Guest zphreek Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 heh heh... when i installed my autometers i had a fairly large gap around the 2 5/8"s gauges and a nice gap on the top and bottom of the 5" ones. did you all have this problem? i ended up using black silicone and filling in the gap and went thru about a whole box of Q-tips trying to get it to look smooth the middle gauges turned out real good aside from the fact that the silicone wanst quite as dark black as the rest of teh dash i am not really happy with how they turned out but i guess its better than having a gap all the way around. what did you guys do about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 For mine I used the existing stock insert, and fixed the autometer gauges into that stock insert. It fit perfectly, without any gap, and looks pro. Also it makes the gauge really easy to aling properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I did the same thing and caulk/ silicone did not match. I then found spray paint to match dash and sprayed paint in paint can lid and took a hobby shop model paint brush and simply painted the silicone to match. It looked pretty good. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
660Z Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 i used the bezles like drax240z did except the temp i mounted it in the datsun gauge.i used auto-gage gauges and they match my volt/gas gauge perfectly a few people commented on how factory they look.i`ll be doing the tach soon can`t decide on a dash mount or just a monster tach...$50 difference....my sun tach adapted to the 240 dial isn`t correct after 4 grand...and my 260z junk yard tach dosen`t work in case you haven`t guessed i like things that look factory but aren`t ...mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I used the bezels as well and just dropped the gauge into them. Which is well and good on the smaller holes, but I didn't see that working on the speedo/tach? I'm a tacky guy though, I used clear and it does'nt match. *shrug* I havn't had anyone bitch about it, they're usually to blown away gawking at the V8 to even notice. Regards, Lone Ps: They had a major freaking dust storm here in Phoenix before I got here and when I opened my hood today, it looked like a desert storm tank engine bay... Jeesh... The guy news is, it started, I guess the heat didn't kill the solenoid all the way dead yet. I have a new one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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