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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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Question Gauge Face Overlay Failure

Several years ago I installed some gauge face overlays on my '01 T/A. Over the years the fuel overlay has slowly slid out of alignement and none of the indicators are visible at night. I suspect that the adhesive tape has failed. Does anyone know exactly what kind of adhesive backing is used on these things? I recall it looked like several rows of tape were applied since the adhesive protection backing came off in strips. I would like to simply remove the fuel overlay and re-apply it using the appropriate adhesive tape.

Also, does anyone know if there's a way to purchase only one piece of an overlay set?

Thanks for any help or advice.

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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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For us guys that are about to do the gauge overlay and dont want this to happen, what gauge overlay did you use?
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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I looked and could only find a reciept that was from High Performance Associates. I couldn't see where they are still in business but I'm guessing that they were just the retailer. The overlays look great; I purchased the silver ones with the WS.6 and firebird logos on them. My car is an '01 and I installed the overlays when it was new; about 5 years ago. I wish I could tell you more. I hope this is helpful.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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Well my Macewen's were junk and would always slip. I kept realigning them but they'd always slip back down every summer. I finally pulled them off and super glued them on. I put just little dots in between each increment and made sure none got where the light was supposed to show through, because it would probably look bad.
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