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Old 01-16-2008, 10:41 AM   #1
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White Face Gauge Install on 1gA Turbo

This thread is mainly going to be step by step through pictures. I'm not sure if this could be considered as a write-up or not but this will help all of you that want to install White face gauges. My gauges light up blue and green and I got them off Ebay.

There are 10 screws total that hold the gauge cluster in place including the housing. Sorry about the picture, I didn't take a picture before I pulled the cluster so I had to use a picture of my old n/t but o well you get the point. Where the circles are is the basic location of where the screws are located behind the steering wheel and the windshield wiper adjuster. After you pull the 1st 4 screws as shown in the picture, remove 2 more screws beneath the trim piece directly to the right of the gauge cluster (piece is about 3/4 of and inch wide and 8 inches long) then remove the piece by dropping the tilt wheel down and make sure you pull out the 3 wiring harness out of the back. Then remove the 4 screws that hold the cluster in place then wiggle the cluster out of the dash.


Make sure you either draw or take a picture of where the needles are at before you remove them or else you won't know where they need to go when you reinstall them.


Your going to want to drill a hole in the top of the housing big enough to feed the wires through.


Next is to remove the plastic cover that covers the gauges. There are several tabs all around the housing that you will need to push down and out. But be sure to pull out the trip odometer button (just pull straight out). After you remove the clear plastic cover move onto the black plastic cover, this piece is held on too by tabs and also there is a hidden screw on the back of the cluster, make sure you remove this screw or you might damage something. You should be looking at something like this


Start w/ which ever gauge you want, I did the gas and Speedo first, I'm sure there is a needle removal tool but I don't have one so I used a flat headed screw driver, slip under need black base and turn screw driver so it forces straight up. I am not responsible if you damage any part of your gauges so do this at your own risk. There are only 2 screws that hold on the face, just unscrew then pull of the black face and replace w/ the white face. Now if you bought the gauges that have wires and you will need to feed the wires through the hole, if you put the white face on and install then you won't be able to feed the wires through because the speedo will be in the way. So don't install the gauge until all the rest are installed first so you can fish all the wires through the hole.


The most difficult gauge is the oil pressure gauge because once you unscrew the screws there is this little metal plate that has a habit of falling off and it is under the oil pressure gauge assembly. So your best bet is to hold up the cluster and unscrew the 2 screws that hold it in place and remove the assembly all in one piece then you can remove the face and replace w/ the white one. This step is a bit tricky good luck. The boost gauge needle is the hardest needle to remove, idk why but it requires a little more umph to remove.








After each face you do, reinstall the needle to where it needs to be from when you started. The needles on the RPM gauge, speedo, and boost are the easiest because they can only go so far when it comes to setting. Refer to the old face for the speedo and the probably the best way to do these is to use a camera and just take a picture.

Now you can reinstall the black plastic cover and all you need to do is just snap it back in place.


I would install the gauges now before you install the clear piece, start the car and make sure that everything is good to go before you put the finish the install. Check the RPM gauge and if you can, let the car get up to temp and just make sure that the needles are where the usually are. They are very touchy so make sure there right. Then you can do the clear plastic piece, make sure you clean both sides of the clear piece that way there aren't finger prints and dust all over the piece when you install it. Then push back in the Trip odometer button. Then reinstall the screws and the cluster cover. I hope this write up helps someone out there. Sorry about the bad pictures but I was having a hard time taking pictures because I kept getting a glare.

Last edited by ned032002; 01-16-2008 at 04:47 PM. Reason: During Reinstallation, noticed that there were 2 screws I forgot about.
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