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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Looks good man, you got all the dash done now eh? Did you do the doors 2?
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by fastnblu
As I said before, I like it.
All in all, how much do u figure u invested in LEDs?
And your time?
Maybe 35 bucks in leds and resistors....But my time....it took a lot of time to learn this, now I could do it quickly. But with the right pics and step by step instructions you could do it quickly too.
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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$35 is pretty cheap for how nice it looks. I just didn't know how many hours u had if all the LED's were replaced.

If my stock cluster had a tranny temp ga., I might would have a hard decision betw. SS cluster & this. Then again, an SS cluster w/. blue LEDs.
Wonder if anyone has done that, or has pics?
I bet it'd look (.)(.)
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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I have the northface white gauges and im about to jump on this and see what it looks like. The leds are being shipped now. Ill post up pics when I get it done...
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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How and where does the trans gauge connect?
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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The trans ga. is normally on the left. GM in their infinite wisdom wanted to save $, so they left the trans. temp off cluster face. But its set up for the gauge from factory. Various places can add it to cluster face & you're good to go.
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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Yea i know that but i like the look of the after market gauge in a spot like this and i happen to have a gauge laying around.
http://www.ttspowersystems.com/GM_Gauge_Mount.html

Also I wonder if its possible to wire a gauge in by tapping the correct pin on the cluster harness.
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Test port on left side of transmission for thhe trans gauge

Fastnblu-I gave the NorthFace gauges to my buddy and I installed blue leds in his cluster also, I'll see if I can get a pic. They are close to the SS.
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Ya, they are similar. I'd love to see pics of that when u can.
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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shitty pics. This is with just one 3mm LED in every hole, not 2 in each like mine. Obviously another LED in each hole would brighten it up and get rid of dead spots....I'm trying to get better pics from him in complete darkness.

Edit: hes gonna come over tomorrow, I'm gonna put more LEDs in there and get rid of the hotspots, and I'll post back up tomorrow evening. I should be able to make them look way better.



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