1999 TL indiglo gauge

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11-19-2002, 08:47 PM

Tatewaki

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1999 TL indiglo gauge

It took me two days to custom fit and install it on my 99 TL, but I think the results are well worth the effort. I get 6 different colors and dimming function. The only down side is that my major scale is mph, and not km/h

But for the coolness, it doesn't bother me one bit. It goes quite well with my blue LED interior too. Here are some pics. Enjoy! Pardon for the shaky hands

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11-19-2002, 08:54 PM

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Looks good.

I would been better if it was reverse.

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11-19-2002, 09:06 PM

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hey what kind of light fixure u got by the change holder? I'm trying to find a nice fitting one, but no luck. ANy close ups? THanx.

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11-19-2002, 10:54 PM

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Holy $hit, is that 4 degrees F or C? Either way that's cold as hell.:wow: I guess that's why some of the pics were blurry cause you were shaking too much.

BTW, next time I go up to canada, you are installing that for me.

Oh, looks good!

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11-19-2002, 11:19 PM

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You get an A for Affort. Looks good.

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11-19-2002, 11:42 PM

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Is that just a newer model indiglo guages and u cut out the area of the gear indicator?

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11-20-2002, 01:14 AM

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looks good.... wish I had your skill.... hehe

-Ryan
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11-20-2002, 09:01 AM

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great job!

Tatewaki,

Always modding your car ... great job! I don't have your patience or your skills ... still a little freaked out over taking off the front bumper and installing cleared corners, let alone dashboard removal!

- derrick
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11-20-2002, 11:13 AM

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Very nice....totally one of a kind....
Guess if we can get the reverse guage and retrofit it in a 99 models?!?!?

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11-20-2002, 12:18 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by BlackShadow
Holy $hit, is that 4 degrees F or C? Either way that's cold as hell.:wow: I guess that's why some of the pics were blurry cause you were shaking too much.

BTW, next time I go up to canada, you are installing that for me. Oh, looks good!

Keep in mind he's inside the car and the temp is 22 centigrade (approx. 71.6 Farenheit).

Nice job on the mod.

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11-20-2002, 02:20 PM

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no wonder he had his car on, he must of been freezing his ass off. damn, and i have to go to toronto for christmas.

i guess i better buy some reallly warm clothes

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11-20-2002, 05:10 PM

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The speedo maxed out at 260KM/H I thought the TL guage is 240KM/H maximum.....

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11-20-2002, 10:30 PM

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Hey, is your car overheating or something? At 4 degrees, that temperature guage is high!

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11-20-2002, 10:32 PM

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Hey, is there anyway to replace 99-01 needles with the 02-02 type s needles?

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11-20-2002, 11:18 PM

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My temp is two notches higher than normal. I screwed that one up. You *could* change to type s needles, but you'll have a tough time to calibrate them. Not impossible, just hard.

Tatewaki

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11-21-2002, 12:44 AM

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2000 white face indiglo's on the way!

ordered!

thanks to tatewaki for finding those, and doing up the install! been wanting indiglos for a long time, ever since nate's gb, that was limited. so it never happened. just gonna have to mod the gear gate for the lack of 5th! everything else is the same , even the tach! for a couple of slight mods to the gauge? who cares! NO MORE BLACK HOLE!!!

great mod! kman

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11-21-2002, 01:33 AM

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ahhhhh I see what you did now. You just cut out that whole section of the indiglo and made a rectangle hole where the gear markers were. Is that correct? I have been wanting to have indiglos for my 99 TL for a while but heard from others that the gears were blocked.

Did you use an exacto knife to cut out the rectangle? Please clue us in on the method you used to alter them. Also why did it take 2 days?

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11-21-2002, 01:42 AM

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i like the color of the indiglow, is it just me or does it look a lot better than all the other indiglows on the market?????

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11-21-2002, 03:14 PM

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2 days of work include all the mod on the gauges plus all blue LEDs. Just the gauge will be about 3/4 of a day. I also spent about 1/2 day fixing needle clearance problem

I did two things to make the gauge work. I cut out the rectangle window for 5-spd tranny to fit the 4-spd on 99 TLs. Just use an exacto knife to cut it out like the picture. Be sure to coat the edge with epoxy to prevent mositure from getting in. The SS indicator is the same. The second mod is to enlage the holes intended for the needle rest. Somehow these are too small for 99. Take a philips screw driver and make it bigger. Since there is no cutting, you don't need to coat it.

The invertor is about 2" x 1.5" x 1". There is a flexible cable connected to a two-switch control. One for dimmer, one for color. Just put it anywhere you want. Connect the positive lead to connector #3 on the fuse box.

Tatewaki

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