98+ gauge cluster with aftermarket gauges

[Tunedports10]

Wondering if anyone has pics and a quick "how you did it". Throwing around a couple ideas in my head and thought I would see what others are doing

[x98zq8x]

I changed my bulbs same thing, lower the column, pop plastic shit off, , 4 10mm bolts, take off harness, put in new guages, all done!

[Tunedports10]

I'm talking about installing aftermarket gauges such as autometer in the place of the stock cluster

[x98zq8x]

Ooh no clue.

[draggindime072010]

i plan on doing this soon since i swapped to a 98+ dash instead of the 95 and also i have a v8

but it will be after christmas before i get to do it

[revobreaker]

I have one in progress because im doing a V8 swap.

Here is the only pic i got

[draggindime072010]

that looks real good man what is that panel you are using to mount them?

i was thinking of fiberglassing a panel then cut out for the gauges

are you making it to where you can snap the clear back over the gauges? i want to make it look as factory as possible

[revobreaker]

Ive got a very thin piece of lexan to go back over front, it will probably get glued in.

the back is thick acrylic(1/2" maybe), im trying to decide if i should put LEDs around it to make it light up, or paint it and be done.

Should be real clean and factory when im done

[draggindime072010]

dont forget about lights for your blinkers and highbeam indicator

[revobreaker]

meh, who needs dummy lights

I will probably just use some LED's, maybe one on each side of oil for blinker, and one between tac&spedo for hibrights

[revobreaker]

give me an opinion on this

Im bagging the truck too. Do they make mini air pressure gauges? I could put two over the spedo and two over the tac

Id have to find the perfect size and black faces to do it right

[tyhodge07]

this is the smallest i can find (1 1/2)

http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?...essure&Units=E

not sure if its of your look tho.

[draggindime072010]

i dont think i would try to put more gauges in it

it would look too crowded to me i think its fine just the way you have it

[revobreaker]

Yeah I just measured, the gauges would have to be less then an inch in diameter.

There is no way I could get em to look right and not be overcrowded. And they would be to small to read easily

Im just gonna put normal ones where the heat/ac controls go.....

[draggindime072010]

haha we have like the same ideas

i am fiberglasssing all the vents and holes in my bezel except the headunit location and cutting three holes where the a/c controls used to be for air guages lol

[snoplow]

kinda ot here but this is how i did my air gages basically the same as his idea but i just cut a piece of 1/2 acyrlic and milled out gage holes and stuck teh tank pressure in the hole for the 4wd delete plate.

[old_skool_noma]

damn, jake, you need a radio/hvac panel like mine too, plenty of room for gauges then, i know i need to fix the cracked paint and the epoxy around the radio

[Soule88]

on my v8 swap we cut the cluster apart, took the clear face off and put new gauges in the overlay. oddly enough 2 1/6 gauges slide right into the cut outs.. add a couple idiot lights for turn signals and high beam indicator and your good to go. we just took a peice of plexi and painted it black to cover the rest of the holes as i dont have a speedo or the rest of the idiot lights anymore due to the lack of a computer.