what guage calibration !?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? i'll kick myself in the head
if there is something that simple..
-- -------------------- Eric Giblock egiblock@hotmail.com student / web designer www.gibsdakota.com ""Got-Speed (Marty)"" <Got-Speed@cox.net> wrote in message news:ajav1e$cv0$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Wow, I shoulda asked *before* placing my order LOL > No offense, but I am hoping you just got a lemon. Like I said I really > wanted them for matching up to my silver/aluminum dash. My brothers dak has > a white indiglo from procarparts.net and we don't like it. In the daytime it > is too shiney and reflective, and at night it bleeds light through. > Have you considered putting foam on the back of the new gauges to keep the > light where it should be ? > I think I will give that a shot. Thats another reason I went with the > nuimage, you really cant see what warning lights are there untill they light > up. The white faced and reverse indiglo have words right on the front. My > neighbor made his own gauges for his merkur and they came out pretty nice, I > will get with him when mine come in and fix some of the problems with them. > I will let everyone know. You wanna sell that second one you got in ?? I can > always return mine :) > BTW- I do like the reverse indiglo that Gib has, it just won't match my dash > ! Has anyone thought to do the gauge calibration to put the needles back ?? > You know the turn the key on-of-on thing. (99+) > > Marty > http://members.cox.net/got-speed > > > > > <raymond.irons@gm.com> wrote in message > news:OFFA4CB61B.85E0CBFC-ON85256C14.0038C845@mail.gm.com... > > > > > > Morning Marty, > > I have the Nu Image Gauges faces in my 98 and they're ok. I was > > impressed with the way they looked in the catalog and on the web but, > IMHO, > > they aren't as nice in person. For starters, the AC controls face has a > > small spot at the top that hasn't stuck down completely and lets a small > > spot of light shine up at the under side of the dash lip, That's probably > > my fault for not getting it perfectly aligned when I stuck it down so I > > don't consider that a problem from Nu Image. I have a bigger issue with > the > > instrument cluster face. You can hardly see the little warning lights (low > > fuel, cruise, etc) at the bottom of the gauges in daylight cause they are > > yellow and don't show up very well against a silver background. Also, the > > installation instructions were off slightly. The short versions is draw a > > picture of the gauges showing their position at cold start up. For this I > > suggest taking a digital camera and taking a snap shot of the way the > > gauges read, much better and easier to use. Then remove the gauge > cluster, > > clear cover plate, needles, stock backing plate. Installation is in the > > reverse order of removal, replacing the needles according to the diagram > > you drew at the start of the procedure. After trying for 2 days to get all > > the needles adjusted properly, especially the speedo and tach, I found out > > from the company you are supposed to re-install the cluster with the clear > > cover plate off, start the truck and let it idle. Then replace the needles > > according to the diagram. I also had a problem with the black out masking > > on the back side of the gauge face. When I received mine, there were 2 > > pieces of protective paper over the adhesive. I got the first one off with > > no problem but the second one was more firmly glued down. After some > gentle > > pulling, I got it to come off and proceeded with the install. I did mine > on > > a Saturday morning and didn't find out till I left for work at 4:30 AM > > Monday that when I removed the second piece of backing paper, it pulled > off > > 3 small triangle of the black out masking. I called Nu Image and they gave > > me a bit of trouble about getting a replacement. They wanted me to send > > them the gauge face so they could see it before they would cover it under > > warranty. I asked them what I was supposed to use for gauges in the mean > > time and they said to re-install the stock face. I told them I threw it > out > > when I installed the Nu Image gauge face. After some negotiations (read > > arguing) they agreed to send me a new gauge face. I also am not very > > impressed with the way the light glows around the center post of the > > needles, or the way light bleeds through from one warning light indicator > > to the other at night. The stock gauge face has small foam squares around > > each of the warning light indicators to help seal in the light which the > Nu > > Image doesn't. I have the new instrument cluster face plate that Nu Image > > sent me, I just haven't installed it. I am considering going to the > > (gulp!) dealer and getting the stock AC controls cover and ordering the > > Indiglow gauge for the instrument cluster. I'm gonna wait until I see how > > Eric's turns out and see if he can get some pics of it at night. Sorry for > > the long tirade, but you did ask. > > > > Just my $.02 worth, > > > > > > > > Ray Irons > > Dover, DE > > > >
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