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    hey guys I am changing my gauges behind the dash and i was wanting to put the ones from a z28 that way it will register 150 but will that mess the way my car like shifts and stuff??...j/w i need help cause if it will i will just buy the gauges for v6 instead...

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    Re: Gauges question

    Are you just doing inlays or a whole new gauge cluster? If you are doing inlays I got mine on eBay for only $30 and they look awesome.

    http://www.sounddomain.com/member_pa...776_3_full.jpg

    http://www.sounddomain.com/member_pa...776_9_full.jpg

    If you are replacing the whole cluster, if I remember correctly, someone did that and claimed it worked just fine even though the tach and speedo were different. I wont swear to that, but it may work just fine.
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    • #3
      Re: Gauges question

      Originally posted by Shodown
      Are you just doing inlays or a whole new gauge cluster? If you are doing inlays I got mine on eBay for only $30 and they look awesome.

      http://www.sounddomain.com/member_pa...776_3_full.jpg

      http://www.sounddomain.com/member_pa...776_9_full.jpg

      If you are replacing the whole cluster, if I remember correctly, someone did that and claimed it worked just fine even though the tach and speedo were different. I wont swear to that, but it may work just fine.
      I know it's offtopic, but where'd you get those gauges Shodown? I've ben trying to find some 120mph gauges for my car. The ones I find have the oil pressure, gas, temp, and voltage in different places.
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      • #4
        Re: Gauges question

        Originally posted by asoltess23
        hey guys I am changing my gauges behind the dash and i was wanting to put the ones from a z28 that way it will register 150 but will that mess the way my car like shifts and stuff??...j/w i need help cause if it will i will just buy the gauges for v6 instead...
        I did the swap in my 95 Camaro with a cluster from a 93 or 94 Z28. The tach is off a little but I have an A4 so it isn't really a problem. You can change the resister to fix that. Do a search about this, I remember this topic befor, and some didn't have any problems at all. I guess it all depends on the years you do the swap from and to, or they just didn't notice a change.

        Rob
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        • #5
          Re: Gauges question

          Originally posted by Shodown
          Are you just doing inlays or a whole new gauge cluster? If you are doing inlays I got mine on eBay for only $30 and they look awesome.

          http://www.sounddomain.com/member_pa...776_3_full.jpg

          http://www.sounddomain.com/member_pa...776_9_full.jpg

          If you are replacing the whole cluster, if I remember correctly, someone did that and claimed it worked just fine even though the tach and speedo were different. I wont swear to that, but it may work just fine.
          Dude you should have painted the black part of the needles when you had them off.

          Rob
          \"A one that isn\'t cold, is scarcely a one at all\" <a href=\"http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html\" target=\"_blank\">Strongbad</a>

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          • #6
            Re: Gauges question

            Originally posted by rt1
            Dude you should have painted the black part of the needles when you had them off.

            Rob
            You are not supposed to take the needles off. The inlays just fit right over them.
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            • #7
              Re: Gauges question

              Originally posted by RadRacer
              I know it's offtopic, but where'd you get those gauges Shodown? I've ben trying to find some 120mph gauges for my car. The ones I find have the oil pressure, gas, temp, and voltage in different places.
              These are similar to mine, but not the exact same:

              http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-20...spagenameZWDVW

              I cant seem to find my exact gauges, I will keep looking for ya though.
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              • #8
                Re: Gauges question

                Originally posted by Shodown
                You are not supposed to take the needles off. The inlays just fit right over them.
                Must be different for the different years. There was no way I could have gotten that over the base of the needles.



                Rob
                Last edited by rt1; 07-04-2006, 03:44 PM.
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