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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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is it hard to install black cat custom gauge faces?

im compentlating on purchasing a gauge face from their site, usually advertised on the top banner of css.net, my question is, is it fairly easy to install the gauge face?
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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i think i might pick one up as well. from what ive heard theyre easy.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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if your not getting the led kit its literally a 1 hour job if you have never done it before. i cant do it in probablly half hour to 40 minutes.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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I just ordered the euro one with matching boost Gauge in 260km/h with mph on bottom all in blue led with SS supercharged on it I will let u know how it turns out. My car is black and red and all my lighting inside is blue lol. I will let u know how install goes and maye a how to.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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not hard! but if you get the LED's you wil have to get a soldiering iron from home depot.



see.......easy
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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no not at all. best thing to do if you think you cant is go to dealer. other wise it was easy took me all but 15 mins at a car show while being asked questions about my car
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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no not at all. best thing to do if you think you cant is go to dealer. other wise it was easy took me all but 15 mins at a car show while being asked questions about my car
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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I just ordered the euro one with matching boost Gauge in 260km/h with mph on bottom all in blue led with SS supercharged on it I will let u know how it turns out. My car is black and red and all my lighting inside is blue lol. I will let u know how install goes and maye a how to.
sounds good, def let me know how it turns out i think the gauge faces they make are sick, hoping directions come with product or a nice how to would do!
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tcobalt421
I just ordered the euro one with matching boost Gauge in 260km/h with mph on bottom all in blue led with SS supercharged on it I will let u know how it turns out. My car is black and red and all my lighting inside is blue lol. I will let u know how install goes and maye a how to.
sounds good, def let me know how it turns out i think the gauge faces they make are sick, hoping directions come with product or a nice how to would do!
Just curious if you installed the new cluster. I just ordered a custom one from Blackcatcustom, with custom text on speedo and ttach and yellow led! They said it will take 2 weeks to ship I cant wait!
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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very simple and easy to do w/o leds. mine is on the customer rides "dom's 06 ss/sc"
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Yea very easy, had a small issue with the LEDs I got from them, the hole in the board they sent me was to small to fit over the needle post, had to drill it bigger
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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no i did not purchase one yet and do youg guys recommend getting the led's with it also? ive never used a sodering iron before so will it be very difficult for me?
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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Yea I'm not amazing with a sodering gun either, thats why Im having someone do it for me, but I don't think its extremely difficult, but I'm not an electrician
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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how hard would it be to install a couple dif color led's behind the speedo an tach? like one's that would change depending on spd??
I saw one on youtube an can't find it no more but the pin would slightly change colors as it went up and led's would light up as it it went up with it...
sounds kinda corny as I'm typing it out but it looked pretty nice
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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like this...
YouTube - Vectra GSi with colour change needles

an this

YouTube - LED Tacho

combined but a lot cleaner.. the one i saw looked really nice
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:40 PM
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no, its not hard at all, its only hard to line up the needles
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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hey shake.... id think youd really have to have some circuit board skills to do that..

and about the black cat leds, they ship everything with full instructions...if your not an idiot, u can do it no problem, ive had no soldering experience before doing my gauges, now ive got the enitire car done, hvac switches steering wheel controls , stereo..sall good
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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Its so easy C A DA88 can do it  been about or more then three weeks still waiting for mine to ship out.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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gotcha, thanks C A
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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i want!
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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nice!^^
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by c_a_d88
niceeeee
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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c_a_d88, how did you change the light color to blue on the steering wheel buttons?
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