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Gauge Faces
Installation Instructions
by Michael Hedges
Known as “M pro” in the 3SI Message Board
 

Ok this is the how to guide and will show you step by step how to install the Gauge faces
First start out with the printed faces. Remember that you have to print them to size by
measuring the original gauge faces and adjusting your page setup accordingly in inches or Millimeters
If you can do it with all three on one sheet as I did that is good, but each file is individual that
you have downloaded so print them to size allowing for any extra space that is around the photo file
It is best to go through the whole install before you start so you can obtain the originals for measurement
Use a good quality photo paper for printing and the maximum DPI you can on your printer of at least 300 dpi
in your best quality mode using 16 million colors.

Now you will need something very sharp to cut around these faces
I am using a scalpel
Sissors will work on the outside edge but not for cutouts

Cutting them out will take a little time so be careful

Ok now you have them all cut out its time to cut all the little bits out

As you can see cutting them is not easy and can easily be messed up
The longer you take the nicer they will look so I can't stress this enough take your time

                

Ok now you have them all cut and ready to be used, theres one thing missing though

Lighting templates!
You will need two of them, one for the rev face and one for the Speedo face

Once you have them printed off its time to mount them on some light proof paper or card

There are a number of lightproof things you can use but I have used very thin card
Black card is just as good


Now spray mount the temps to the card, and cut them out

Once you have them cut out you have the lighting templates ready to go

As you can see the Speedo template have the trip and mileage counter in the right places
 


And the rev template looks like its going to fit nicely ;)


Just make sure that both templates look ok behind the faces

If you need to tidy the templates a bit do it now

Ok now we are in the car its time to take off the dash
  First unscrew the two screws at the top marked in red
Now lower your stirring wheel
And pop off the dash surroundings, it should just pop off but there are two plugs
that you will have to undo to remove the surroundings all together
One on ether side


Now unscrew the four screw holding in the dash, also marked in red
 


With the dash out you have to pop open the casing,
First pull out the mileo reset,
Then just press in these two clips and the hole thing should just open
 


 
 

Now you can see your faces its time to mark the needles, don't just pull them off!
First lift the needles over the stopper that stops the needles when the cars not running
After you do that the needles will start to move and then come to rest,
where they have stopped there in there starting point.
Get a marker and mark where the needles have stopped on the outside housing
Once you have done this you can safely take off the needles


To remove your old faces just undo the black screws in the middle
of the faces and lift the faces off

Ok now its time to put the new faces on with the lighting templates
 


               If your going to put the rev face on that goes up to 10 you may want to hack  at the plastic
    behind the face that's not used with the TT so you can remove it to make
the light come through all of the face
If your putting on the rev face that goes up to 9 then you can leave it there

Notice the lighting template behind the face
 

Ok you should now have all your new faces on your dash. if not get a move on! ;)


I wish to interject something here (John here) Now is the time you will want to install some sort of
needle stop in your gauges so I will throw in a couple photos here of what I used. They are standard
push pins which I glued to the back of my plastic housing. If you are eliminating your housing
which some guys do, glue them to the back of the Gauge face. Here is the photos. Note the speedo one
on the right photo had to be trimmed to fit into the housing because of lack of clearance.

Ok, that's all I wanted to say, back to Mike,,,,


Don't forget to put your needles on in the same place that you marked earlier


Then just pop back on the cover for the dash and place the dash back in the car
not forgetting to screw up the four screws


And finally put the surrounding back on not forgetting to screw up the two screws and
plug in the two  plugs,
One on ether side
 

 

And there we have it

lights on


 

I hope you enjoy this mod
i like it ;)

M pro

 
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