On 4/24/02 11:31 AM, "Brian Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've made up some new Guage faces for my '95 SL2, but > I'm unsure of what is involved in installing them. > Exactly what has to be removed, and how, in order to > get at and replace those faces? I remember Cris spent > an afternoon on this at a garage day... It's a shame I > didn't pay closer attention to how it was done... If it was an '01 it would be pretty easy. On a '95.... Well, have fun. Basically you have to disassemble the entire dash and drop the steering wheel. Technically it should only take an hour or so but plan on four or five. This is one job you don't want to rush if you can help it. A battery powered screwdriver with an appropriate socket attachment will make things go faster. Here is a HowTo I found http://www.mccouch.com/saturn/howto/white_gauges_1.html If you have a Haines or Chiltons the pictures will be helpful as well. A couple of other notes in no particular order... Be sure to paint the needles a corresponding color. Red would be good. If you got one of those SPS kits think twice about installing the little red light bulb covers. They make it really hard to see at night. Make the holes in the gauge faces where the needles go large. Mine where to small and that�s why it took me four tries to get my gas gauge to work. The needle would rub against and stick to the gauge face. Enlarging the hole made it work OK. If you did not get the SPS kit be careful pulling the needles off. The SPS kit comes with a little tool that works well for this. You want to pull them straight off. Use a small screwdriver and pry them off a little at a time working all around the base of the needle. The wires that connect to the gauge cluster are a pain. They do not just pull out, they have self locking dohicky's. A small screwdriver will work well here. When you go to reassemble, test, test and retest. You can still drive the car with the dash pulled part. Hook it up just enough to be useable and test it. Waiting to test everything until it is all back together will add a few hours to the whole thing. If at all possible do not do this when it is below 30 degrees and snowing. - Cris SPOC NE web site: http://www.spocne.org
