 NEED HELP WITH GAUGE BEZEL!! |
 May 15, 2007 - 3:51 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 8, '07 From new jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
hey guys i wanted to do somthing with my gauges so i went to ebay blah blah blah got gauge faceplates reverse glow ones there really nice put them on.. didnt take any of my needles off like i read and now NOTHING works except like the seat belt light, or the door open light.. please help me a.s.a.p i have too many tickets i have to pay and dont need another one for not knowing how fast im going.. or even when my gas will be almost empty.. if anyone could give me some suggestions id really appreciate it.
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May 15, 2007 - 8:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 14, '07 From Provo, UT USA Currently Offline Reputation: 25 (100%) |
QUOTE(maurer11sdk @ May 15, 2007 - 2:51 PM) [snapback]557999[/snapback] hey guys i wanted to do somthing with my gauges so i went to ebay blah blah blah got gauge faceplates reverse glow ones there really nice put them on.. didnt take any of my needles off like i read and now NOTHING works except like the seat belt light, or the door open light.. please help me a.s.a.p i have too many tickets i have to pay and dont need another one for not knowing how fast im going.. or even when my gas will be almost empty.. if anyone could give me some suggestions id really appreciate it. only thing that i can think of is make sure all 3 plugs in the back are in tightly. otherwise you may have shorted something. best of luck to you on getting them fixed. --------------------  Call me a traitor! See if I care. ;) |
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May 16, 2007 - 6:51 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 14, '07 From Long Island Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
look for a blown fuses as well
also your needles may be stuck (no clearance for them to move!) i wound up removing my needles when I did it and re-installing. I used a GPS to get my speedometer needle accurate and the rest was easy -------------------- 94 Celica ST - CAI, CarPuter, many interior mods!
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May 16, 2007 - 10:01 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '04 From Houston, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Make sure the dimmer is hooked up. That switch when not hooked up causes something weird like this - I can't remember the exact effects but I know for sure that the lights will not come on.
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May 16, 2007 - 12:28 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
check the dimmer.
check the conections check the fuses, where did you hook up the power for the new gauges? that could probably be shorting. Did you do + with +? -------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
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May 16, 2007 - 1:04 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '07 From new jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the gauges light up so what i hooked up works and all thats fine its just the gauges arent reading at all.. i rev it and nothing on the rpms.. im moving nothing on the speedo is moving..
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May 16, 2007 - 1:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '07 From Bay Area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
its possible that when you took off the dash and placed on the gauges, the static from your hands blew the circuit inside the controller for the reverse glow gauges. you might have to get another unit...
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May 16, 2007 - 6:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '07 From new jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wait so my gauge needles themselves would not move because i touched them? like i dont understand if you mean the needles themselves or my reverse gauges because my reverse gauge lights light up its just the gauges wont read...
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May 17, 2007 - 1:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 2, '07 From Great Western Plateau Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
static electric can probably damage delicate stuffs like RAM but not this.
i agree with goferris, i think you need to check the 3 plugs make sure you hear a click when you put them back on. --------------------  98% completion --- aaRon |
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