for the time being, i just laid the white guages over the balck factory dash
cuz i am in a hurry and gonna test out the needles to make sure they work
right now.. i was just really concerned about the glue holding down the
black guages cuz once i do this, the white guages have to work or im
screwed...
oh well, i'll have pictures up by the end of the weekend on my website..
ttyl
-- -------------------- Eric Giblock egiblock@hotmail.com student / web designer www.gibsdakota.com <raymond.irons@gm.com> wrote in message news:OF6989D43F.5B5BD2D5-ON85256BFB.0068B8AD@mail.gm.com... > > > Ok Eric, take a deep breath. I just install a replacement gauge face from > Nuimage on my Dak. Its pretty simple, but you gotta put the gauge cluster > back in and make SURE you know where the needles are supposed to be when > the truck is running at idle. Draw a diagram of them or do what I did, and > use a digital camera to take a pic of the gauges. They should have sent you > a small tool that looks kinda like a fork to slide under the needles to get > them off. If they didn't send you a needle removal tool, very carefully > slide a table fork, tines pointing up under each of the needles and > carefully pry them up and off the shafts. I am assuming you already have > the gauge cluster removed, the clear lens off and all that done. Now, to > remove the factory gauge face, they are simply glued down. Its just a thin > piece of plastic. Use a knife to peel up a corner and then pull it the rest > of the way off. Make sure you clean off the old gauge face mount area as > sometimes some of the glue can remain. I found out the light mask on a > replacement gauge face isn't quite as dark as the factory and also the > factory placed small strips of insulation around all the idiot lights at > the bottom of the cluster. Since my new gauge face doesn't have that, some > light "bleeds" over and is noticeable, more so around the needles. Once you > have the new face installed, replace the cluster back in the truck. Do not > install the needles, cover glass or trim ring yet. Start the truck and > install the needles where they were according to you pic or diagram you > have. Shut the truck down, remove the cluster, re-assemble the trim ring > and cover glass, and re-install the cluster. If you need more detailed > instructions, with pics, I got some really good information from Chuck at > http://www.intense99dak.com/. He did something along the same lines and > reading what he did first really helped me understand what I was getting > into. > > Good Luck > > Ray Irons > Dover, DE >
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