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Old 06-05-2002, 01:47 PM
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gauges speed check

when we put in my euro glow gauges, i was told that i could take off the needle and just replace them carefully and match them up so i can slip the faces on. now my car says that i am doing 10 more than i actually am. the question is whether the speedo and the rpms are attached.... right now, at 60(the wrong speed/ really 50) the rpms are at 2 like they were before..i know this cuz i relied on it when i didn't have a speedo. when i was doing 60, the rpms were at 2. i have the resting (idle) rpms at 1. is that right? can i just fix the speedo and the rpms will fix too, or am i stuck for days with a trial and error deal.

the gas guage is also messed up.. at half a tank, i usually am at 150 miles...now i am at 3/4 of a tank at 150 miles....

i know i should not have taken the needles off in the first place, but i couldn't get the gauges on...

any help would be appresiated

thanks in advance
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Old 06-05-2002, 03:42 PM
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You removed the needles?

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Old 06-05-2002, 06:30 PM
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Old 01-22-2004, 09:43 PM
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same prob

well i have the same problem...maybe this should be added to your how to remove the dash this info would be great there if needed
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Old 01-22-2004, 10:09 PM
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When I put on my white face guages, I did the same thing (remove the needle). My RPMs seemed a lot higher thereafter, and my speedo seemed a lot lower. I thought I put the needle back in place too, but I guess I was wrong.

What I decided to do worked, even though I was probably a little lucky to get the needles back in the exact proper position...

I simply removed the dash components around the instrument panel, and then removed the clear case around the panel. This fully exposed the gauges. I then turned the key to the on position (but didn't start the car), which sends power to the instruments. Pop off the needles for the speedo and the tach. Put them back on so that they point behind the stop-pin, but only pop them on partially. This will cause the actual pin that the needles go on to spin, but give you enough clearance to move the needles back up and over - in front of the stop-pin.

I moved the speedo needle about 1/2 inches behind the pin, and then back in front of it. I moved the tach needle about 3/8 inches behind pin, and then back in front of it.

Reinstall the clear cover and the dash, and you should be good to go.

I just went past a radar detector thingy a few days ago, and the speedo was dead-on. As for the RPMs, they seem like they are the same at 60mph as before.

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Old 01-22-2004, 11:13 PM
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THANKS

will have to try tomorrow morning right before work hope it works for me or if not that i dont get pulled over for speeding cause that wouldnt be fair cause honestly i wouldnt know how fast i was going

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