thunderstruck
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So yesterday I changed out the dead SuperBrightLEDs.com bulbs in my gauge cluster with new bulbs from V-LEDs.com. While I was at it, I took off the needles, cleared all the paint off them, and then wetsanded them to give them a frosted look. I like the look much better (pics are following), but I made a careless mistake while sanding. I think I accidentally scuffed up the reflectors (behind the pivoting end of the needle) that direct light through the needles. I didn't intentionally sand them, but I wasn't paying attention if the paper was scuffing them accidentally. Of course, I didn't realize my mistake until I already had everything reinstalled and turned on the lights. The small fuel/oil/temp/batt needles still light up fine, but the speedo and tach needles are faint when compared to the text on the cluster. I can still see them fine at night, but they are MUCH dimmer than they used to be with orange paint.
So I looked on eBay for another cluster I could use or graft the needles from when I thought "why not get a 99-00 Escalade/Denali cluster?" Especially since the trip meter in my cluster is dead. The esky clusters have a 120mph speedo, 6000rpm tach, teal backlighting and thinner, white needles. They are completely plug-and-play for the 96+ GMT400 trucks, besides swapping the odometer. The only problem is that my 95's tach only goes up to 5000rpm, unlike all the gas 96+ clusters which go to 6000.
So now I'm trying to find out whether or not the Escalade tach will work correctly in place of the 95 tach. I found someone who swapped an Escalade cluster into his 95, and said that it was plug-and-play, but didn't mention anything about the tach. I'm trying to contact him, but if anyone here knows, please let me know.
So I looked on eBay for another cluster I could use or graft the needles from when I thought "why not get a 99-00 Escalade/Denali cluster?" Especially since the trip meter in my cluster is dead. The esky clusters have a 120mph speedo, 6000rpm tach, teal backlighting and thinner, white needles. They are completely plug-and-play for the 96+ GMT400 trucks, besides swapping the odometer. The only problem is that my 95's tach only goes up to 5000rpm, unlike all the gas 96+ clusters which go to 6000.
So now I'm trying to find out whether or not the Escalade tach will work correctly in place of the 95 tach. I found someone who swapped an Escalade cluster into his 95, and said that it was plug-and-play, but didn't mention anything about the tach. I'm trying to contact him, but if anyone here knows, please let me know.
