WhiteGauges cool inexpensive mod, pics
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WhiteGauges cool inexpensive mod, pics
I put in the WhiteGauges faces on my speedo and tach this weekend. I am very happy with the result and it didn't cost me an arm and a leg
Don't mind the mess in the interior or the seat cover, haven't had a
chance to clean it up yet
THe only thing I don't like is how much it's gonna cost me to put white
gauges in the center console
Don't mind the mess in the interior or the seat cover, haven't had a
chance to clean it up yet
THe only thing I don't like is how much it's gonna cost me to put white
gauges in the center console
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Highest speed limit where I live is 70MPH so 85MPH is pushing it
Kidding aside I look at the tach more to gauge my speed
Kidding aside I look at the tach more to gauge my speed
Melting Slicks
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From: Nashville TN
Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
The white faces look good but....a 546hp car with a 85mph speedo? 
Im sorry but that is pretty funny.
They look good, I wonder how hard its going to be to do the center console.
You should get a 220 MPH speedo sheet to go over your gauge since you dont use the speedo anyway. People would see that and freak out hahaha.
Burning Brakes
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From: Scottsboro Alabama
Seems like everytime someone would look inside my car (whether kids or adults) the speedometer is the first thing they would look at. "Why does your speedometer only go to 85mph"? they would ask. I got tired of giving the liberal explanation to them that it was Bush and his administration's fault, so when I took the dash out when installing the ROD I made a point of changing it out to a 140mph unit.
so when I took the dash out when installing the ROD I made a point of changing it out to a 140mph unit.
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Originally Posted by gator79
thats one big tach and shift light must be hard to see your factory cluster.
must be hard to see your factory cluster.
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From: Prescott Arizona
I was thinking of doing this also. I would've painted the speedo and tach needles red so you could see them a little better. Looks great though. I wish they made a kit for the dial faces of the center console gauges.
Drifting
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From: Yooperville MI
Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
"Why does your speedometer only go to 85mph"? they would ask. I got tired of giving the liberal explanation to them that it was Bush and his administration's fault
I no defense of the Bush's, I believe 85 mph was due to the 1973 oil embargo during the Nixon administration when the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph. As instruments were upgraded with dashboard design changes during the 70's, there was no need for any speedo's to go beyond 100 mph any more. So 85 was the new number.
But the gauges look cool!
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From: Tulsa OK
Originally Posted by ahoover
I no defense of the Bush's, I believe 85 mph was due to the 1973 oil embargo during the Nixon administration when the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph. As instruments were upgraded with dashboard design changes during the 70's, there was no need for any speedo's to go beyond 100 mph any more. So 85 was the new number.
But the gauges look cool!
But the gauges look cool!
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That sucks! Whitegauges.net
They don't even sell a 140 mph which is stock. Or a 8000 rpm tack face.
I have not installed them yet but I bought about $300 worth of autometer gauges to replace my exsisting semi functional stock gauges. I have a twin feed temp gauge to replace the clock. It's going to read out the rearend and manual tranny temp.
They don't even sell a 140 mph which is stock. Or a 8000 rpm tack face.I have not installed them yet but I bought about $300 worth of autometer gauges to replace my exsisting semi functional stock gauges. I have a twin feed temp gauge to replace the clock. It's going to read out the rearend and manual tranny temp.
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From: Springfield MO
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Originally Posted by Xakk
I believe the law limiting speedo's to 85 MPH came from Carter in the late 70's.