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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 12:05 AM
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How do you change the stock guage faces with the white faces? Is it a pain in the ***? Can someone give me instructions and time limits?

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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 01:07 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:33 AM
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It's not much but here's a writeup I did on it, maybe it'll give you an idea of what to expect,,,

White Face Gauge & Bulb Install
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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Just put in GMS 200 MPH gauges and am pretty happy with them
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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They are very easy to do. Just follow the instructions they come with.
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 06:17 AM
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Some are easy but when you have to remove the needles have fun.
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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You don't need to remove the needles with any kit I've seen.
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I bought my car and the dumbass before me fucked up the gauges. No one will touch them and my tach, gas gauge and worst of all my speedo are all off. My speedo reads about 12 mph too slow which sucks. Just be careful because if you screw up you are in trouble, eventually im going to try and recalibrate it myself, but for now its staying how it is...good luck
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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No needle removal on mine, just had to put them all in 12 o'clock position.
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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This guy owns a som Firehawk and he is showing a step by step installation of the gauges. Keep in mind that it is hosted on geocities, so if the site is getting hit with alot of traffic it may be down for a little bit. Once you get the site up I would print it out for future reference.
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http://www.geocities.com/somhawk2002...k2002pg13.html
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Who sells gauge faces in silver I'm really interested in doing them in silver.
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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I just bought the overlay kit and didn't have to pull the needles off, it was easy too.
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Me SOM
Who sells gauge faces in silver I'm really interested in doing them in silver.
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MacEwen sells white and silver. They are the original makers, most people that sell them get them from MacEwen.
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do you have a link for mcewan? thanks
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These are the nicest ones, got the logos on the tach like mine. (pic in sig)
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Originally Posted by Got Me SOM
do you have a link for mcewan? thanks

here is the link to

Mcewan


just keep in mind that he may take a while to ship out, it took a few weeks to get my gauge kit
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
These are the nicest ones, got the logos on the tach like mine. (pic in sig)
Those are MacEwen overlays. Dyno Pro takes orders, then orders them from MacEwen and for an extra fee, they will put a logo or car # on them. Here are mine:

http://community.webshots.com/album/79675564lZjwgi
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 01:51 AM
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I ordered mine from Macewen, the install was easy, the only problem i have had is that the oil pressure guage has acted erratically since the install. other than that I love the way it looks
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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Speed Inc sells both silver and white guage faces. >>>>>>>>>>
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