300zx speedometer help

[rendertrust]

well my speedometer doesnt work but everything else does, i have the part that the dealer told me to get to fix it and also i bought this face for the gauges which glow red check em out, i want to fix my speedometer and put the new faces over, can anybody help me on how to get to the speedometer and replace the "pendumlum".

those new faces are red they look real cool on ebay but seem like laminated paper i dont know if they will look good.....

has anybody bought a battery gauge that you can put on your dash or hang it... its look real cool and people would think it was turbo, mine a N/A

well this is my first post and im 17 turning 18 in dec.12 i barely got my car a few weeks ago got it for 3K nice condition im talking too much now so laters, and thanks for spending the time to atleast view this

[ZedEx]

Hey dude, welcome to the PZC... Or as the Germans say "Willkommen zur Hölle"

As for your problemo there... Im guessing you have a Zed31? It's tough to help you without knowing a year... What year is your Zed?

-Wes

[rendertrust]

oh sorry bout that its a 1990 300ZX N/A 2 seater limited edition lol j/k
and "gracias" for the warm welcome, i live in texas 30 minutes from mexico

[ZedEx]

Limited Edition... Whats limited about it?

Never heard of an LE Edition '90 Zed... Anyways, En cuanto a su problema con su velocímetro acabo de decir consigo un racimo nuevo de la rociada quizá que debe trabajarme supone?



-Wes

[rendertrust]

umm i dont know spainish that much its kind of a shame since my last name is hinojosa but can you repeat it in english ?

[neogenesis]

How come you get to change your name and we can't....I hate you! :P Hmm...Does your speedometer work sometimes? How about your tripometer, does that not work as well?

[rendertrust]

hmm ive never seen the speedometer work, its stuck at 0 no matter how fast we drive it, and all other gauges work A.O.K., we have the part that the dealership said we needed its called a pendulum but the face gauge covers little mod that will add some flavor to my Zed

my car needs alot of things to fix but since i dont have a job i buysmall things


and i havent changed my name in fact my name is Mark Anthony Hinojosa, people make fun of me because of the singer but i say my parents got it from julius ceasar

[k3smostwanted]

hmmm...ok. well to replace the pendulum and/or gauges you will have to take apart the dash. i dont know about on the z's but there is usually about 5 million little star screws holding everything together. im sure if you search around there is a "how to". once you get donw that far it is all pretty simple. im guessing that the guages are the sticker thingy's, not the actual guage. those are just peel off and then stick the new ones on but make sure you mark where your needles were. good luck.

[rendertrust]

so nobody on this forum has ever taken apart their dash ? i attempted to take it apart but things started getting a little complex so i stopped i even started taking off things i probly didnt have to like the steering wheel column plastic, the plastic fram around the cluster was wiggling but didnt come allthe way out i htink i need to take off a few screws around the steering wheel column but not sure, can anybody give me a walkthrough or tips

[MikeMan]

Keep in mind it could be the speed sender because z32s have electronic speedos. I reckon its far more likely that the little wire from the speed sensor back to the ECCS/speedo has gotten cut somehow.

Do you have access to a workshop manual? That thing's going to help you a tonne either way.

-Mike

[rendertrust]

nope i had found a website that had it but i couldnt find anything about speedometer, i decided not to even buy one because i thought none would have info on it

[MikeMan]

Ok, I'll try and find my manuals under this pile of engine parts and get back to you.

-Mike

[rendertrust]

come on mike i really need your help, dont ignore a fellow Zed owner asking for help

[Hodo]

The trick to ripping out a dash on any car, is masking tape.... write the name of the plug it came out of.... you dont have to know the name, give it a name or number, put a piece of tape around the wires, and one on the connecter they went to make sure they match names/numbers. This will help with reassembly, also make sure your battery is disconnected for at least 5 minutes.... or up to 10 on a Airbag system. Its best not to remove the steering wheel if you have a airbag and have no experiance with them. Static can and WILL set them off so becareful.

[neogenesis]

Or take lots and lots of pictures.