Hi Gunny - I just replaced my dash last summer using the same Prestige dash
with door - very nice! Here is the approach I used - it worked well.
1) attach glove box - Assuming that you got a new glove box from Sunbeam
Specialities, it really does fit but sure doesn't seem like it when you
first try it. Attach it using the screws from your current dash, and give
yourself lots of time. After each screw was attached, I had to refit it.
Also, the glove box is made for the doorless dash, so you will have to
attach additional material to the box where it has a gap for the dash
handle. This is the hardest part for sure.
2) move one gauge at a time. Detach the mounting screws for the old dash
and carefully let it drop. Try to keep most wires attached - some will be
too tight, so these will have to be detached and labelled. Then, move one
gauge from the old dash to the new dash. This is an easy way to keep the
wires sorted out.
3) When all gauges are moved, make sure that your ground wires are correct.
They snake all over. They attach to the car ground at a dash mounting point
near the ignition.
4) Careful of the ignition wires. If these become detached from the
ignition switch, it is difficult to figure out their original location.
Cheers, Randall
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of RGGAMMA@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 11:31 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: New gauges
OK fellas, here it goes......
Just received my new dash with glovebox door from Prestige. Boy what a
fantastic job they do. Anyway, before I start removing my old dash and
instruments; are there ANY problem areas I should be aware of. I am
replacing all of my gauges with AutoMeter units that look so close to stock
they are scary. All mechanical gauges except for Volts, Tach, Speedo and
Boost :-). I started this exercise because my Richmond Street 5 speed does
not have the clearance for any sort of cable drive to my stock speedo and
the
stock tach does not want to function well with the Davis Unified Ignition
system the PO had installed (GM HEI ).
Cheers
Gunny
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