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I couldn't get tape to hold them down, so I also had to resort to spray adhesive.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
I couldn't get tape to hold them down, so I also had to resort to spray adhesive.
So the spray adhesive works? How long have you had your gauges installed? Wonder how heat affects it?
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The tape didn't work for me either. Once I saw that they worked, I used a few drops of superglue.
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Did you guys use like one tiny piece of tape of something? I made sure i covered the complete backside of the overlays with tape. They've been on for over 2 weeks now with no trouble at all.
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I did all my "testing" on the temp gauge. At first I tried a couple pieces, but the gauge kept popping up near the tab (go figure). I then tried plastering the back with tape, but the same spot kept popping back up. I sprayed the glue on, wiggled the overlay into position, then pressed it on with a cloth. I was able to stick the tach and speedo on with tape only. If it matters to anyone, I used 3M Super 77 spray adhesive leftover from carpeting my box.
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Originally posted by RawBurt:
Did you guys use like one tiny piece of tape of something? I made sure i covered the complete backside of the overlays with tape. They've been on for over 2 weeks now with no trouble at all.
I covered them with Scotch double faced tape. Didn't use just a couple pieces. I'll try the spray adhesive. I'm hesitant to use super glue in case something happens or I decide to change something.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
I did all my "testing" on the temp gauge. At first I tried a couple pieces, but the gauge kept popping up near the tab (go figure). I then tried plastering the back with tape, but the same spot kept popping back up. I sprayed the glue on, wiggled the overlay into position, then pressed it on with a cloth. I was able to stick the tach and speedo on with tape only. If it matters to anyone, I used 3M Super 77 spray adhesive leftover from carpeting my box.
Thanks to hetfield, I got some the Super 77 spray and that stuff is great! Thanks again, man. I got alittle adhesive on the needle but it cleaned off with alcohol--no problem.
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I used double sided tape and mine are all F'd up. My tach and gas gauges are both sticking, because the tape isnt holding them flat.
I might pull everything apart and try that spray you guys are talking about. I just didn't want to take a chance of damaging the orig. gauges.
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Get the spray. It's alot sticker than the tape. It's a much more viable solution. I didn't want to redo the lines from each overlay (I threaded them thru under the gauges) so I just pulled them out enough to get some slack, cut a slit in some cardboard, put the gauge's wire in the slit so I could cover the rest of the pod, sprayed the back of the gauge and replaced the overlay. Just took a couple minutes each and they're sticking nicely now.
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It is true that you'll probably ruin the gauges you use the spray adhesive on, which is why I only used it on the gas and temp. I have a spare cluster from which I can transfer the original gauge faces if I really need to, but if you don't have that luxury make sure you're ok with using the spray.
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