Has anyone ever had problems with their EL-GLOs after they were installed? I have had my EL-GLOs installed for about 6 months and now the two outer gauges won't light up anymore. Now, they will light up, but not if I have all 4 gauges plugged in at the same time.
What would cause this? I had done nothing to cause this, it just all of a sudden happened. I could understand if I had been screwing with things, but they are just being difficult. I removed the gauges and am going to send them in to NR Automotive for some diagnosis or something. It shouldn't just fail after 6 months.
More bad news, when I was reinstalling the factory gauges, I noticed that the oil pressure gauge doesn't work any more. Revving the engine has no effect on the oil pressure and it turns freely, with no resistance.
Am I going to have to replace the whole thing??? Well, if it is too expensive I can live with a broken oil pressure gauge. Anyone have any idea what to do to fix it, or how much a replacement panel will cost?
This has been a frustrating night
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That is odd. My 2 outside gauges went out after about 2 months or so. I didn't try fussing with them though. I just got new outside gauges under warranty from NR Auto and they have been just fine since. My outside gauges were sporadic (they would go on and off intermittently) for a while but then they went out completely. I know this has happened to at least a few other members.
As for the oil pressure that just sucks. Hopefully it won't be to expensive to fix. I understand how frustrating modifications can be. They never seem to be as good as the factory stuff. Good luck with all this.
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Well, my EL-GLOs still work the same... crappy, but I was able to fix the oil gauge problem myself. When I took the gauges off to send them back, I must have yanked the oil gauge too hard. So, it didn't work; spun freely.
So, it bothered me enough to take it apart again and have a look. I removed the stock face covering the oil and temp gauges while it was still sitting in the dash with the engine running. Then took off that clear plastic shield. Looked at it, and noticed as I stepped on the gas this little cam rotated on the oil gauge. So it DID work! I had just pulled off the connector that connected it to the needle. I slid it back on the cam and voila... I have oil pressure again.
I pays to be tenacious.
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Besides all the problems you guys have been having with these gauges, how do they actually look? Where'd you get them from and how much where they? Are they easy enough to install yourself, or do you have to take them someplace? Any info would be great.....
I think my gauges are great. I love the white face look durring the day (check out my photos for a pic of this). I also love the look at night. I got mine directly from Nr Auto (www.nrauto.com). They cost me about 130 shipped. I installed the gauges myself in about 4-5 hours. I take a long time to do things to my truck; I got slow and don't mess up. There is a great how to install page in the garage section that you can look at. I think this is one of the best mods I have done. Attached is a picture of my gauges at night.
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Well, I love the way they look. It really makes the dash look awesome, day or night. I got mine the same way Agent WD-40 did, through a group purchase from NR Auto.
I even shaved off the orange paint on the needles and painted them flourescent yellow. The yellow looks better on the blue background. I never really switch to green. I also removed the green coating on all the bulbs to make the needles brighter.
I called NR Auto today and talked to one of the techs. He said they have been having problems with the faces and that they are under warranty. Apparently the people that put the wires on did a crappy job so NR Auto ordered a whole new batch.
He told me to call back in two weeks. Today is 08/06/2002. NR Auto is quite good at putting things off, so I am going to keep up with them. In the mean time, I guess I can put the stock configuration back together and wait.
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Hey Zeus,
I sent you a pm. Don't know if you got it or not, but I was wondering if you could share how you painted your needles. I am getting sick of the boring orange. Thanks!!
Fluorescent paint (mine's from Wal-Mart craft section)
Very fine paintbrush or toothpick
Razor blade or X-acto knife
Patience
White out or some other thick paint that isn't transparent like the Fluorescent paint
Directions:[list=1][*]Scrape off the paint with the X-acto knife by holding the blade perpendicular to the needle surface and raking the paint off. Make sure you get ALL the paint off or it will show through on the other side. Be careful not to break the needle.[*]Clean the dust off to make sure you have a smooth painting surface otherwise the paint will clump. The paint is going to clump anyway, so don't make things worse.[*]Paint many light coats. You aren't going to get it covered in one coat and not have it clump. It is cheap paint and needs to dry thoroughly before you try to paint again. If not, it will push around and clump. Have I mentioned that this paint might clump???[*]Paint your final coat with the White out or other thick paint that won't let the light through. I have not done this and I get a halo when I have my EL-Glos in. When I get them fixed I will paint the back of the needles. They are such a pain to put back in and get calibrated!!![/list=1]
Don't worry too much about how sloppy you get on the sides. Since it is trapezoidal in shape, you will really only see the face. Just make sure you don't get anything on the face of the needle. If you do, DO NOT SCRAPE it off with the blade. Use your fingernail. This plastic dulls easily.
I have clumps on the back of my needles, but you can't tell until you take them off. Just make sure you don't leave any thin areas or it will look splotchy.
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