I am looking for information on adding a volt/temp/oil gauge kit to my 89 GM . Wanting to add-on in-line with factory idiot light . Any ideas !
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I've got my guages mounted under the ashtray.
Oil Tees into the existing oil port the idiot light uses. Voltage I took off the power antenna plug that was available under the dash. And water I drilled and tapped the pipe that the ecm water sensor is threaded into.
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it was a somewhat rare factory option. There may be people on here selling the 3-gauge pack, and it will bolt onto your car's dash, but the issue with the factory stuff is that the senders to make them read correctly are kind of hard to find.
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At the very least I would like to find the dash mount/bezel if not a complete gauge setup . Anyone out there have or known where I can find either or both ? I remember reading a post recently about someone who was into restoring cop cars .
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There is an empty coolant port in the RR corner of the lower intake you can use for temperature, but you have to remove the upper intake though... Good time to do valve cover gaskets at the same time if you need them.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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I think they are hard to read personally. Unless you're the passenger.
Mine are under the ash tray. They are hard to read unless you're a spider on the floorboard. But I can read them by taking my eyes off the road.
A few members were running two gauges on the side of there '79-89 Ford speedos. Looked great. But you can't do that on a GM .1990 Country Squire - weekend cruiser, next project
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Dear Panthers,
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Though the pillars aren't exactly the same, heat cautiously applied will reshape the mount.
Donald McCaig
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What donald said about the gauge cages. I made two of them, one being a dual and one a single. I sold the dual one and I still have the single. You will have to heat them to form it. I used a regular sunpro brand one and formed it to my pillar with heat.
I cannot find a pic of the dual a pillar gauge cage but I have pics of other things....
Here is a pic of an 88-89 triple police pod in the dash:
here is a 87 and down (to some year...I forget the specific model years it came in) gauge pod
some cluster pics:
the 87 pod installed
single gauge pod
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Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Originally posted by amoss2 View PostI appreciate the pics 87 gtVIC ! Gives me ideas on what I am looking for . What are the 3 toggle switches at the left side of your dash for?
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