Recently swapped the gauge cluster from my Z parts car over to my Iron Duke car. Since the speedo never worked in the Z, never knew it bounced pretty bad. The temp. gauge sticks, with a nice thump, it releases. And finally, today fuel gauge started to act up. It wonders from 1/3 tank to 1/2 tank with the car running but parked. I guess this is typical for 20 year old stuff. Guess I'll invest in a set of aftermarket gauges. What brand does everyone recommend?

Thank,
Brandon

 

hey i'll agree they blow big time i have a 84 TA and i hate them. the volt-meter tells me i always have about 20 volts the gas gauge lies and they speddo still jerks in increments of 10 miles an hour even after a cable lube. the oil pressure gauge is straight up and down the wrong way and has never moved. need i go on about what you already know. I would say take a look at JEGS i personally like their new autometer gauges i've never owned one but they have been around for quite awhile so i would imagine they aern;t to shappy.

 

hey i'll agree they blow big time i have a 84 TA and i hate them. the volt-meter tells me i always have about 20 volts the gas gauge lies and they speddo still jerks in increments of 10 miles an hour even after a cable lube. the oil pressure gauge is straight up and down the wrong way and has never moved. need i go on about what you already know. I would say take a look at JEGS i personally like their new autometer gauges i've never owned one but they have been around for quite awhile so i would imagine they aern;t to shappy.

 

i just purchased a set of cheap mechanical gauges to get me by until i'm ready to invest in a top quality set of gauges. i'll probably go with autometer mechanical gauges.

 

Dang...twenty years later and the gauges don't work well....

 

If my Camaro ever reached the age of 100....I still expect the original gauges to work!

 

lol...I guess I should be more critical...original gauges in my '57 and '59 still work.

Then again, they probably wern't imported at the time

 

<h1>Need a set?</h1>

 

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hmmm...16 years old here and all mine work damn good, I guess Im one of the lucky ones.

 

Im getting rid of this set



In favor of the Carbon Fiber Series.

 

i love your guages. did you have to take apart the dash behind the original guages? is it really difficult. id love to do something like that to mine when im done with the motor

 

Post in the classified section please.

j/k

 

I just opened up the stock holes in my 82 and dropped in some Auto Meter Phantoms. They look and work awsome. With the way I did it they almost look factory..I also mouted 2 gauges in the center of the dash just underneath the vents..

 

i feel there might be a difference. i know already that ill have to make a faceplate. but im a little worried about the wiring aspect . thanks for all the help guys

 

guess i probably should have said that i have the 91-92 cluster

 

Sending you a PM.