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Originally posted by wa2tuff:
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RawBurt says to pull radio and remove the 4 screws under the radio--I don't have any to remove.
Yes you do! Look directly up from the cup holders, you'll see four screws in each corner. If you are saying that they are missing, then that hole piece is only being held on by the clips so it'll just yank off! Just look directly up from the cup holders and let me know what you see. If you need anything else, or pics let me know and i'll be able to take them later on today.
I thought you meant you'd see screws once the HU was out. I did see the 4 screws above the cupholders. I was getting ticked off last night so I stopped before removing them. Once they are out, just pull the panel off? Where are the clips so I'll know where to look for them? BTW, thanks to all. I guess I'm just more cautious than my younger counterparts. 
You'll probably have to remove the screw on the passenger side of the center console and nudge it out of the way to get to the one screw out. Once those are out, just gently pull on the top of the hvac/radio bezel. The clips are along the top, right above the hvac.
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Originally posted by Jason43:
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Once those are out, just gently pull on the top of the hvac/radio bezel. The clips are along the top, right above the hvac.
You need to more then gently pull. You have to give it a good yank! I knew i should of took pics while installing this. I was just too excited to get them in and didnt want to waste anytime!
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Still no gauges for me yet  I'm starting to get a little worried...wtf
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Mustang Dyno: 171.6hp/145.3lb
Dynojet Dyno: 171.1hp/148.9lb
1989 20th Anniversary Turbo T/A "Indy 500 Pace Car"
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I want to wire up my indiglos (all 3 ) to come on when the parking lights come on. I was told to splice into the "red/green" or "red/yellow" to have them come on w/ the parking lights. Which one of the wires is the right one? Also what color wire do I splice into for the ground?
A quick responce would be greatly apreciated. I have my entire dash apart and want to finish the install and put everything back together b4 dark.
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just go in2 the fuse box directly under the dash on the drivers side and find the fuse that comes on/off with the headlights & parking lights. its a 7.5fuse
no splicing wires or cutting anything 2 make it work
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ummm huh?
anyway I got it hooked up. The 6 color inverter works really well. The colors basically are: dark green, light green, aqua, sky blue, dark blue, violet and then there is 6 or 7 differnt brightness settings... someone asked before.
little tip: I used spray adhesive to stick the overlays on...this way there is not mounds under the overlay and no chances of having the needles get hung up. Also with this method there is no ugly space between the cutout hole of the overlays and the original gauge.
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Just got on the computer and read your posts. If you decide to use something in the fuse block, number 33 is driver's side and 35 is passenger side parking lights. Number 31 is dash illumination. You can get fuse taps at Radio Shack that require no splicing.
About the spray adhesive.....that sounds very good but how did you avoid getting it all over everything when you sprayed it on? If you ever decide to remove the overlays (or have to, for some reason), will they come off easily?
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Originally posted by wa2tuff:
About the spray adhesive.....that sounds very good but how did you avoid getting it all over everything when you sprayed it on? If you ever decide to remove the overlays (or have to, for some reason), will they come off easily?
I used the same spray adhesive I used for carpeting my box. I was doing the adhesive in my basement not in the car so it made it very simple. I had the gauge assembly on the table and i just sprayed the adhesive on the back of the overlay...waited about a minute untill it was tacky then put it on. Repeated the steps for all four. The spray adhesive is repositional/permanent bonding, depending on how much you put on. Even a whole lot really wont be permanent anyway. I just put a light-medium coat on the back of the overlay and pressed on. It will come off w/out any difficulty if need be..its really not a permanent kind of bond at all. To be more descrptive, it basically mimiced the 3M sticky tape that was on the HVAC and HL. VERY thin layer, sticky, but not OVER sticky. Im very satisfied w/ the results.
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That's a very good way to do it. I guess there were no problems with them sticking as you were jockeying them over the needles??? Since we'll have to bend the tabs of the gas and temp gauges down, this seems to be an appropriate way to stick them down instead of tape.
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