well a buddy of mine makes custom overlays for 4th gens. I was talkin to him last night about possibly makin a couple for 3rd gens and he said he was goin to a while back but never got around to it. He told me to give him an idea of what i would want and hed make me one to try out and see if any of you guys might want to buy them.

anyways I didnt want anything too crazy just wanted black with white letters/marks and then ill paint my needles red.

sorta like this but in the 3rd gen gauges:


or maybe these with the emblems:



i dont think hes a sponsor on here so i dont think i can post his site to see the rest of the designs.

 

That wold be awesome! I love the second one.

 

PM me his site. Id like to check out his stuff

 

i think im goin to see if he can make me ones like the 2nd one but with "CAMARO" in 3rd gen font.

i dont have photoshop but heres what i was thinkin.

 

gonna see if he could do one of these too to match the gauges.

 

should be cool. I got some overlays for mine installing them will be one of my next few weeks chores. I think they all look good.

 

As none of the vendors here directly sell a competing product I believe you are safe to post his site.

The purpose of that rule is so that people aren't undercutting a vendor. But in order to do that, they must be selling a competing product which having a gander through the "vendors" portion of the site, I don't think any of them do.

 

ok i guess i can post his site up then.

6litereater.com

 

Your mock up is for the newer 90-92 dash. I would be really interested in ones for the pre 90 dash. Is this something he may be willing to do?

 

i believe he can. i would just have to probably get one out of the junk yard for him to get measurements off of.

 

id get a set off of him for 92 i just installed a set into my car now and all the gauges are not working correctly, so i gotta figure out how to fix it or reset them. grrrr i hate electric gauges!!

 

You moved the spindles when the needles were off.

Last I heard you had to power the cluster on so everything went to its default value and put the needles back on inthe default value to calibrate them.

I'm sure someone will have a more detailed answer, I've never had to do it.

 

so pull the needles off and turn the key on so everything reads 0 and put them back on? that makes sense but my RPM does not move at all. thanks for the help though. any help would be awesome.

 

The tach should read unless its so far off that the electric motor is still at the needle stop even when revving high.

 

i usually take a pic of the gauges before i pull the needles. i do it when the car is cold and nothing is on and have never had any issues with readings. ive maybe done about 5-6 sets like this.

 

Id like to see someone make the early gauge overlays with transluscent numbers.So the gauges can be back lit.

I alreay have a good concept of how to "convert" the gauge faces.Just trying to find a place to make the overlays.

What are the chances he can/will make someting like that?

 

I like 84 1LE's idea... I would like to see back-lit gauges.

 

well thats pretty much how theyre goin to be. the numbers and little lines are goin to be clear. he can do everything clear even the red part, then you can put your own color of film.

can someone take a nice clear pic of an earlier style gauge cluster? one without the lens and bezel would be better.

something like what i did to this cluster.

 

yea i should have, im pretty sure im screwed now huh? any ideas how to fix this

 

uh oh I did not denote my spot either when I pulled the needles off. I hope I wont have this problem. I have an 89 cluster tho so I do not know if that will change anything.

 

well fill the gas tank and put the needle like 1/4 tank above full (since they sit there when full) if the cars cold put the temp at zero, tach at zero, oil pressure at zero, and speedo depending on year i think but you can probably just put it at zero too.

 

sorry intimidator did not mean to take over your thread. the car is in storage right now so i cant fill it but its a 92 rs

 

no problem man.

 

That would be awesome! I have a 92 and can't stand the yellow, I'd love to go blue. But don't really care for the white overlays everyone makes! Keep us posted on the progress!

 

*sigh* i miss my 90s gauges

 

If ya dont mind it bein yellow in the day this it what it looks like with blue behind it 90'RS should be similar cluster
Just get the right LEDs and replace with current lights and voila blue gauges. Its seriously that easy no other modifications other that the bulbs. And they are much brighter in person.If ya wanna know what bulb check the message boards any one they suggest will come out similar.

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man you got alot of miles.

me and a buddy tried white LED's and it turned the gauges green.

 

Yes I do lol Car is in amazing shape though engine was rebuilt about 3 years ago so she runs like new

 

my buddies 92 rs had 260, something thousand and was still running great. he decided to put a mildly built 350 in it. he is the 2nd owner, the original owner work on the car at the plant in Van Nuys.

 

Wow! Just changed the bulbs huh? I thought about that, but figured the blue bulbs behind the yellow would look green at night. I'll definately give that a shot! Thanks!

 

alright well i sent the guy a set of stock overlays so he can get measurements and stuff. he said it should probably take like 2 weeks or so until i get the new overlays. cant wait to see how they look

 

What about the round gauges?If i had my cluster out id take some decent pics.

My speedo also has the little Z28 logo & i want that on the overlays.What are the chances he'll make those too?

 

i asked him about it and he said he could probably do them. he didnt give me a price at the moment though.

 

ooh sexy.cant wait to get these in the mail so i can install them.

 

nice how much is he asking for a set i would love to get a set.

 

not sure how much or if he wants to make multiples. they usually make these for 4th gens but only do it once in a while

 

please let us know if he will make more. i really want to get rid of the yellow also. those look really good.

 

ok guys some good news. looks like he will be makin some other colors and options. unfortunately for now its only for 90-92 cars. my buddy did just buy a 89 car and also bought a seperate 145mph speedo so maybe i can work with him and the guy making these to try to get the older gauges made too. still have no idea on pricing yet though.






and of course the regular black ones


oh and if your wondering where the holes for the odometer and stuff will be heres a pic. where all the blue lines are will be cut outs.

 

i want one of the last set for my 92. lemme know how much and all. gotta know. and mine is an rs so i would need a 110 speedo.

 

ill find out. i think he said theyll be about the same price as the 4th gen gauges they make which cost $149 but you get them in any color, fonts, logos, etc...

 

Damm dude your going all out with the Z, I would loe to see pictures of the new gages installed.

Tony.

 

no problem Tony. ill be posting pics as soon as i get them installed. been havin fun with the car and gettin alot of people lovin it where ever i go.

 

Too bad no one makes KM versions for everyone up here in Canada as I know there would be tons of business coming their way if they did. Is there anyway to get him to make a set??? Id kill for a set of these if he makes them for a older cluster for my 89

 

yeah he could do KM versions too.

 

What would he need to do a set for a 89 cluster and what do they go for??? Thanks

 

i Need these! subbing!

 

he would need a stock set of overlays and not sure how much hell charge. i know hes all over ls1tech and you can probably pm him on there and ask him. or go through http://6litereaterdesigns.com and create an account and ask there. youll see my thread on that site.

 

I posted an inquiry about sponsorship on here. I'll wait until we sort all that out to say anything but if it seems financially plausible then we will start sponsoring here and seeing what all we can make for you guys...

 

that would be awesome, ive been on ur site, you've got some cool s**t. if you start making 3rd gen stuff im sure alot of guys on here will be buying items off your site. ill stay tuned for more info in the future

 

Ok Thanks Mark for checkin in. was hard tryin to answer some of these questions. lol