mjrock1z

hey everyone i just wanted to know, is it hard to install reverse glow gauges or does it take a few mins, i just bought some the other day and they should be in soon, thanks.

Tim99GT

pretty easy. takes ~ 30 min. Make sure you warm the car to normal operating temps and log the position of the needles so when you reinstall the new face, you can position the needles fairly accurately

mjrock1z

sweet thanks i appreciate it

IRSmart

please, do not do this. this used to be the most accurate way of puttimg your needles back on, but not anymore. i never liked knowing that my gauges were no longer accurate. what point does a gauge make if it isn't accurate?

follow my how-to located here to calibrate your needles to 100% accuracy

Tim99GT

^^Good job! never heard of that before... but it seems like it may work.
however, i never did have any problems putting my needles back. I simply semi installed them in predetermined positions, plugged the cluster into the car(half assembled or without the plastic cover), turned the key, and repositioned the needles if need be. Once that was done, i finished assembling the cluster and installed it in the car.

02stang2113

I have heard that they are real hard... there was a post on it not to long ago and it seemed everyone said they arent very easy

IRSmart

bah, they're a breeze. they're only hard if you don't know what you're doing. i've done it twice and it's a piece of cake

sinister99GT

they werent hard at all , when i did mine i didnt take the needles off. you can pry them up a little and slide the gauge panel on.go to american muscle, i think there are some wright ups there. but my gauges read fine.