JhnRX7 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I have been planning on replacing the 3 stock gauges in the dash with aftermarket gauges for a while now. I wanted to use high quality Defi BF series gauges, however they are very pricey. I recently found a relatively cheap gauge made by Prosport that looked good so i decided to buy one and try it out. I decided to get a water temperature gauge and it was only $40 plus shipping. So I got it and tested it out and everything seemed to work good (however i have not checked to see how accurate it is yet). IMO for only $40 this gauge is well worth it. Depending on how you wire it up, it can change colors when you turn the lights on. I have it set to be white during the day and amber at night. Installing the gauge in the dash was fairly simple. Removing the dash itself was a little challenging because I did it by myself, I highly recommend getting someone to help you once you are about to pull it out and put it back in. Once it was out I pulled the stock gauge cluster out (im sorry i dont have any pictures of this process) and took it apart. There were about ten screws holding it together and it broke apart in half. After removing the clock, the Prosport gauge fit in its place PERFECTLY! The only modification that needed to be done was to cut out a little hole in the back of the stock cluster to allow the gauges wiring harness through. I am very satisfied with how this turned out and I now plan on getting two more gauges to fill in and match. I am definitely going to get another oil pressure gauge to replace the stock one, but I haven't decided if I want something other than a volt gauge for the other one. here are some pics (sorry for the blurry ones): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silver280z Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 were did u git those i have been looking for some gauges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JhnRX7 Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 http://prosportgauges.com/ I used the performance series, mainly because of the bezel. I would have liked the premium series, however the bezel is about 1/2" thick and would protrude too much. The performance series gauges sit flush to where they are mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silver280z Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ok thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Very nice:) You can not double post but mabey have this moved to interior section of HybridZ. I think some may want to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtrey 34 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 How did you remove the old dash and put the new one in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 You went through all that trouble to remove the dash and only put one gauge? I'm confused...? Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JhnRX7 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Yep, I wanted to see if it would fit correctly before I went all out and purchased all of the gauges. And it was not much trouble at all.... The whole process only took about 2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 you do not need to remove the dash to replace those gauges. Come over take some pictures of my projects and my Red/Black AE for me. Thanks V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JhnRX7 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 you do not need to remove the dash to replace those gauges. Come over take some pictures of my projects and my Red/Black AE for me. ThanksV. Really? I cant imagine it would be very easy to access them w/ removing the dash... Does this sometime weekend work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 You can remove the center cluster thru the glove box. Yes weekend would be best. Do you still have my number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan1242 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 yea, you just have to remove the glove box, and then remove the one bolt that holds the cluster in, and then it will pull right out of the glove box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.svoboda Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Harbor Freight sells the same gage for $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 What size gauge fits, and what's the best way to mount them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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