installing gauges on an 89

Mustang Brandon · 11-12-2004, 04:55 PM

i want to put a set of el glow gauges on my 89. i want to know if when i open the gauge case will ink squirt on my odometer. im asking because a freinds car has ink all over the odometer.

GhOsT6_9 · 11-13-2004, 07:36 PM

Never heard of that happening before. I believe that something else has happened to your friends car.

Putting white faced gauges on you car won't do anything like that. I've known a few people to put them on with no problems.

joe4speed · 11-14-2004, 04:21 AM

I've never heard of that either.
I replaced my stock gauge faces in my '88 with white Cobra ones, and it was a very easy job. Just make sure to draw exactly where your needles were pointing before you pull the needles off! And make sure to remove all the glue from where the stock ones were. I didn't and it made the lights behind it look uneven when the lights are on.

Mustang Brandon · 11-15-2004, 11:24 PM

i pulled my dash all apart then the bold print in the mechanics book caught my eye and it said do not remove the needles because they are magnetic. so i got scared b/c magnetic needles cannot be recalibrated.

i noticed the cobra grille on your car. was that an easy mod?

joe4speed · 11-18-2004, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mustang Brandon

i pulled my dash all apart then the bold print in the mechanics book caught my eye and it said do not remove the needles because they are magnetic. so i got scared b/c magnetic needles cannot be recalibrated.

i noticed the cobra grille on your car. was that an easy mod?

VERY easy! You just need a Dremel or equivalent for cutting, and the rest is a snap! It really is a breeze and makes the front look much better, IMO!

11-12-2004, 04:55 PM	#1
Mustang Brandon Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: louisville, kentucky Posts: 88	installing gauges on an 89 i want to put a set of el glow gauges on my 89. i want to know if when i open the gauge case will ink squirt on my odometer. im asking because a freinds car has ink all over the odometer. __________________ black 89 lx hatchback 5.0, 17x9 polished Cobra R's wrapped in 215/50/17 up front and 245/40/17 out back , perfectly clean and original interior less than 1,000 miles on new t-5, throw out bearing and clutch. completly redone exaust shorty headers, custom h pipe, flowmaster 40 series, all mandrell bent 2.5 inch tubing i got all new headlight assembly for christmas with clear corners www.50resto.com

11-13-2004, 07:36 PM	#2
GhOsT6_9 Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 233	Re: installing gauges on an 89 Never heard of that happening before. I believe that something else has happened to your friends car. Putting white faced gauges on you car won't do anything like that. I've known a few people to put them on with no problems. __________________ 1989 Mustang LX Notch 5.0L, T-5, 1969 351W heads, cut & welded stock plenum, F-303 cam, Mac 1 5/8 full length headers, Cat'd H-pipe, 3.73 gears, Underdrives, SSM lift bars, E-Fan, 3G Alt, Custom Chip, Autometer gauges, Weld Draglite wheels , M/T ET Street Radials Best 1/4: 13.33@101.53MPH

11-14-2004, 04:21 AM	#3
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Re: installing gauges on an 89 I've never heard of that either. I replaced my stock gauge faces in my '88 with white Cobra ones, and it was a very easy job. Just make sure to draw exactly where your needles were pointing before you pull the needles off! And make sure to remove all the glue from where the stock ones were. I didn't and it made the lights behind it look uneven when the lights are on. __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

11-15-2004, 11:24 PM	#4
Mustang Brandon Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: louisville, kentucky Posts: 88	Re: installing gauges on an 89 i pulled my dash all apart then the bold print in the mechanics book caught my eye and it said do not remove the needles because they are magnetic. so i got scared b/c magnetic needles cannot be recalibrated. i noticed the cobra grille on your car. was that an easy mod? __________________ black 89 lx hatchback 5.0, 17x9 polished Cobra R's wrapped in 215/50/17 up front and 245/40/17 out back , perfectly clean and original interior less than 1,000 miles on new t-5, throw out bearing and clutch. completly redone exaust shorty headers, custom h pipe, flowmaster 40 series, all mandrell bent 2.5 inch tubing i got all new headlight assembly for christmas with clear corners www.50resto.com

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