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« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2008, 03:09:29 PM »
I bought my car with glowing M guages. I'll post pics up tonight!!

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« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2008, 06:08:23 PM »
I like the 3 flush mount gauges above the ashtray.  i've got an oil pressure gauge in where the OBC was. I'm going to need a couple more gauges though... for boost and such:)
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« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2008, 12:55:01 PM »
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I bought my car with glowing M guages. I'll post pics up tonight!!



Cool - please do post up some pics of your gauges!
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« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2008, 09:08:05 PM »

That's the interior shot on my way out the door one night


Up close to the glowing ///M gauges.

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« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2008, 10:00:43 PM »
those aren't very "m" like...

but whatever floats your boat!


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« Reply #21 on: October 06, 2008, 05:58:04 AM »
IMHO those new gauges does not fit so well to these classic vechiles. I prefer old-skool VDO's. I just found from my "junk-box" some nice old Porsche 924 volt/oilpress/klock. I am going to install volt & oil pressure gauges to my "classic". Still need to find old original VDO outside temp gauge, then i have excatley the same setup i hade back in 1989 ;)
Porsche 924 version of these gauges fits nice because they have red needles (have to paint needles of tacho/speedo/water/gas to red as well. Did that also back in 1989)compared to Porsche 944 ones which has black/yellow face with yellow needles.
I have also this kind of set up, but my eldest son is going to install them into his '92 VR6 Golf.

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« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2008, 07:01:19 AM »
Well, in my defense, because I noticed I was indirectly called a ricer, lol, that's how I bought the car and I really don't want to get in there and rip them out. I have an e36 by the way. What I don't like about them is that they are too bright for driving. I got used to it, but I wish I could turn it down sometimes. I hate it when civics pull up next to me and begin to rev their engines because they see this glowing dashboard of mine and consider me a fellow ricer. Also, I think whoever installed the gauges did not do it properly. In cold weather, the speedometer jumps 10 Mph at a time. Meaning that when I accelerate it will go from 10 - 20 - 30 etc. It will not be a constant flow. The tach has gotten stuck on a certain RPM a couple of times while driving.
Also, sometimes, the gauges flicker on and off while driving. Or dim themselves down. Rarely turn off but it has happened. The last thing I need is a light show in my face while doing some spirited driving.
The most ricer thing that the car had when I bought it was the 6 lesabre grills it had installed. I removed them the day after I purchased it. It still has Mercedes replicated chrome mirrors and chrome overlay door handles. Followed by chrome wipers. All things I plan on removing and replacing. But the Lesabre grills had to go.

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« Reply #23 on: October 06, 2008, 07:04:41 AM »
Sounds like the PO went into Pep Boys and said "give me one of everything".  :D  The portholes look great on old Buicks, but other than that...
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« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2008, 07:22:41 AM »
I agree. Old Buicks. But they were functional. I'll do a thread and maybe a DIY on how to remove Lesabre grills. I did it on Bavspeed.com which is the local Houston BMW enthusiast forum. Anyway, these were the carbon fiber look grills. The outer ring was chrome with a carbon fiber sticker on a piece of plastic. Luckily they were just stuck on with the sticky foam and not bolted down.

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« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2008, 09:10:22 PM »
Lund8200 you have yourself a winner in those gauges :D I sure would like to have a set of those in mine!

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« Reply #26 on: November 26, 2008, 03:31:13 AM »
I have another gauge in the car, but cant find a picture, I'll post it later

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« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2008, 12:18:32 PM »
I've got gauges for ya!!
:)

Purely function.

All electrical.



I'll be adding more in the future.

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« Reply #28 on: December 04, 2008, 02:19:02 AM »
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I've got gauges for ya!!
:)

Purely function.

All electrical.



I'll be adding more in the future.


Nice battery location. helps get rid of the 20 pounds of battery cable that gos to the trunk. Kinda pointless to have more weight in cable than battery, is that the 9 pound one

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« Reply #29 on: December 04, 2008, 08:53:46 AM »
I think it's the 6 lbs version.