HELP!!! led gauges

[crunk124]

so i am doing an led swap on my gauges as we speak but i cant seem to be able to pull out the gauge itself past the steering column... any tips ? tricks?

[crunk124]

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its a 2001 camaro btw.
any suggestions will help laptop at my side:)

[Kevin01]

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Bruit force :P hahhaha no really I found the easiest way to do it, Get a long flat head.. there are two tabs on the top and bottom and the front clear part will seperate.. Pull that out then pull the cluster out. Other wise it is just twisting.. tilt steeering wheel all the way down.

Oh yeah afte ryou put it back in, do not put it all together. Turn on the car and make sure the LEDS light up. If they are backwards.. will not light up. Since they are polarity sensitive..

[Trotter]

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and dont forget to post pics :)

[Christopherrr]

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Its easy...an extra pair of hands will help. What you want to do is lower the steering column as far as it will go without the lever engagin...have someone hold it down (or your chin) and pull the cluster out tilting the top towards you.

[Mr. Logger]

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Oh yeah afte ryou put it back in, do not put it all together. Turn on the car and make sure the LEDS light up. If they are backwards.. will not light up. Since they are polarity sensitive..

x2. Luckily I thought of that when I did mine. Tilt the steering wheel as others have said, and manuver the gauges till they come out.

[crunk124]

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got it! thanks for the help everyone finished everything and got some pics will upload them later tonight ...

[crunk124]

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pics!...

[Sean_99_3.8]

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cool!:tup:

[danielson1206]

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Thats pretty sweet man

[nascar24jd]

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Looks Great.

[Slave One]

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Lookin Good!! Just about to do the guages in my 96. I already swapped to LEDs in the shifter and that looks sweet also... :cool:

[savagecamaro96]

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man thats BA
where would i get me some of those?

[crunk124]

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the bulbs are "194" i got the bulbs off ebay pretty cheap make sure they are the flat leds cause they will have a broader glow area youll need about 9 of them

[Kevin01]

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Only problem with LEDS on e-bay you get some bad cheap ones at tims. I have 2 go bad already. I put red LEDS, at first put red bulbsn that did ot work near as well there is a light blue tint to the guages so came out purple. With the red LEDs it is a bright red.