HOW TO: modify your stock "lancer" gauge to accept useful gauges
Mar 26, 2007, 05:44 PM
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HOW TO: modify your stock "lancer" gauge to accept useful gauges
How to modify your gauge cluster for a useful gauge.
Before:
After:
1. Take apart your dash and get to this point (gauges apart).
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2. Fashion a circular base and cut out the shape of your wideband display.
This piece is glued in place so make it pretty. You can use a piece of plastic or whatever as well.
3. Use the base you made, and mark where you need to cut to fit your display. Your display will be different than mine. Deeper, shallower, wider whatever.
4. Cut the base. You may want to tape off the rest of the gauge assembly. Keep cutting until your display fits.
5. Depending on the thickness of the base you use, you'll need to shave a layer off the plastic. The cosmetic cover to the gauges actually sandwitches them.
So if your base is too thick, it won't fit. Think of this as shaving the frosting off a cake.
6. Glue the display to the base...You can use hot glue if you want. Whatever. Just attach it.
7. Run your wires through the open bulb openings in the gauge cluster
8. Position the base and display, glue the base into place.
9. Remove the bulbs from the back of the cluster
10. Place plastic covers back on
DONE
from: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=231113
Before:
After:
1. Take apart your dash and get to this point (gauges apart).
(image not found for the loss)
2. Fashion a circular base and cut out the shape of your wideband display.
This piece is glued in place so make it pretty. You can use a piece of plastic or whatever as well.
3. Use the base you made, and mark where you need to cut to fit your display. Your display will be different than mine. Deeper, shallower, wider whatever.
4. Cut the base. You may want to tape off the rest of the gauge assembly. Keep cutting until your display fits.
5. Depending on the thickness of the base you use, you'll need to shave a layer off the plastic. The cosmetic cover to the gauges actually sandwitches them.
So if your base is too thick, it won't fit. Think of this as shaving the frosting off a cake.
6. Glue the display to the base...You can use hot glue if you want. Whatever. Just attach it.
7. Run your wires through the open bulb openings in the gauge cluster
8. Position the base and display, glue the base into place.
9. Remove the bulbs from the back of the cluster
10. Place plastic covers back on
DONE
from: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=231113
Apr 10, 2007, 02:29 AM
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OK, I like this mod... good job!
Do you know the size of that opening? I would like to use some round gauge like voltage meter or the like, but don't want to tear apart my dash to measure.
Thanks,
Austin T
Do you know the size of that opening? I would like to use some round gauge like voltage meter or the like, but don't want to tear apart my dash to measure.
Thanks,
Austin T
Apr 30, 2007, 10:13 PM
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Why is my tutorial thread copied under someone else's name?
I'm confused.
I wrote this tutorial and it is also listed in this forum.
I'm confused.
I wrote this tutorial and it is also listed in this forum.
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what wideband are you using this display with i like that gauge alot! the one i see avaliable for the zeitroix is waaaaaaay to large... wondering if i can find an LCD to work with the zeitronix wideband some where...
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Again, I'm not sure why trinydex reposted my thread but here is my original thread.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=231113
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=231113
