering from the 150 mph to the 200 mph template. then they clip the factory computer chip and install their own chip and calibrate it I had mine set at 80 MPh for calibration. Had no problems at all with it. One thing is if you have a TA with red panel lights, your new speedometer setup will have the camero blue green color. I wasn't sure that I would like the different color but I am used to it versus all red back lights.
They did an excellent job with this product
They did an excellent job with this product
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Re: 200mph gauges I've had my Granatelli 200 mph white face gauges for about 5 months or so. They look and work perfectly. I paid 225 for them in a GP and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. How many of YOU guys can say you've seen 165 mph on YOUR speedo ? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
BTW the hpa gauges are just $150 stickers. Compare this to the complete gauge replacement and there is NO comparison .
BTW the hpa gauges are just $150 stickers. Compare this to the complete gauge replacement and there is NO comparison .
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Re: 200mph gauges Hi.I have the white one in my car & i love it,but the airbag light came on when i installed them & it goe's off after putting the stock one back in ??? <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />
Re: 200mph gauges I don't understand if they just change the overlay like the factory overlay why would the ta lights turn blue..I like the red ta lighting and if granatelli can't offer them in red then they can keep their pricey speedo conversion.they don't change the bulbs do they..makes no sense to me..the nr auto gauge overlay replacement..you take off your factory overlay looks good in day time but quality sucks at night..they are fuzzy and few spots on the lines where it is kind screwed.I should have just sent them back...might just go back to stock but a 200mph looks cool..
but camaro blue..not thanks..all the radio and everything else is red..
but camaro blue..not thanks..all the radio and everything else is red..
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Re: 200mph gauges </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by dads toy:
One thing is if you have a TA with red panel lights, your new speedometer setup will have the camero blue green color.[/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Man, that is ome serious bullshit. Mine should be here tomorrow. That thing is going back. I don't want the cluster to be a complete mismatch in my car.
One thing is if you have a TA with red panel lights, your new speedometer setup will have the camero blue green color.[/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Man, that is ome serious bullshit. Mine should be here tomorrow. That thing is going back. I don't want the cluster to be a complete mismatch in my car.
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Re: 200mph gauges Not sure how it happens, I watched their guy do the conversion at granatelli's. He does not change any bulb. something in the speedo face piece has the color in it for the lights. I guess its a tint or something. I talked to JR granatelli and he said that he did not have enough orders to justify the cost to manufature a red background light version for the TA. He could make them but the cost would be way higher until he recovered his development cost.
He told me about the color difference before I went to california to have it installed. I think once you get it installed you will like it even though the color isn't factory red lighting
He told me about the color difference before I went to california to have it installed. I think once you get it installed you will like it even though the color isn't factory red lighting
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Re: 200mph gauges nooooooooo way BLUE?!?!?!?!
thank god you guys told me about it... i would of been completely shocked <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> ... well i guess the 200 mph should still look better...
i thought there quality was great? heard some people saying that the light is brighter and much clearer???
thank god you guys told me about it... i would of been completely shocked <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> ... well i guess the 200 mph should still look better...
i thought there quality was great? heard some people saying that the light is brighter and much clearer???