Oil pressure gauge swap

[Svashtar]

The stock gauge is back-lit through the numbers and the primary indicator lines. The replacements are perimeter-lit with a solid (opaque) face.

Norm, except for the tiny bit of black rubber glommed onto your trans temp gauge, your gauge pod looks identical to mine.

Thanks Bob. I left that there for when I take the pod out, so I can lay the assembly down without dinging that side of the gauge. I somehow stupidly dented that side of the bezel (those aluminum bezels are really easy to deform), and that covers the ding and keeps a buffer in place.

Something else I have to fix? That plastic on the area just above the pod scratches like crazy. Just touch it and something flakes off. I know they sell some paint that’s a close match, and someday I need to get everything off and paint it.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Red Rum]

When I bought my car. The owner had Dennis you know who. Put a real oil pump gauge. But as soon as I put boost. It blew 2 sending units. So I went Mechanical and now. She is working like a clock. But I see one of you got a trans gauge. And I think that is my next one to get.

[Svashtar]

Sounds like you hooked up a keyed 12v power wire to the lighting wire on the gauge.

You’re right Bob, I need to see if I can splice power over from the LCM controlled Volts gauge instead. I really don’t want it lit all the time.

[Lowndex]

I fixed mine, too.