gauge troubles

[Erbe]

got everything out of the gauges...but i cant figure out how to put the white face on the OEM one....do i have to take off the needle????help???

[2wickedtoyz]

yes you must remove the needle but i would suggest getting scotch double sided tape to keep them in place they sell it in the fabric dept at walmart

[Erbe]

^thanks...thats what i thought...but how do you remove it...i tried pulling on it a lot but that didnt work

[2wickedtoyz]

pull straight up on it and it should come off

[Erbe]

nope...jus tried that...wont budge

[Silver Streak]

Wait wait, are you installing indiglos? You don't need to pull off the needle, you just have to first slide the needle through the big hole in the middle first.

If you take off the needle, you run the risk of screwing up your speedo.

[Erbe]

thats what i thought...i pullled the needle hard i hop[e i didnt damage it...but it didnt come off...i tried the needle through the hole thing but the trip needle got in the way

[Silver Streak]

oh you have to pull off the trip needle. That needs a good yanking...it'll come off...once that's off, it'll go on for sure. Whatever you do, don't pull off the speedo needle.

I've taken apart my indiglos at least 15 times in the last 4 years...trust me on this.

[stock93cam]

to put the trip reset needle back in do you just shove it back in?

[bassthrive]

Someone posted a tutorial on this (very well illustrated) and they cut a slit in the gauge to help it pop on the odometer stick after you slide the gauge over the speedo needle.

Do NOT remove needles!

- Paul

[stock93cam]

i just got mine in the mail like 10 minutes ago and i was looing at the wiring and there is a red and black wire...which on is for power and which is for ground...and where to i ground it? or are they both for power

edit: is double sided tape the best way to stick the on there?

[ThirdD3GR33]

Red wire = (+)
Black wire = (-)

Ground it to any ground wire, or part of the car's frame. It just depends on whats easiest for you giving consideration to wire length, space, etc.

[stock93cam]

so which one is grounded + or - and ppl who have done this before where did you ground it?

[ThirdD3GR33]

You always ground the negative wire (generally black). The hot wire (positive) is generally either red, or has a stripe down the side of it. This doesnt apply for factory wiring, just aftermarket accessories. So in this case you ground the black and connect the red to a power source.

[88 LE]

Originally posted by stock93cam
so which one is grounded + or - and ppl who have done this before where did you ground it?

- (ground)
+ (positive, hot, constant)

Theres a bolt or nut in the opening the guage cluster fits into. Anyways remove the bolt or nut, tie the black wire from the gauges to it, and tighten the bolt / nut back down.

The red wire (positive) hooks up to the parking light wire. Its a green wire on one of the plugs that goes into the guage cluster.