Whats The Best Gauge Face To Get? - Page 2

Naich · 08-18-2004, 01:10 AM

If you are getting the II's, be prepared for a tough installation. They took like 2 hours to install correctly. Splitting the backing from the black overlays is tough to do right without creasing the plastic. Just a fair warning

Good luck customizing htem though.

mdodge · 08-18-2004, 01:48 AM

Just if you wanted to see...here's my Speedhut blue gauges...no olds symbol though..

mdodge · 08-18-2004, 01:48 AM

..and at night. They are nice and bright. Pic doesn't show it well...

Vtolds · 08-18-2004, 07:36 AM

Those look Awesome I didn't even think about doing Alero has my text maby I will do one Gauge OSV and the other Alero so would read OSV Alero

how long did it take to install the speed hut gauges and how did you do it? did they just slide over the needles and double side tape then on or what?

Vtolds · 08-18-2004, 07:41 AM

I still cant find the Carbonfiber bezel anywhere. Where did you get them?

Vtolds · 08-18-2004, 07:50 AM

the gauges have been ordered to the toon of $97.95 The cool blue gauges with OSV on the Tach and Alero on the Speedo just like I wanted in Swis Font.

mdodge · 08-18-2004, 07:55 AM

Time for install was roughly an hour or a little more. It was my first time, if I did it again it wouldn't take as long. You take out your gauge cluster and then pop of the plastic top piece held in by tabs. Then, as you said, you put the provided double sided tape on the back and feed the needles through the holes.

The most important thing is getting the placement right. I would actually buy a little extra double sided tape just in case you need to reapply. Make sure all the holes line up with the corresponding instrument lights. Then when lined up good, press down good. Then connect the wires from each of the four gauge pieces. They just snap together into on daisy chain wire. Very good design.

Then splice your power line into a power source. I just spliced mine into my Headunit power so that it's on all the time but some people just want it on when the lights come on so you could splice it into your cubby hole light. Then just run the ground to a bolt clost by and mount the gauge control unit wherever. Alot of people find it easy to mount it into the little ash tray drawer under the fog light switch.

As far as the carbon fiber bezel, here is a link to one on ebay that it like mine. Carbon Fiber Bezel

Installation of the bezel is a snap. Take of the top plastic piece, peel off tape on the back of the bezel, feed it through the holes, line up, and press down. Some people trim a little off the bottom of the bezel just so it fits a little better but you really don't need to.

Phew...okay I'm done. Let me know if you have questions.

Vtolds · 08-18-2004, 08:02 AM

Nope I think I got it all thanks for the link and all the help :thumbsup:

mdodge · 08-18-2004, 08:12 AM

Anytime. :thumbsup:

Vtolds · 08-18-2004, 08:20 AM

Just ordered the carbon Fiber Gauge bezel of ebay I hope they show up at same time so I can pout it all right together and not have to wait for one or the other to come to do it.

springs fastest alero · 08-18-2004, 09:43 AM

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Originally posted by VTOLDS@Aug 18 2004, 05:20 AM
Just ordered the carbon Fiber Gauge bezel of ebay I hope they show up at same time so I can pout it all right together and not have to wait for one or the other to come to do it.

they should
last i knew speedhut was making those too.
you'll love them
I was one of the first 20 or so that did the group buy to get these made.
great gauges. install was pretty easy

08-18-2004, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by VTOLDS@Aug 18 2004, 06:41 AM
I still cant find the Carbonfiber bezel anywhere. Where did you get them?

Speedhut. They don't have it listed on thier site. But if you call them you can order it. If I recall it was a buck or two cheaper than the aluminum version.

Vtolds · 08-18-2004, 08:57 PM

I ordered the bezel of ebay and it was twice the price of the Speedhut one that they actaully list. I did all my ordering in the moring before I went to work so calling and ordering was o0ut of the question at 8:00 AM east. what someone should do is buy a bunch of them and sell them on ebay for a couple bucks more :thumbsup:

mdodge · 08-19-2004, 12:25 AM

sorry, didn't mean to give you a link to a more expensive bezel when you could have gotten cheaper elsewhere...

FormulaNERD · 08-19-2004, 12:49 AM

anyone know of any gauges without the crappy trouble light cutouts?

FormulaNERD · 08-19-2004, 12:55 AM

nevermind, they're the import intelligence ones...

FormulaNERD · 08-19-2004, 12:59 AM

you can get those and intelliglow needles for the same price as the speedhuts...

08-19-2004, 01:58 AM

But the II overlays are crap. Check out the reviews on them:
http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=131

smokinAMD · 08-19-2004, 02:37 AM

Hey grouch, I like what you did with your gauges. I'm one of the lucky ones that has the original halo's like yours, also just snared me the carbon fiber bezel. I'm a bit curious about the needles though. You said that you painted yours, but it thru them off because of the slight difference in weight. I was just thinking of going over mine with a red sharpie. Hopefully it would be translucent enough too that they would still light up at night.

As for tinting of the idiot lights, what exactly did you use and did you just put it directly on top of the overlays?

08-19-2004, 03:20 AM

Yeah, painted them. Not sure it threw them off, but it made them impossible to see at night. lol I wouldn't recommend painting. I'm sure the sharpie would be a better choice though.

Tinting the overlays. Yes I applied the tint directly to the overlay. Make a good guesstimate of the size/shape you need; set the overlays in the cluster; place the bezel over the gauges; and trim as necessary to get the bottom tint line behind the bezel.

I did mine with 35% tint. You can't readily see the white behind the tint like you do in the pics unless the sun is shining on them. And I can see the idiot lights perfectly during the day when they light up.