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stuffed my rpm dial
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:44 am
by shue
i tried puttin on my v3 dials. everything worked alright, except the part where i had to recalibrate the rpm gauge. i pulled it out a bit with the help of 2 spoons moved it and pushed it back in.its working but not properly. like goes between 1000- 2000 rpm and not anymore . ugh what do i do??? dont tell me i stuffed it up. help!!!!!!
.and one more wierd one, the lights inside the guages never worked. when i took it out the lights do work but light up really dim that they dont show through the gauges. what can i do bout that???
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:28 am
by BuCkEt
Ok, for the dim lights, tried using your dimmer switch and turning them up?
As for the RPM dial, it sounds like you've pushed it too far back in. The needle needs to be pushed back in once you're finished, but not all the way back in as it kinda catches on something and can't move as freely.
It's verrrry fiddly and takes a few days to return to normal, but try lifting it back up a little bit so that it drops freely. You can test this by just using your finger to lift it up and then let it go and watch it drop.
You used spoons? Damn, I wasn't
that cautious!
Jammed
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:37 am
by dstocks
Yep, what bucket said. Mine jammed to start with too. Had to fiddle with it for a while to get it right. Pull it out a smidge - should do the trick
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:48 am
by shue
dimmer switch?where would that be? the wierd thing is the lights in the clock is fine, the rest thats the battery thingo as well as the main console are dim
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:15 pm
by EURO
dimmer switch will have been an addition when the car was complianced. I asked for mine to be hidden - below and right of the steering wheel....
if its turned down, everything will be dim.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:18 pm
by shue
hmm, the a radio knob like thing near the wheel which i dont know what it does. i'll have a play with it n check it out. sorry for sounding so vague bout it all.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:37 pm
by khunjeng
For the dimmer - I have a variable resister but turned up fully seems to be a little dull...I was gonna buy a new one with a greater range on the low end to get the lights brighter
Does anyone know what the range is of their dimmer? (i.e. in Ohms?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:52 am
by shue
found it. played around with it. did nothin. shoved my hands underneth the dash and fiddled around and it worked. ive got blue dials now. looks mad as. need to get the rpm dial working now.
thanks for that guys. wierd thing though the dimmer just dims the dash lights, not the clocks and nothin else. why do u need that for compliance beats me though