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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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Nice or R I C E?

Well I did it, i bought and installed a set of reverse indiglo guages for the Iroc. I must say they are a vast improvement over the dull lighting that was there. What does everyone think?
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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i like them.
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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i would buy a set for mine if someone made them so that the speedometer would read in km (bigger) instead of miles.
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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That looks ok to me. Not **** at all. Now if it were in neon hot pink or something.....
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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How hard was the install? What kind of lights are used, LED? Kinda like the looks of them better than plain old White faced gauges.
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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Not really a fan of the indiglo gauges. The bright center really turns me off from them, if just the numbers and needle lit up I'd like them a whole lot more.
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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i love them. i would have had a set years ago but they dont have a tack that is right for the gtas
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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They look good.
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Not for me, but nice look tho! I would be stuck on the MPH thing too
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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yeah, MPH is not for some people (i.e. the rest of the world). I like them, but if you could change anything, I'd do away with bright centers. Everything else is awesome.

So how hard would it be now to make the arrows light up? Where did you get these?
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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Looks good. Is your odometer accurate?
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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From: Bowmanville,Ontario Canada
Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible
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Originally posted by LUVmy92
How hard was the install? What kind of lights are used, LED? Kinda like the looks of them better than plain old White faced gauges.
The install was pretty easy for my dash(90 -92), I didn't have to remove any of the guage needles. I did use some double sided tape to stick the overlays ontop of the existing guages. the wiring was a piece of cake, you know that usless light you have underneath the vents in the middle of the dash? well I eliminated it cut off the plug going to the light and hooked up the WFG wires to this plug, then I plugged that into its harness connector and voila, done , plus real easy to remove when I need to.
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 09:12 AM
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Originally posted by 305q_ta86
Looks good. Is your odometer accurate?
Thanx, the odometer is of course in Kilometers per hour and yes its accurate.
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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Oh, ok. Didnt look at where you were located. Why'd you make mph the dominant scale?
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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From: Bowmanville,Ontario Canada
Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible
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Thats how they came, I seen them on E bay and placed a bid, the whole thing ended up costing me 38 bux canadian to my door.
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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Originally posted by zedder 1 9 9 0
Thanx, the odometer is of course in Kilometers per hour and yes its accurate.


Not for me. I'm an avid "keep it clean, keep it stock" looking.

But whatever floats you're needle.

And you mean spedometer.
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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That is an awsome looking guage set up!!!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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how does the high beam look when it shines thru? and how about the other lights. i dont have that light in the center of my dash under the vents could you wire it to the hvac and have the same effect?
thanks
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 03:10 AM
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Looks Good!

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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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Bah... MPH gauges is a good excuse when you get pulled over :P
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Old Jan 13, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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MAN I wish they had them for the 1989 cars in 245 km/h I been waiting for that since the 4th gens have had them. They would go good with my autometer C2 guages .


You happen to know off hand if they had them for the 89's ?

LOOKS HOT !
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Old Jan 13, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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are all 92 gauges like that?
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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From: Bowmanville,Ontario Canada
Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible
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Originally posted by moninjars
how does the high beam look when it shines thru? and how about the other lights. i dont have that light in the center of my dash under the vents could you wire it to the hvac and have the same effect?
thanks
Wow, this thread came back from the dead! As far as wiring is concerned, try doing a search on the electrical board and if nothing specific post this question there. The other lights shine through pretty good, high beam looks fine.
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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Originally posted by D's89IROCZ
MAN I wish they had them for the 1989 cars in 245 km/h I been waiting for that since the 4th gens have had them. They would go good with my autometer C2 guages .


You happen to know off hand if they had them for the 89's ?

LOOKS HOT !
I got these off of ebay, did a camaro search one day and these came up. I think I won them for 9 bux U.S.
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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From: Bowmanville,Ontario Canada
Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible
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Originally posted by crazy3rdgen
are all 92 gauges like that?

I have seen different styles of indiglo for the 90 -92 guages, some just green or blue regular indiglo and the reverse indiglo style like mine. Again E bay is a good place to look.
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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I like them...all except for the middle part where the needle is. I wish it wasn't that awful white glow color...
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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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Nice looking guages..except that center.

Maybe it's just the pictures,but it looks like it would be very distracting.
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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i like them..


i have the macewan ones and they are nice, but i think those would be soooo much more of an asset to my car.

they look sweet dude..

dysturbed z
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Looks good to me !
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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wow that looks sic man! wish i had that style lol
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