How do you change the Gauge faces on a 1999 DX

Mr_Invisible

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I bought the reverse glow gauges for my vic and I want to know how to wire them. I know you're sposed to unscrew the faces and stuff and I have a basic idea of what I'm doing but I'd like to know if anyone has any how-to's or step by step write ups that could help a no0b like me.I don't want to mess up and ruin my car, or anything. I really want to change it so I can have my interior being all blue.
 

legendking

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Actually, they shouldn't require unscrewing the original faces. They DO require using the SEARCH function though.......there are many write ups in the "How To" section ;)
 


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found it... this is how I have mine... it really easy to do....

Originally posted by Rey Rey:

the back of the dimmer switch is where I tapped into mine
pull the dimmer switch out and un plug it
you'll see three wires at the factory harness
-red and black
-red
-black
blak is obviously ground take the black wire from you gauges and slide it into th pin hole
now take the red wire and slide it into the red/ black pin hole
make sure that the wire have space between them and simply plud the dimmer switch back in.
set the indiglo gauge controll on high you now be able to control the brightness of the gauges from your factory dimmer swirch.
 


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legendking said:
Actually, they shouldn't require unscrewing the original faces. They DO require using the SEARCH function though.......there are many write ups in the "How To" section ;)
actually he does need to unscrew the original faces. hes not going to lay the new faces over the screws. i think what u meant was that he does not need to remove his original faces.
 

legendking

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x007den said:
actually he does need to unscrew the original faces. hes not going to lay the new faces over the screws. i think what u meant was that he does not need to remove his original faces.
That's what I meant.....thanks den. Yeah, you don't want to REMOVE the original faces or the needles ;)
 

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yeah, just becareful around the needles when you are installing the gauges, as to not break them n stuff like that. take your time with this install, it'll be worth it when you have all of your needles! =)
 

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lol... the first time i tried this like 5 years sgo i thought you had to take off the needles to put em on. when i put them back on they were all off. i ended up having to buy a new cluster and threw the indiglos away
 

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How do you put these gauges on? I want them, but I dont want to f**k the needled up like before! lol. Do you just slide the gaue fromt he side over the needle?
 

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yeap...slide it...dont think about taking the needles off..they dont come off...so it's better to slide it...IMO...I used to like glow gauges but i got tired of it...instead i changed the whole cluster...to an SI
 


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