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Autometer Gauges
Racer
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bee jay, i messed up the e-mail address, it's c3corvette77@aol.com. can i con you into one more shot?????
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you can just run a ground from the stock harness...
heres mine i posted on pg 1..but actually in the dash....please excuse the camera phone pics.....only ones i have with daylight
more/better pics here:.....http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/g...erior/?start=0
heres mine i posted on pg 1..but actually in the dash....please excuse the camera phone pics.....only ones i have with daylight
more/better pics here:.....http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/g...erior/?start=0
Last edited by bluegtp; Apr 6, 2008 at 10:46 PM.
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They all have specific hookups on the autometer gauges. The lighting are all common. All mine funnel into a single ground. Since I had problems maintaining a ground for them (clock and fuel), I ran a ground from the battery to a bus bar in the console and grounded them from there. With plastic bodies on the gauges they are not grounded by the mounting anyway.
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You don't say what year as they mount differently in early C3's vs. late.
Search back through the archives and you will find a number of posts on aftermarket gauges. One suggestion, is make sure you have a wiring diagram for your year as it will be helpful when you start cutting up the stock harness (is: Orange is 12v, pink is full, gray is dashlights, etc.).
I used the whiteface Phatom's and made my own Gauge mounting plates.
Search back through the archives and you will find a number of posts on aftermarket gauges. One suggestion, is make sure you have a wiring diagram for your year as it will be helpful when you start cutting up the stock harness (is: Orange is 12v, pink is full, gray is dashlights, etc.).
I used the whiteface Phatom's and made my own Gauge mounting plates.
What seats are you using? Was it hard to mount a different seat style?
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Here's mine (not completed yet)
Still need to enlarge the hole (slot) for the shifter but not before I have a bezel/trim that will fit properly. I was going with a lokar indicator boot but they are huge, about 6.5 x 5.5 inches
The tach & speedo have indicator leds for directionals, hi beam and lo beam
This is how I did the speedo & tach
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124
Still need to enlarge the hole (slot) for the shifter but not before I have a bezel/trim that will fit properly. I was going with a lokar indicator boot but they are huge, about 6.5 x 5.5 inches
The tach & speedo have indicator leds for directionals, hi beam and lo beam
This is how I did the speedo & tach
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124
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They are modern backlit. They do control the motors directly without the need for a relay. Obviously they're made in china (they came with the most screwy wiring diagram ever), look at the logo on the right one. It's upside down
got a new switch of course. Leave it to them chinese to screw things up.The blue leds aren't too bright, neither are the green and orange ones. There's also red leds near the water temp & oil press. gauges for a warning light.
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Here's mine (not completed yet)
Still need to enlarge the hole (slot) for the shifter but not before I have a bezel/trim that will fit properly. I was going with a lokar indicator boot but they are huge, about 6.5 x 5.5 inches
The tach & speedo have indicator leds for directionals, hi beam and lo beam
This is how I did the speedo & tach
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124
Still need to enlarge the hole (slot) for the shifter but not before I have a bezel/trim that will fit properly. I was going with a lokar indicator boot but they are huge, about 6.5 x 5.5 inches
The tach & speedo have indicator leds for directionals, hi beam and lo beam
This is how I did the speedo & tach
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124
I am going through a similar upgrade on my 80, using LEDs for the turn signal, high beam indicator, and brake light switch. The 78-82 gauge cluster is a little more on the committed side, but the idea is the same. I know this is an oooooold post, but I'd love to see any completed projects since this post originally came out. Any with the smaller 3 5/8" gauges, or does that look too small in the cluster?
Deja
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From: Europe, France
Here are mines :
Full details and pictures here :
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...r-console.html
Full details and pictures here :
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...r-console.html
