John D II

Here we go, my first post on the new board. Has anyone converted the black gauge faces to aluminum ones using the factory pieces? If so, how difficult of a task is this to perform? I can see two small screws that appear to hold the face on. How does the glass and bezel come off? Any insight appreciated.

John

Jack

John:

From everything I've been told, it's not a DIY job. Even the Porsche techs do not attempt this--they remove the instruments and send them to a qualified speedo shop to do the face exchange. I'd think that would be the procedure that would work best for you.

Regards,

Jack

John D II

Hi Jack,

As usual, thanks for your keen insight. Take care.

John

David Griswold

The bezels are removed by prying the back lip with a small screwdriver (It is a good idea to replace the bezels while you are at it), once removed, you will need to pull the indicator needle off, and remove the two screws that hold the face on. Installation of new faces is reverse.

All in all, it is not that difficult, but will require some patience. Be very careful when removing the needles, and if your lenses are scratched, glass replacement ones are not that expensive. Be careful with the small screws on the face and touch up with black paint if you scratch them.

Davi

John D II

Dave,

First of all, thank you for the insight. It sounds like you have done this before. I am pretty handy and given your explanation, I feel confident I can do this. From the pictures I have seen, it looks like the factory bezels that come with the aluminum gauge package are chrome on the inside surface and black on the outside. Anyone know? Also, has anyone got a good source for the bezels and faces and know the approximate cost of the parts? Thanks.

John

roger sf

i had this done recently by a speedo shop. it sounded pretty straight forward except for the fact that the orginal gauge faces are affixed with some sort of adhesive. this means that the original guage faces sometimes come off in pieces and can leave residue that must be cleaned.

you'll love the change. I sure did.

John D II

Roger,

Would you mind saying where you had this done? I would be interested in speaking to them.

John

John W

Roger,

how easy are the gauges to see at night ?
I like the look of them, but am concerned that they would be harder to see properly when backlit at night...

grungyspeed

John,
I have done this on a 993 and if you are careful it is not that difficult. You do have to remove gauges which is pretty easy. Remove the bezels which is hard, and remove the needles which can be unnerving, you have to pull pretty hard on some of them. The new ones can be seen well at night.

However, the factory aluminum gauges are just the black gauges with a sticker over them. That sticker can peel. After two sets, I went with NR's aftermarket faces. They were much better.

Just my .02

David Griswold

I have repalced these on a 964, a 965 and a 993. Lucky for me, none of the factory faces were glued on.

NR has good gauge faces, and I like the aluminum bezels from Imagine Auto. Be careful with the faces since many of them can restrict the nightime vision...

I did send a set to North Hollywood Speedometer since I wanted the tach and speedo recalibrated...they di a great job, even replaced the lenses with new glass! Price was very reasonable too.

David