badazzTL

Ok I just put the indiglo gauges in but there are many problems with my car now.
1) The RPM needle doesn't work, I think this has to do with the gauge being too thick and the needle gets stuck..
2) the Check engine light stays on...
3)the SRS light stays on also

I dont want to take the car to the dealer because I know they will turn me down or charge me up the a$$ for service:o

also, the maint. required light blinks when i first start the car but it did it before the gauges were installed. what do i do.....

Black TL

Disconnect your battery for the night and plug it back in. If it's a real problem, the check engine light and TCS light will go off. I did something wehre the CE light came on and I did that and it went off. As for the needles, be careful with those things. My friend was putting in his guages and he screwed up the gas needle.

ArN 2000 TL

Ya, you have to be REAL careful when messing with the guages and especially the pins

KJ32

maint light is normal, just reset it. it's in the owner manual.

badazzTL

ok thanx you guys rule I'm going to try and disconnect the battery.
I didn't reallyy mess with the needle too much but its like its catching on something and I can't figure out what it is. The gauges look sweet at night tho, all these problems seemed to take away from my enjoyment of them.
I'll post pics tomorrow...

asloudasitgets

my question is why why why? would you even do that? that kind of stuff its rather better off leaving it stock. guages are a pain in the ass. omg. dont remind me.

agean

why are the check engine lights coming on when he just changed the guages?? that don't sound right...

i know you have to be real careful with the needles (i almost broke one when i installed indiglos on my old car), but i dont see how its effecting the check engine and srs lights???

ChinozTL

Seems like a problem that occurs if you try to turn the car on while the guages were unplugged, otherwise those lights dont come on. The SRS light will most likely not get reset by unplugging the battery and has to be taken into the dealer to reset it. I had the same problem and took it to the dealer and said I have no clue why this happened and they did it for free.

songoku

SRS light problem is when you disconnet the gauge wire & turn on the ignition. (You should never done that.... )

Go here for more info.

Any problems on INDIGLO GAUGE??

badazzTL

I am so freaking screwed, do you guys think I should take the gauges out and take it to the dealer because of the SRS light? Gauges aren't even worth all these problems...
oh BTW, thanx for the link songoku

UNIQUE*TL

I have had my srs light reset 3 times already. now i don't even care I have been riding around for the last 4 months with it on. It really doesn't matter

songoku

But the airbag won't deploy when you get into an accident.

songoku

If I were you, I would take it out & take it to the dealer. It'll be simple false code so it'll be like one, two, three. After they reset the code, install the indiglo gauge again.

(Remember that you should never turn or put your key in ignition when the gauge cluster is not plugged in. )



BTW, no problem

songoku

Sorry.... one more thing!

If you need more help, read the instruction below.

Installing INDIGLO GAUGE on 00-01 TLs


(I stated on my post about SRS light warning & even high-lighted with red)

VeiLsTyleZ

i had the SRS problem with my sisters accord with i installed the her indiglos. had the SRS resetted. heres wat you do. take off the indiglos....take the car back to the dealer and get it reset. then when you install your gauges again. disconnect the negative part of the battery.

badazzTL

nice, thanx guys. I think I'm just gonna take em out for good. I will still have the problem with the RPM needle not working, I tried everything to get it to work again but no luck . Oh well $60 down the drain

agean

try having the dealer fix the rpm needle...just play dumb and say it stopped working one day

JPritch

Damn, that sucks!

Where did you get your guages BTW? were they from Nate's batch or the ones on Ebay?

songoku

No, the problem is the needle get stuck with the indiglo gauge because it's overlay gauge. If he take out the indiglo gauge, he won't have any problem.

agean

songoku - i know what you're saying, but he said "I think I'm just gonna take em out for good. I will still have the problem with the RPM needle not working," so i assumed it was something other than just getting stuck.

maybe i'm just reading it wrong.

badazzTL

alright im taking them out today, do you guys think if i take it to the dealer and say the srs and check engine lights are on they will know i ripped apart the dash?

BTW JPritch i got these from ebay. looks like ill be putting them back on ebay

ChinozTL

Just reset the check engine light by disconnecting the battery. Then you only have to tell the dealer that the SRS light came on. I have played with the dash a few times and had the SRS light come on. I alwasy take it bake to the dealer and they fix it for free

songoku

agean,

Maybe you're right.... I was just assuming

He said he's going to take them out later so he still have indiglo gauge in his car now... So I just assumed that might be the problem.

badazzTL speak up!!

badazzTL

heres my problem:
when the gauges are in, the needle doesnt move at all.
now that i took them out the needle sometimes gets stuck at like 2000 RPM. i dont know how to fix this, its very annoying

agean

just report it to the dealer. they'll never know you had indiglos in. just have your wife/girlfriend take the car in and play dumb. i used to have my girl do that all the time with my maxima, its amazing what she could get fixed for free.

badazzTL

LOL good idea!

songoku

You didn't pull or push the gauge needle when you installed your indiglo gauge, didn't you??


BTW, I think agean's idea will workl.

badazzTL

well the person who helped me with the install pulled/pushed on them but they didnt come all the way out. I think im going to take it to acura, they're gonna know somethin is up when i say the SRS light is on and the needle doesn't work