i'll have some night pics here in a bit.. the digicam is at the stero shop
where i am building my new sub box :)
lata
-- -------------------- Eric Giblock egiblock@hotmail.com student / web designer www.gibsdakota.com <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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