PLX Gauge installed in cluster
03-09-2008, 11:39 AM
#1
PLX Gauge installed in cluster
This turned out really nice.
I had to do some slight mods to the cluster and the gauge, but it all worked out just right.
It looks stock.
I'll try to get some better pics, and give a few more details later.
I had to do some slight mods to the cluster and the gauge, but it all worked out just right.
It looks stock.
I'll try to get some better pics, and give a few more details later.
03-09-2008, 02:29 PM
#7
Thanks Guys.
OK so here's the story.
The gauge has the front bezel glued to the back case.
I took a hair dryer and heated it up to relax the glue.
I CAREFULLY pried the bezel off of the case.
inside is the circuit board, and the front lens is loose.
I took the circuit board and glued it inside the case because it was now loose. I was thinking of removing the case, but I didn't want any light showing through the circuit board from the cluster lights.
next, I disassembled the cluster.
I had to cut the overlay, and the clear plastic behind it so the gauge would fit in the recess for the trans guage.
I glued the lens from the plx gauge onto the back of the cluster bezel.
then I had to sand down the plastic of the plx gauge case so it would fit deep enough into the recess, and glued it in.
I had to drill a hole in the plastic to get the wires out.
Then just put the cluster back together, and install.
It wasn't too hard really. Just had to wonder the whole time how well it would all fit in the end.
I know this thread sucks without more pics.
I might have to get a few more inside the cluster if you guys want them.
OK so here's the story.
The gauge has the front bezel glued to the back case.
I took a hair dryer and heated it up to relax the glue.
I CAREFULLY pried the bezel off of the case.
inside is the circuit board, and the front lens is loose.
I took the circuit board and glued it inside the case because it was now loose. I was thinking of removing the case, but I didn't want any light showing through the circuit board from the cluster lights.
next, I disassembled the cluster.
I had to cut the overlay, and the clear plastic behind it so the gauge would fit in the recess for the trans guage.
I glued the lens from the plx gauge onto the back of the cluster bezel.
then I had to sand down the plastic of the plx gauge case so it would fit deep enough into the recess, and glued it in.
I had to drill a hole in the plastic to get the wires out.
Then just put the cluster back together, and install.
It wasn't too hard really. Just had to wonder the whole time how well it would all fit in the end.
I know this thread sucks without more pics.
I might have to get a few more inside the cluster if you guys want them.
