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  1. No doubt. The clusters look awesome. I stopped short of the LEDs though. If I were prepared to condition the voltage on the printed circuit board I'd do it. But I don't want to solely put LEDs in the sockets and call it done right now. If could operate a soldering iron with any precision life would be easier. Lol. As far as putting in the aftermarket boost guage- no, I haven't installed one yet. I've got an autometer boost guage now, but it is just too big for my liking, due to space constraints in the dash. Looking into lower profile guages right now. I've got it figured out though-finally. Many thanks to Lionbull. Trying to be extra careful with the dash circuitry.
  2. The thread indicates voltage regulators and resistors are necessary to run LEDs in the cluster. This wasn't a mod I wanted to perform, but it looked great. http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=122154 Molehill for you Scott, mountain for me.
  3. The info I read was from this forum. It was more to do with the circuitry-series. I'll try to dig it up again. I could have easily misinterpreted.
  4. Scott is the consummate professional. He has excellent products, excellent service, and excellent value. He is one of the best providers of goods and services that I have dealt with in any category, anywhere. Would not hesitate to recommend Scott.
  5. Funny stuff. So as a result of my autometer mechanical's inconvenient size, I ended up roto tooling it and accidentally dropped it, approx $70. It bent the coil to where it now registers 10lbs with zero boost. I bent the coil back to its original position where it indicates 0 lbs but I don't know if it's accuracy has been adversely affected. Considering a speed hut electronic. But will stick with the autometer mechanical if anyone thinks it might still be accurate. (It was new but I was never certain of its accuracy running approx 7ft of 1/8 tubing)
  6. Any thoughts on mechanical boost guages vs electronic remote sender guages? The electronic units have a remote sensor and wire to the guage. Approx 75% more $. The mechanical units run a small air tube to the guage. Accuracy and durability are the questions for me.
  7. Looked up a UCW post on dashboard light bulbs. His post was accurate for me. Big bulbs are 158's or 194's for more wattage. 74 for the small. Approx $2 per light if you buy the packs in the front of the store. Approx $2 per 10 lights if you buy the packs for mechanics in the back of the store. The LED option sounded appealing but I didn't try it for fear of shortened longevity. Once again, the thought of having to mess with this old circuit board frequently, outweighed the value of LED lights. My decision was based entirely on secondhand info. though, and the LED's may work fabulously.
  8. Crutchfield no longer has a steering controls adapter listed. Any suggestions for keeping the steering wheel controls when installing a new receiver?
  9. Thanks. Yeah I'm reluctant to alter the circuit board, but it appears to be the only avenue, if u want to use a mechanical guage in that slot.
  10. Thanks Lionbull. Since I got this cluster drug out.....are the 8? Big bulbs, and the 8? Smaller bulbs? Generally available at local stores? May change them. I appreciate you walking me through this. I catch myself thinking about screwing up the electronics and what would be involved in replacing them and I start to shake.lol.
  11. So after removing the board and performing my step drill surgery.... Wire into connector or... Put my guage white wire into one side of a dash light socket and put the black wire in 180* on the other side of the light socket?
  12. I haven't seen one on i-x. Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen one.
  13. I think he said run the guage light wires into a nearby light socket as well.?
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