Cascade Crew

LB985IROC · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: guage faces

alright so i just got a package last nigth and its my BBK speedware white guage faces now ive never installed new faces so if anyone could give me some good pointers on how to do it the instructions are nearly useless due to the fact that they are for a 94-02 mustang....

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject:

Be careful not to break off the needles!?

LB985IROC · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

they give you this goofy little tool to remove them i dont know if i like it though....

chevymad · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject:

Be sure to notice where to point the needles when you put them back on. Mine ended up way off. Like the fuel gauge I ended up having to fill the tank, then take the needle off and point it to full. This got me close but now I have a huge reserve and it comes off of full almost immediately.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject:

Same with speedo. The needle has a little weight in it that keeps it downward. Since it's just set on a spring.

LB985IROC · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject:

do they just pop off????

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject:

They don't quite "pop" off they take a little bit of tugging, but BE CAREFUL. I was going to do a "white face" gauge thing on my car and used an old dual Needle spedometer cluster to practice removing the needles on....I ended up breaking two of the needles even without pulling that hard.....so I decided that leaving them black was ok. hahah......

LB985IROC · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:59 am Post subject:

hmm this could be troublesome

blue89 · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:

I made a white overlay for mine too. The speedo has never been correct ever since. What I did on the rest of the gauges was cut the overlay from the outside to the inside circle. Then you open it up and slide the needle base through the slit. Since you don't remove the needle, its all good.

LB985IROC · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:27 am Post subject:

and the cut doesnt show up after install??

LB985IROC · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:30 am Post subject:

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BBK%2DS1006&N=700+302630+4294908022+115&autoview=sku
these are what i got maybe i can get away with cutting it most of the cuts would be covored by the stock overlay

blue89 · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

I guess that would be a little more difficult since all the gauges are on the same plane. Then I guess the best advice would be to take the needles off and put them on with the cluster facing straight up so that any weight from the needle itself is negated. Like Twilightoptics said.

LB985IROC · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:41 am Post subject:

yea thats what i was thinking also take a pictur of them before removing needles