Gauges installed

McVibe · Post by **McVibe** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:21 am

So I got around to installing my gauges today. I spent 7hours putting them in in 100 degree + weather. I actually enjoyed myself. I'm not sure how but it was fun. But anyway I tried to make my own gauge pod using fiberglass, lets just say it looked like a piece of crap with three eyes and shaped it into a pillar . Yea, so I removed the fiberglass and tommrow I'm going to hopefully cover the pillar in cloth or like foam and cloth. But anyway, I'll get some pics up. Also I have an issue that someone might be able to solve for me. My A/F ratio gauge looks like a cracked-out ADHD boy with sugar. The needle bounces all over the place when the car is just idoling.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:33 am

I do recall seeing one on a GT at some point in time and it did bounce around a bit (but no too much) at idle.Where did you connect the sensor to?

McVibe · Post by **McVibe** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:37 am

The blue wire coming from the sensor on the exhaust mainfold.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:47 am

Have any pics?

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:05 pm

need pics please!

McVibe · Post by **McVibe** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:24 pm

I didn't really want to show any yet, it's very ugly because they're only installed and i havn't beautified them yet but here you go. I promise it will look better when I get some nice material on there, I would be cool to get rhino liner, but I don't think it's going to happen.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:30 pm

Cool, nice to see that the gauges worked out.

McVibe · Post by **McVibe** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:47 pm

I also had another issue, I can't get the gauges to dim correctly. I tried to hook them up to the dimmer switch but I thinkl I have them on the wrong wire so any help would be great.Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»Cool, nice to see that the gauges worked out.Yea, thanks a load

Ponyota · Post by **Ponyota** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:45 am

I'm interested in how you got the trim piece off. Can you post instructions on how you did that please?

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:23 am

forgive my ignorence on this question but what does knowing the air/fuel position tell you???

McVibe · Post by **McVibe** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:34 pm

Ponyota: which trim piece do you mean, I basically had the remove them all to do this.zionzr2: The Air/Fuel Ratio gauge obviously monitors the Air/fuel Mixture present in your exhaust which it then gives you a read out if you are running lean(more air than fuel) Stoich(Good Mixture of fuel and Air) or Rich(More fuel than air).

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:53 pm

He's Talking about the A-Pillar piece. How did you remove that piece?

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:14 pm

I would think that it's just clips that hold that piece on if I'm not mistaken.Inder

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:23 pm

Check here: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=17920I attached a link there that will take you to MO for some examples of what they did on the Matrix.

McVibe · Post by **McVibe** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:15 am

Yea, ragingfish is right, only you do have to pull up on it a little bit once you yank it, as it is stuck in the dash.

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