Gauge Bezal
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Gauge Bezal So I think I screwed up. I pulled out my gauge bezal to unsolder the leds for the abs delete and recircuit the board to operate my e-brake light with the handle. Problem is for some reason I pulled off the needles of the gauges. Is there anyway to correct the needle positioning or do I have to replace the bezal now. Any input would be helpful.
fill up your gas tank, replace fuel gauge needle
use gps to track speed, replace speedo needle (in an area with no one around)
research what your approx. idol rpm is, replace tach needle while idoling
measure voltage with a multimeter while car is running, replace voltage needle
oil pressure and temp gauge, not sure without some proper measuring or knowing where they were after warmup at idle before they came off
use gps to track speed, replace speedo needle (in an area with no one around)
research what your approx. idol rpm is, replace tach needle while idoling
measure voltage with a multimeter while car is running, replace voltage needle
oil pressure and temp gauge, not sure without some proper measuring or knowing where they were after warmup at idle before they came off
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Easier yet, have someone send you a photo of their gauges with ignition off then duplicate those positions for your needles. They will be pretty close but you can make fine adjustments by checking with a GPS and tachometer, and possibly a voltmeter if that gauge is significantly out of adjustment. There's no real point checking the other gauges (well maybe fuel if it seems too far off) because they work basically like idiot lights - they are not accurate and they move to a fixed position near the center of the range and stay there unless something goes seriously wrong. When was the last time you saw your temp gauge move from center regardless of conditions?
The needles can be put back fairly easily...having something like HPTuners makes it very easy, because you can get the readouts from the OBD-II port and make the gauge needles match that data. That's how I always did it...I pulled the needles twice while I owned the car, and never had an issue getting them back in the right spot.
