Re: Gauges

From: Eric Giblock (egiblock@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 00:09:12 EDT


holy s......

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Eric Giblock
egiblock@hotmail.com
student / web designer
www.gibsdakota.com
"andy levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ajckvm$srd$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> Yeah, it's real simple.  For '97-'00, see
> http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/Electronics/recalibrate_instruments.html
>
> Eric Giblock wrote:
> > what guage calibration !?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?  i'll kick myself in the
head
> > if there is something that simple..
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --------------------
> > Eric Giblock
> > egiblock@hotmail.com
> > student / web designer
> > www.gibsdakota.com
> > ""Got-Speed (Marty)"" <Got-Speed@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:ajav1e$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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