SI cluster RPM gauge question.
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SI cluster RPM gauge question.
I just swapped a USDM SI cluster into my 97 EK and the RPM gauge only lights up to 7500rpm, from 7600rpm to around 9000rpm, it doesn't light up like the rest of the RPM cluster. It has a D series motor w/ an automatic tranny and the motor only revs out to 7500rpm.
Is it just a coincidence that the RPM gauge only lights up to the redline of the engine? I've change all the stock bulbs out with bulbs from my old cluster that I KNOW works fine but it didn't change anything.
Any thoughts of why this is? The gas and temp needles light up now after I switched the bulbs. I also think the cluster is kind of dim? My stock cluster lite up fine, a lot brighter.
Here is a picture:
Is it just a coincidence that the RPM gauge only lights up to the redline of the engine? I've change all the stock bulbs out with bulbs from my old cluster that I KNOW works fine but it didn't change anything.
Any thoughts of why this is? The gas and temp needles light up now after I switched the bulbs. I also think the cluster is kind of dim? My stock cluster lite up fine, a lot brighter.
Here is a picture:
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Wouldn't that make it light up a whitish color? That'd make it worst lol.
Anything I could use to scrap it off? Nail polish remover doesn't work.
Anything I could use to scrap it off? Nail polish remover doesn't work.
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Because when I K swap it, it's gonna rev higher than 7500rpm. I wouldn't care if I was leaving the D series motor in it.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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#9
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Are you serious with that dumb *** question? lol I just want it to look like the rest of the cluster mainly, nothing about "taching out" all the time. Thought it was simple to understand from my post.
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if you're so concerned about redlining the car at 7500RPM, just get yourself a 5" monster tach from AutoMeter and be done with. It's still cool in some parts of the United States.
BTW, I already told you what the deal is with the redline part of the tachometer. Do I have to repeat myself? Because the redline portion is not translucent like the other areas.
Good luck with that K-swap of yours. Might want to deal with the auto->manual swap first.
BTW, I already told you what the deal is with the redline part of the tachometer. Do I have to repeat myself? Because the redline portion is not translucent like the other areas.
Good luck with that K-swap of yours. Might want to deal with the auto->manual swap first.
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if you're so concerned about redlining the car at 7500RPM, just get yourself a 5" monster tach from AutoMeter and be done with. It's still cool in some parts of the United States.
BTW, I already told you what the deal is with the redline part of the tachometer. Do I have to repeat myself?
BTW, I already told you what the deal is with the redline part of the tachometer. Do I have to repeat myself?
Do you not understand I'm asking people how they remove the paint from the back? Maybe I need to repeat myself on that?
Just come off my thread since you're not helping with what I'm asking, K thank you.
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Bunch of dicks in here always downing on people with plans to do **** since they haven't done it yet. Been seeing too many of these "you're never going to do it" type posts lately.
Anyways, you should be able to lightly scrape the back side of the gauge face until it looks translucent. With a razor, knife, or something like that. You don't want to scrape too much though or you will make it completely clear and it will just show the regular light through. At least that's how it is on a 92-95 cluster.
Anyways, you should be able to lightly scrape the back side of the gauge face until it looks translucent. With a razor, knife, or something like that. You don't want to scrape too much though or you will make it completely clear and it will just show the regular light through. At least that's how it is on a 92-95 cluster.
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Re: SI cluster RPM gauge question.
I've never messed with an Si cluster, but I thought the bulbs actually had those orange "condoms" on them which provide the color, not the gauge overlay. This would make scraping the surface off retain the color.
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The answer was given in the thread already a few times, not to mention, search, search google, search youtube, search H-T; otherwise don't ask silly questions and get mad when people provide just as silly answers.
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the ones on the climate control do. the gauge cluster is just regular bulbs. there is a red film on the back of the cluster.
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Anyway, here is how i fixed mine just now, here is the link:
http://www.ej8squad.com/thread-12735.html
Everything came out great, pretty easy to do IMO. The redline is brighter than the rest of the RPM gauge and other gauges in the cluster so that's why i'll probably take some time and do the rest of the cluster that way.
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