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RE: gauges? - 4/11/2007 7:39:56 PM
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rabbit0102030
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Nu Image and APC seem to be the main suppliers of gauge overlays for the S-10 and blazer. Try one of those guys sites and see if you can find them there. I know for a fact that Nu Image makes that same exact look except in blue, so they may possibly be the company who make the one in the photo.
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RE: gauges? - 4/11/2007 8:16:45 PM
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speeddemon560
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I saw those gauges on eBay too. Anyway, I have no idea who makes them. I've only ever seen blue aftermarket gauges before. Mine are Nu Image Platinum gauges, they're sick. Check 'em out.
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RE: gauges? - 4/11/2007 10:05:23 PM
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rabbit0102030
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They may be a discontinued product. I will do some research and find out who makes them and where you can get them.
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RE: gauges? - 4/11/2007 10:51:31 PM
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here is what i found on ebay. CLICK ME!!
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RE: gauges? - 4/12/2007 9:30:40 AM
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rabbit0102030
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Well, go with the Platinum Series by Nu Image.....APC was the manufacturer of the set in your attatchment, and they no longer make it. They only make it with the blue backlight now. I think the Platinum Series is much sharper looking anyway so good choice!
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RE: gauges? - 4/12/2007 9:47:03 AM
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rabbit0102030
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No prblem bro, that is what I'm here for! Be sure to get some pics up when you get them installed so we can see the mean, clean look they will give your dash!
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RE: gauges? - 4/13/2007 8:54:49 AM
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The red one look great, but from my experience with EBay, I think it is a custom product.
Anyway, how do you go about installing gauge overlays? Is there a way to get to it w/o removing the dash?
Ive never been much of an interior mechanic, I mostly work on the Intake/Exhaust or Lighting
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RE: gauges? - 4/13/2007 8:58:46 PM
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i dont think there is... at least not one that i have found. but its not too hard. there are 2 screws that are on the upper part of the dash and the rest of it should just pop off. takes about 5 minutes
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RE: gauges? - 4/13/2007 9:56:36 PM
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speeddemon560
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It's really easy to install the white faced gauges.
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RE: gauges? - 4/13/2007 10:16:12 PM
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it depends on what year truck you have. if 95-97, a pita, two 7mm screws above steering wheel. rest just unclips, have to unplug allt he harnesses on left side, unplug 4wd harness. then drop steering wheel all the way down, flex the part of the dash bezel that goes over top of the steering column, up over the hazard switch. then its just 4 screws holding the cluster in. mark the position of all of the needles on your cluster at idle, that way you can line them up right when you put the new overlay on.
If you have a 98 up blazer, one screw above column, two or three screws under column (holding knee bolster up. unclip all harnesses from dash bezel as you remove it.
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RE: gauges? - 4/14/2007 8:46:53 PM
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do you have to mark the needles at idle-or can you just do it with the truck off and the put needles back on bottom-zero?
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RE: gauges? - 4/14/2007 9:06:52 PM
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You HAVE to mark the needles at idle. Seriously, it takes about 30 seconds. Draw a rough picture of the gauges on a peice of paper, start up the car, and mark where the needles are. The rpms should be around 900, voltage around 13 (halfway), temp (low, unless you just drove it), oil (i dont know), gas (whatever it is), and speedometer (0). Then when you have the paper with the proper position of the needles, then you remove the gauge cluster (follow the instructions someone else posted). Just make sure to remove the 4 needle stops for the tachometer and speedometer before you remove the stock gauge face, then install the new gauge face and make sure the odometer stick is in first (whatever it's called). Then put the needle stops back in. Then just take the cluster out to the truck and plug it back in without the clear, protective cover on it. Then start up the truck. Then put the needles back on where there were as shown on the sheet. Then turn off the truck and unplug the cluster again. Snap the clear, protective cover back in place and reinstall the cluster. Then put the dash back together, and yahoo, you're done.
If you don't have a tach, then you still need to remove the 2 needle stops for the speedometer before you remove the stock gauge face.
< Message edited by speeddemon560 -- 4/14/2007 11:49:55 PM >
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RE: gauges? - 4/14/2007 11:46:20 PM
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hockeykid15
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ok i am thinking of getting some white face guages too but i dont have a tac. so i would just make everything else right?
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