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01-12-2005, 04:45 AM

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sithscripter

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Originally Posted by xbox83

hey thanks a lot your links are very helpful...i just needed a visual basically i guess you just used a compass and ruler to get the circles and for the spacing or did someone else make that and you just used it as like a stensel(sp?)

Pretty much ... Trenchcoat (my roommate/S.O.) and I made a cardboard template in the shape of the dash and used a ruler and compass to lay out the centers of the holes and space them evenly. Then I taped it in place, marked the centers of the holes with a scratch awl and drilled them out with a 2" hole saw. Laying out the holes is the hardest part. It took us about three hours to agree on the right spots to drill.

I had that cardboard template in my toolbox for months. I think I threw it away a few days ago ...

Remember to take out the combination meter (speedo/tach) and move the wiring harness out of the way *before* you start. The tech section has instructions under "Gauge Lighting (xB)" but they leave out one detail -- there's a fastener clip right above where the idiot lights are that has to be removed with an offset Phillips screwdriver.

Feel free to PM me if you have any ???s.

01-12-2005, 06:46 AM

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Reign_Man

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n00b...whats a vacume gauge for?

01-12-2005, 05:15 PM

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ok cause i was thinking about getting the autometer 2-1/16" gauges and mounting them in that area....now is that 2" hole saw that you used work for that since the gauges are a ____ hair bigger.