After seeing what a nice job Mike P. did on his gauge cluster I decided I wanted to give it a try. I wanted to get the gauge to sit flush behind the bezel like stock without cutting it or making it wider. This was a challenge. I ended up having to separate the AEM gauge and just install the LED half into the cluster then made a ribbon cable to connect to the other half which I mounted on the backside of the cluster.

Starting out..


I then used a dremel and cut the back side off the AEM gauge pod this way incase I screwed something up I would be able to still use the gauge pod.


I went to CVS and bought a plainer notbook that had the same texture and thickness to make a gauge insert.




I then traced the AEM gauge to the template I made and cut it out


Next was to cut out the spot for the gauge. Now not everyone will have access to a milling machine but you dont need to use one. I just have a awesome friend that happened to have one and he helped me use it. You can just use a dremel.
You will need to cut down the thickness of the gauge. Basically have to remove the upper circle portion down till its flush with the cluster.



Test fit the gauge



Re-install the bezel



Still not 100% done with it nor have I tested it yet in the car but pretty please with how it turned out. If anyone wants to attempt this I can hook you up with the template I made. =

 

looks good!

 

Nice Job , very clean install

 

very nice work.

 

Great great job, i want to do this im just scared to F up either my gauge cluster or the aem gauge, very expensive mistakes and trust me ive mad those before

 

I see this install is getting popular great job BTW!!!

 

dude that is wicked

 

sweetttt

 

Lets see some installed pictures..

Great job.

 

so the aem gauge is only that lil green circle and all you have to do is make it fit in the space of the old gauge

 

can u post a pic or vid of it functional?!

 

Nice job!

Thinking about doing this with my cheap voltage gauge.

Already have a pod for my A/F, boost, and oil press.

 

very nice, im glad to see others have taken the same initiative myself and many others have to do something custom and different

Check out my custom gauges i have done
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...uge-setup.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ate-setup.html

 

very nice and clean looking

 

I WANT TO DO THIS, but what is a ribbon cable. This looks like something i can pull off