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Old May 5, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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i wanna put these gauges on my v6 and the tach and all the gauges look exactly like mine except for the speedo...will this cause issues or not...below is a pic of the gauges, and my speedo only goes up to 115. any help would be great

 
Old May 5, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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It won't cause issues for the car, but it will make you think you are at a different speed than you actually are.
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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Above are gauges that appear to be the same as what you have shown in the pic, but they are for the 115 speedo. Font is a little different though
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Above are gauges that appear to be the same as what you have shown in the pic, but they are for the 115 speedo. Font is a little different though
ya but i dont like how those are all one color at night...and when you say that i would be going a diff speed would that only be after 115mph or would it affect my daily driving speeds too?
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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If you actually look at the gauges, the numbers are spaced different.
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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because the numbers have different spacing around the gauge, you will always be off by the ratio of the two max speeds. so if u are set for a 115mph speedo and that is a 125(??? ive never changed speedos before.... so i dont know if u rate by the highest printed number or highest dash) you take ((125-115)/125)*100% = 8%, so you will always be off by 8%. To put this into context, at 55mph you will think you are going 59.4mph. going to a higher speed speedo will make you constantly driving slower than the speedo shows, kinda like increasing gear size. they may have ready-made computer flashes for u to fix this, or u can get one to correct for gears and play with it until you get the right ratio.
 
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