Auto meter speeds & tach install
Safety Car
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Not the best pic but that all I have now.
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Drifting
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I used some lexan plexiglass as a back plate. Used factory location and lens for brights and blinkers. Hope this helps you.
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Burning Brakes
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From: McDonough Georgia
Drifting
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2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
I tore everything off housing and tapped into stock wiring harness for blinkers/brights/tach and for power to the gauges. The little 194 lights fit in the factory housing just like a replacement light would but the lights have pigtails on them. I used LEDS in place. Nothing from the gauges to the wiring harness is hardwired. I used male/female connectors for simple plug and play. Easy to remove if I need to in future too. Same goes for my center gauge cluster. I left factory connectors for me to convert back easily if I wanted, I doubt I ever will though.
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Burning Brakes
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From: McDonough Georgia
Yes I sanded the top down and painted with light coats out of a rattle can. (satin black I believe)
I tore everything off housing and tapped into stock wiring harness for blinkers/brights/tach and for power to the gauges. The little 194 lights fit in the factory housing just like a replacement light would but the lights have pigtails on them. I used LEDS in place. Nothing from the gauges to the wiring harness is hardwired. I used male/female connectors for simple plug and play. Easy to remove if I need to in future too. Same goes for my center gauge cluster. I left factory connectors for me to convert back easily if I wanted, I doubt I ever will though.
I tore everything off housing and tapped into stock wiring harness for blinkers/brights/tach and for power to the gauges. The little 194 lights fit in the factory housing just like a replacement light would but the lights have pigtails on them. I used LEDS in place. Nothing from the gauges to the wiring harness is hardwired. I used male/female connectors for simple plug and play. Easy to remove if I need to in future too. Same goes for my center gauge cluster. I left factory connectors for me to convert back easily if I wanted, I doubt I ever will though.
I am saving this picture for the future.
thanks for the post
Melting Slicks
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From: Oakbank Manitoba
Here is a picture of the back side. You carefully gut the plastic housing until you have enough room. Aluminum plates were made to hold the gauges in the correct position. The center mounted lights can be retained by filing the openings so that plastic bulb holders can be installed.
The eleven wires will be spliced/crimped in a single 12 pin male/female molex type of connector.
I used a die grinder with sanding drums to slowly open up the housing to suit my needs.
New thin aluminum face plates were fabricated and then painted satin black. They were then glued over the original face plate.
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1-Right turn sig
2-Left turn signal
3-Hi Beam
4-Brake light
5-Speedo signal
6-Tach signal
7-Ignition voltage
8-Ground #1 (for center mounted lights)
9-Ground #2 (for speedo and tach)
10- Trip Reset button
11-Gauge lights
12-empty
The eleven wires will be spliced/crimped in a single 12 pin male/female molex type of connector.
I used a die grinder with sanding drums to slowly open up the housing to suit my needs.
New thin aluminum face plates were fabricated and then painted satin black. They were then glued over the original face plate.
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1-Right turn sig
2-Left turn signal
3-Hi Beam
4-Brake light
5-Speedo signal
6-Tach signal
7-Ignition voltage
8-Ground #1 (for center mounted lights)
9-Ground #2 (for speedo and tach)
10- Trip Reset button
11-Gauge lights
12-empty
Last edited by KENS80V; Jan 2, 2014 at 07:43 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Haven't reached the point of driving yet. I'll try to get some install photos but I think the angled gauges will make visibility just that much easier from the driver seat.
Racer
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From: Mobile Al
I put the 5" monster speedo and tach along with a set of 2 5\8 gauges in the center. Made some plates that went where the stock ones hooked to the dash pad and did the same for the others in the center.