 A cure for sticky needles?, Indiglo gauge problem... |
 Jan 25, 2003 - 12:00 PM
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The indiglo gauges were installed a month ago in the Celica. I got these gauges from Speedhut. At first the RPM needle was getting stuck at idle and the speedometer needle was getting stuck at 0-10mph. I still have the same problem with the RPM needle. At idle the needle drops below 500 RPMs, which I know that is not accurate. Also, I've noticed that the speedometer needle is getting worst. When I speed up, the needle jumps and stops jumps and stops until I reach the speed that I'm at. On the highway the needle bearly passes 65 mph when I know I'm going much faster than that (about 75-80). When I slow down its the same thing, drops and stops, drops and stops until I reach the speed or I come to a complete stop. Now I'm worried that this might happen to the gas gauge.
My questions are: - Can it get worst, to the point where the needles will not function anymore? - How can I fix this problem? I will appreciate any help you guys can give me. Thank you! |
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Jan 25, 2003 - 12:59 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I installed my gauges and I was having similar problems. My speedometer wouldn't go above 20 mph, so I first took out the gauge cluster and took that apart. I then pulled the little needle covers up a little bit(I kinda pressed mine down hard when I put them back on the first time I installed my gauges, and I inserted some more thin 3M double sided tape in between the gauge cluster and the indiglo gauges. I put it all back together, and now it works just fine.
Out of curiosity, did you take off your needles completely when you installed your gauges? -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Tenchi A cure for sticky needles? Jan 25, 2003 - 12:00 PM
Matthew Yep double sided tape in the way to go. I had the... Jan 25, 2003 - 6:52 PM Tenchi Actually a shop told me that the needles will brea... Jan 26, 2003 - 10:38 AM Ghost http://www.6gc.net/index.php/action/how-to..._arti... Jan 26, 2003 - 5:18 PM Tenchi Thanks for the instructions. Are you going to rep... Jan 27, 2003 - 7:41 AM dblcltchr18 What i did to my gauges which people may not like ... Jun 15, 2004 - 1:39 PM Nemises You can also widen the hole on the gauges a little... Jun 16, 2004 - 3:39 PM latinomasfino QUOTE (Nemises @ Jun 16, 2004 - 8:39 PM) You can a... Jun 20, 2004 - 6:39 PM FallenHero yea, my speedo needle has trouble going from 70-80... Jun 20, 2004 - 9:45 PM
latinomasfino QUOTE (FallenHero @ Jun 21, 2004 - 2:45 AM) yea, m... Jun 20, 2004 - 9:50 PM |
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