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hi guys..

stupid me knocked my oil pressure guage while installing more bling..

i just slipped and bumped i now it stays in the centre..

does anyone know roughly what is charge to fix?.. also does anyone know where i can get all the needles calibrated?.. as i think my fuel one and speedo are out (have been for a while i didnt do these ones)

Cheers
Ajay

I thought it was simply a matter of knowing where the needle should be, and just pushing it to about the same spot? In reality, the oil pressure should be a relative thing. If it's higher/lower than where it normally sits, then you know something's up.

Petrol is the same once you get used to the new locations. Dunno about speedo though.

What bling did you install?

billet needle caps..

in theory.. would this work..

using a GPS to calculate speed (roughly).. then moving the speedo needle while driving to actual speed?..

Cheers
Ajay

mx5_boy wrote:billet needle caps..

in theory.. would this work..

using a GPS to calculate speed (roughly).. then moving the speedo needle while driving to actual speed?..

Cheers
Ajay

Uhh, probably not a very practical solution in all honesty... Possible, yes, but whether or not you'll die trying is a different matter.

Perhaps a better solution might be to have yourself and 3 mates. Two in one car, two in the other. Your mate calls the other passenger in the other car, and you drive side by side at his 60km (on a two lane street ) with you matching his speed. See what the speedo reads, and change the amount accordingly?

thanks for that but it turned out it didnt actually affect the speedo.. (maybe only a couple of KLMS..)

below is a pic of what i installed.. (sorry for poor photos no digi camera atm)



note the new chrome gauge surround and MOMO wheel too my newest bling



thanks for your help mate

Ajay

Damn... are those AWD gauge faces? What colour is the back lighting for the dash?

i got the gauges off ebay.. same as the chrome surround surround.. at night they glow as seen below

they are in MPH but i love them still (they do KPH as you can see in red.. im used to it now)

(please note the needles now glow blue as well i purchased LED bulbs for behind dash).. this is an old pic

btw noticed your in the hills disctrict?.. would this happen to be baulko, castle or seven hills? or somewhere i have never heard of lol

Ajay

Wow. Wouldn't have thought the faces in the light of day would come out so nice. I guess I just paid more attention to the blue and thought it would be too eye jarring personally.

I'm in Cherrybrook. Just on the verge of the hills, on the side closer to civilisation

and to answer your quesiton there not art works gauges!.. i wish i LOVE those.. i just dont have $500 + to spend on bling! what i have suits me.. its blue interior lighting on a yellow car..

perfect for a Parramatta Eels supporter

lol at night i must look REALLY wierd to oncoming traffic as my face glows blue

its quite bright but not so much that it annoys you while watching the road.. i love them in the day as well..

the best part about these...... when you turn them on in the day they still light up a light blue.. looks quite cool in my op..