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Old 06-21-2004 | 05:32 PM
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HOw hard is it to take off gauges and put on new gauges?
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Old 06-21-2004 | 07:29 PM
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pretty straight forward! if you can turn a wrench, or screw driver then you are set! but if you are accident prone? leave it alone. i would do one gauge at a time. i would also advise on not pulling it all apart in one shot only to be left with a wire mess, and woundering where this wire goes or if that one was there or was it ground? good luck!
 
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Old 06-22-2004 | 12:03 AM
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Thanks for the info...
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Old 06-22-2004 | 12:14 AM
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I would also advise you to kill the batteries also.BOB
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Old 06-22-2004 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by micky dee
pretty straight forward! if you can turn a wrench, or screw driver then you are set! but if you are accident prone? leave it alone. i would do one gauge at a time. i would also advise on not pulling it all apart in one shot only to be left with a wire mess, and woundering where this wire goes or if that one was there or was it ground? good luck!

Also just remember you have a ground, power, sender and light on each gauge. Write down the wiring color used for each, most gauges are daisy chained together.

You will also need another helping hand to align the gauges after the install.

good luck.
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Old 06-22-2004 | 12:43 PM
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If you are changing the brand of the gauges, you will need to change the senders. I would also recommend doing this one gauge at a time less you get confused.
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