Tach and Speedo Lights...

Rick,Just had the speeo& tach out myself.Start with the speedo,undo the cable first.It's explained in the owners manual,if you have one.At first it seems difficult,but take your time.It helps to be double or triple jointed.But you need to take the speedo first to get to the tach.After the speedo cable you need to take the two screws out that hold the speedo in place and slide the speedo forward where you can get to the remaining wires.Be sure to mark wire locations.

Oh yea,take the trip odometer off also before you slide it forward.Be patient.Just remember,it's easier to get off than to put back on.

Rick, some cars came equiped with a reostat to dim or brighten the lights. Have you looked to see if it is just turned down?

There's no rheostat that I can see -- the gauges themselves are at two different levels of illumination. While I may be wrong, that suggests that there's a burned-out bulb on the one that's dimmer.....

Check out the Space City web site for the better lighting article.

Here's a link to the page. The text describing the process is missing, but the pictures show some of what they did to improve guage lighting:
http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/Technical/2003_Instrum...ing_Tech-Session.htm

In an nutshell, they added two additional lights to the tack and speedometer, and now the dash rheostat actually serves a purpose. This project is on my list of upgrades to do when I run out of other projects.

Cheers!
Garth
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Rick, some cars came equiped with a reostat to dim or brighten the lights. Have you looked to see if it is just turned down?

Thanks DT.I could't get my gauge lights to work at all.Figured it was something simple.All gauges would not illuminate at night.So thats what that black knob is for!Now they are working.BTW,they are not all that bright.But, now I can see them.Thanks JW

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Originally posted by garth66:
Here's a link to the page. The text describing the process is missing, but the pictures show some of what they did to improve guage lighting:
http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/Technical/2003_Instrum...ing_Tech-Session.htm

In an nutshell, they added two additional lights to the tack and speedometer, and now the dash rheostat actually serves a purpose. This project is on my list of upgrades to do when I run out of other projects.

Cheers!
Garth
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That is a cool Spacecity site. Watch the video Panteras passing at 120 mph

Garth,can we get a close-up of you avitar.Seems that some of those seats may not be ergonomically correct.

I don't mean Garth,I mean LPB.

While you have the guages out,add two more bulbs at 120 degrees apart. I bought the receptacles from aotometer and simply wired them in. I'd show some pics, but I'll have to find them. But I have this one that shows them with LED's.