Robin,
I purchased a set of OEM alum gauges that are in excellent condition(no bubbles). I replaced the two oil gauges on the left without any trouble.

The clock came out but the smaller of the two wiring harnesses seems to be soldered on? The larger central one has a retention clip. Any tips on removing both of these harnesses. I was going to have NHSpeedometer reset the odometer to my current reading. They advised me that the steering wheel must be removed first(1998 manual, no OBC). Is this really necessary? Dealer agrees and wants $250 for the installation! Once reset can I just "plug and play" the tach and speedo w/o further recalibration?

Anyone interested in a set of black gauges with 10k miles on the OD? Thanks.

 

Just spoke to Dirk at NHS, He now says tach can come out without pulling the wheel. Advised using screwdriver to pry off both harnesses on the clock.

Didn't know about the bubbling issue, these gauges have 50K miles on them but I have no idea of their age or climate conditions they were subjected to. Hopefully dry SoCal environment will prevent this problem. Dirk mentioned that older guages sometimes have faded orange needles, not the case with the ones that I have though.

 

Robin:

I have the gauges in my 95. Night results are fine. I agree with the lack of ability to see warning lights during the day. I have a feeling that they put one too many layers underneath these areas, not allowing enough light to come thru.

 

Hey All,

I also have the factory VDO aluminum gauges which I love during the day. At night, they gauges are pretty dark.
Then I decided to use the dim switch. I actually dimmed the lights down.
The gauge was much easier to read without the luminisence behind it at night.