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csl2006
06-21-10, 06:12 PM
I was looking at something cheap to spruce up the inside (mainly gauge cluster) saw this on ebay and didn't know if it was worth spending money on.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-03-CHEVY-S10-BLAZER-MT-W-7K-TACH-WHITE-GLOW-GAUGES-/260619737616?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cae259a10
Blaze_x
06-21-10, 06:23 PM
seems like you can't loose for the price. I like the night look but im not a fan of the white in the day.
csl2006
06-21-10, 06:25 PM
Well the interior of my truck I painted white to match the exterior. I also have a blue fancey cd player. White and blue was the theme but I dunno, seems kind of cheap to be reliable (just dont want it to fail at night time or something).
Bone Crusher
06-21-10, 06:40 PM
Just be careful pulling the lens off of the cluster bezel face. It breaks very, very easy and then you will be out as much as $15-40 for a used one.
Junksterr
06-21-10, 06:42 PM
isnt your truck auto???? that one says manual... either way I have one like that you can have just cover shipping...
Junksterr
06-21-10, 06:43 PM
never had a problem taking my clear lense off my part was the needles and reseting them.
csl2006
06-21-10, 06:43 PM
no my trucks a manual. I'll get back with you at the end of the week mike. See how much dough I have left after house payment. And chris i thought they were plastic?
Bone Crusher
06-21-10, 06:46 PM
plastic breaks LOL
Jongo88
06-21-10, 06:50 PM
I wanted one forever... I just know I will mess it up so I never got one...
csl2006
06-21-10, 06:53 PM
plastic breaks LOL

well yeah... Didn't think it was that breakable :o
'94 Big Blaze
06-21-10, 06:56 PM
i would go with these, they look a whole lot better and the price is not bad at all.

http://whitegauges.net/products/1998%252d2002-Chevrolet-S10-TACH-MANUAL-White-Face-Gauges.html
Junksterr
06-21-10, 06:57 PM
OK, let me know, I never had any problems with mine not working it had a color changer knob thingy like 7 diff shades of blue kinda I got some pics somewhere I will see if I can dig up.
csl2006
06-21-10, 06:59 PM
alright and eh dont care for those shane
Junksterr
06-21-10, 07:00 PM
these are overlays though and dont light up blue... still a thought tho
csl2006
06-21-10, 07:01 PM
might as well take white out to the stock one :P
TreasonAgainstCaesar
06-21-10, 07:47 PM
not sure about that gauge, but another option is an LED swap. either use white, blue, or whatever you like. then you can match the rest of your interior to match.
adc1986
06-21-10, 08:56 PM
I had one a few years ago for a diff car. worked great looked great be careful I broke off my gas needle had to get a new cluster.
Junksterr
06-21-10, 10:00 PM
Just for reference i use a flat blade screwdriver or butter knife put it under the black round part of the needle and twist the blade so that it catches the part closest to the pin that the needle is pressed on.
DMP
06-22-10, 01:02 AM
i would go with these, they look a whole lot better and the price is not bad at all.

http://whitegauges.net/products/1998%252d2002-Chevrolet-S10-TACH-MANUAL-White-Face-Gauges.html

I have the same ones and im happy with them.

I dont recommend EL gauges. I bought them and they didnt light up after a few months.
Mikz86TA
06-22-10, 10:30 AM
Typically those EL overlays eventually burn out (the EL part is the light blue center section). They also have a seperate color switch (if multi-colored EL) and a seperate dimmer to put somewhere.
IMO stick with a simple overlay that uses the stock backlighting to light it up.
TreasonAgainstCaesar
06-23-10, 10:54 AM
I have the same ones and im happy with them.

I dont recommend EL gauges. I bought them and they didnt light up after a few months.

Those look good in the picture, but do they actually light up that bright and even? Are they using the existing gauge's lighting?
DMP
06-23-10, 04:18 PM
Yup they use the exisiting stock lighting. The light shines through the overlays fine. I converted all the stock cluster bulbs to LED bulbs and it looks nice.
TreasonAgainstCaesar
06-24-10, 12:15 AM
Oh, yeah, I think I've seen some pictures of your gauges before. Or am I imagining that?
DMP
06-24-10, 12:21 AM
I think you maybe seen the original EL gauges I had installed on a cluster w/tach. I now have a cluster w/o tach and just have the overlays.

Heres a pic. I can take a pic at night if anyone is interested.
http://jokerwebhosting.com/dmp/Sonoma%20Build%20Pics/IMG_0252.jpg
neo71665
06-24-10, 05:52 PM
I have the same ones and im happy with them.




Same company in my first gen and they have held up great.
Jongo88
06-24-10, 06:25 PM
I think you maybe seen the original EL gauges I had installed on a cluster w/tach. I now have a cluster w/o tach and just have the overlays.

Heres a pic. I can take a pic at night if anyone is interested.
http://jokerwebhosting.com/dmp/Sonoma%20Build%20Pics/IMG_0252.jpg
You offered....... Where is it at???
DMP
06-24-10, 08:33 PM
Its not night time yet. lol
Jongo88
06-24-10, 08:50 PM
What about now???
TreasonAgainstCaesar
06-25-10, 12:47 AM
It is night time, but no pictures yet...
DMP
06-25-10, 01:43 AM
Well I tried taking pics. The lighting turns out way too dull in the pics compared to in person. I changed the settings on my camera to "night time shots" and its still dull. Ill see what I can do.....
TreasonAgainstCaesar
06-28-10, 12:45 PM
can you do a manual shutter speed on your camera?
DMP
06-28-10, 04:45 PM
Yeah I think so. Ill try that.
Jongo88
06-28-10, 04:47 PM
Is it dark yet??
DMP
06-28-10, 04:52 PM
lol. Kinda. Looks like were gonna get a thunderstorm.
nothingleft09
07-08-10, 02:57 PM
A friend of mine had something like this in an 02 cavalier. He never had any problems. He had some optional box with it that changed through 7 or 8 different colors.
TreasonAgainstCaesar
07-09-10, 02:44 AM
I'm glad you bumped this... because now I remember that Dan never posted the lit pictures of his gauges!!
Jongo88
07-09-10, 06:04 AM
:DYea... WTF!!!!:D
DMP
07-10-10, 12:48 AM
lol. Ok well im away this weekend. Ill take some on Monday.
TreasonAgainstCaesar
07-10-10, 12:53 AM
right...................... ;)
DMP
07-28-10, 08:39 PM
Heres a pic. Its the best that I could do. (Looks alot better in person) I installed super bright white LED's in there, but im gonna change them to blue. They do have a slight blue to them though, but not enough to match the rest of the gauges I have in the truck.

I took pics of the rest of the other gauges. Still wanna make a few lighting changes to them.
Jongo88
07-28-10, 08:41 PM
I like that...
csl2006
07-28-10, 08:55 PM
those just the overlays?
DMP
07-28-10, 09:02 PM
Thanks John.

Yeah just overlays. Check on page 3 of this page to see the daytime pic of them.
TreasonAgainstCaesar
07-29-10, 10:04 AM
They look good, but the ones on the site you posted look photoshopped compared to yours. Do you agree or do yours look that much better in person?
DMP
07-29-10, 01:40 PM
They dont look photoshopped to me. But they do look alot better in person, and I think the price for them is reasonable.