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I'm glad I ran across this as I think I've found my gauges. I've been trying to figure out how I was going to tackle the T56 + cable driven speedo issue in my '88. I haven't really been turned on by the aftermarket options enough to let loose of $800. I wasn't exactly excited about paying $350+ to have my tailhousing modded for cable driven speed sensor output just to use the stock gauges.
The look of the gauges makes happy enough to spend the duckets...
Well, the gauges arrived today. I will say I'm mostly happy with these gauges just looking at them in the box. However, it looks like there is a small square raised area on both the speedo and tach. We'll see how it ends up looking when installed and lights on...
Vexter, those gauges look boss ! I am in the market for gauges now and had never heard of these, utterly awesome. Please tell me more about the install process. I was looking toward the dakota digital gauges because they have that "Plug everything into this" hub that I like. What is the install process on these ?
Omni - I haven't started the install yet. I'll be doing the gauges at the same time as the T56 install (almost ready for that). However, these don't appear to be strictly plug-and-play. Each instrument comes with it's own sensor and wire/cable. The only exception to this is the fuel gauge which uses the existing sensor.
I haven't figured out what I'm going to do about turn signal and high beam lights yet. I don't want anything like what's in the OP's pic. I need to get these mounted up in the Covan's panel and hook up some power to see how they're going to look.
Ok, a couple more pics. Granted, my picture taking abilities could use some refinement, but you get the idea. I finally mounted the gauges in the Covan Panel and hooked up 12vdc in a dark room. The results are attached...
Last edited by vexter; 04-08-2009 at 09:43 AM.
Reason: Forgot the attachements...
__________________ Sold: '88 L98 IROC T-top
Sold: '89 L98 IROC Hardtop (G92)
Parting out: '92 RS If you need any parts send me a PM. 383ci with lots of goodies, full suspension, trans, rearend, racing seats, gauges, etc.