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12-04-2002, 11:53 AM
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TATEWAKI 1st did this, and posted pics and
instructions on the boards like 2 weeks ago!? just do a quick search and his posts will be right there! he did a great job! the white face gauges are for a 2000 tl and up but with a slight mod as you will see in his posts , they work on our 99's! 
now mind you , this is not an easy one as you will see from the posts, due to a nasty bike accident 2 weeks ago i don't have much dexterity in my left hand and one shoulder, so i'm not even going to break open the helms manual for this one! i will be having my tech put them in! tatewaki did it, and it took him 2 days! so it is time intensive for a DIY project, but as you can see from his pics TOTALLY worth it! even if you have to pay to have it done, it won't take a pro that long, no offense to tatewaki, but an acura tech can do it fairly in 2-3 hours, maybe less. the gauges are like $60.00! www.procarparts.com 
kman, keep you posted, they should be installed in about a week.
now mind you , this is not an easy one as you will see from the posts, due to a nasty bike accident 2 weeks ago i don't have much dexterity in my left hand and one shoulder, so i'm not even going to break open the helms manual for this one! i will be having my tech put them in! tatewaki did it, and it took him 2 days! so it is time intensive for a DIY project, but as you can see from his pics TOTALLY worth it! even if you have to pay to have it done, it won't take a pro that long, no offense to tatewaki, but an acura tech can do it fairly in 2-3 hours, maybe less. the gauges are like $60.00! www.procarparts.com kman, keep you posted, they should be installed in about a week.
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12-04-2002, 12:35 PM
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don't get me started!
i posted the website ! and i posted tatewaki info... do the SEARCH!!! yes they are reverse indiglo, and type-s white face do not fit for multiple reasons as posted by tatewaki! how can you say they look ghetto? they are 2000TL white face gauges
????? OMFG! 
????? OMFG!
12-04-2002, 12:46 PM
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Re: don't get me started!
Originally posted by kman156
i posted the website ! and i posted tatewaki info... do the SEARCH!!! yes they are reverse indiglo, and type-s white face do not fit for multiple reasons as posted by tatewaki! how can you say they look ghetto? they are 2000TL white face gauges????? OMFG!
i posted the website ! and i posted tatewaki info... do the SEARCH!!! yes they are reverse indiglo, and type-s white face do not fit for multiple reasons as posted by tatewaki! how can you say they look ghetto? they are 2000TL white face gauges
????? OMFG!
they look ghetto because the font and colors dont match the Type S guages, the needle will still be the TL-P style with the big black circle in the center of the needle, the build quality is not up to par with the Type S gauges either. plus personally, indiglo gauges are ricey as hell, i would have just gone withi a Type S...or at least got the Type S guages if you want to upgrade
12-04-2002, 01:10 PM
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dude, read this carefully!
they are not type-s gauges! they are the white face 2000tl gauges that change 6 diff colors if you want? ( reverse indiglo ) they will fit on a 99 tl. type-s gauges will not fit!!!! i have been looking into a black dash/gauge cluster for 4 years! so regardless of your personal pref, or indiglos being rice, which i disagree, they look great! that's why all the new upscale cars have some form of reverse lit gauges! i am finally going to able to see my gauges! the 99's are awful and dark, so for me it's a no brainer! nate's been having those of us 99 TL'rs without gauges drool for like a year already, since he first did the group indiglo buy!!! kman
the 99's are awful and dark, so for me it's a no brainer! nate's been having those of us 99 TL'rs without gauges drool for like a year already, since he first did the group indiglo buy!!! kman
12-04-2002, 11:06 PM
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TL-S gauge will NOT fit 99 TL.....PERIOD.....If you don't believe me, buy 1 set off this site and try it yourself. It took me two days since I did the blue LED interior at the same time. I also spent half a day to fix needles clearance problem. Here is my original post.
http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...hlight=Indiglo
The gauge light can last pretty long. They are EL and are quoted to last ~4 years if lit continuously. I'd have sold my car well before that burn time. If it's more than that, it'll be 40% dimmer, it will not completely go out
Also these gauges will only fit non TL-S. So you TL-S owners can enjoy your silver face yellow-light-lit gauge, while we TL-P owners get the indiglo. See how the universe is balanced?
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http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...hlight=Indiglo
The gauge light can last pretty long. They are EL and are quoted to last ~4 years if lit continuously. I'd have sold my car well before that burn time. If it's more than that, it'll be 40% dimmer, it will not completely go out
Also these gauges will only fit non TL-S. So you TL-S owners can enjoy your silver face yellow-light-lit gauge, while we TL-P owners get the indiglo. See how the universe is balanced?
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