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Abble
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(6/11/03 9:31 pm)
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 Re: INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for
it!
Hey Sac D... I'm new to the forum... I recently...(2
hours ago) tried to install the Indiglo Gauges for my
2001 Santy...and I used your tutorial..which was really
helpful.
I got everything hooked in and when I turned on the
car... the indiglo's definately were not on. The
rheostat switch still functioned fine...and I could see
that green glow from behind the new gauges but they were
dead. I was supposed to tap into the green wire with the
orange stripe..right?... I think maybe the transformer
in the kit is defective... or I tapped into the wrong
wire..... As of right now.... I'm confused.
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onigoroshi
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(6/11/03 9:52
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Re: INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for
it!
welcome to the forum!! yeah, the green wire with the
pink stripe should have been the right wire to hook the
positive up to. is there any way you can take the dash
cluster with the gauges attached out and hook it up to
the battery directoy to see if it is working? if it
doesnt work then then id say its the transformer.
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arlbergy
Registered User
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(6/12/03 8:27 am)
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Indiglo problem
That was exactly the guestion I was going to ask. I put
mine in yesterday as well. At first they would not come
on -then they did (the orange/green wire is the correct
one) - I could hear the little transformer humming - I
start to pull out of the driveway - then darkness and no
more hum. Checked, ground, fuse, connection - nothing
wrong, just no little transformer hum
When they
worked they were awesome, great, etc. I mailed
proautoparts about this, but I am not believing customer
service is their strong point.
Could something be
rigged from Radioshack?
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Scott
Registered User
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(6/12/03 5:56 pm)
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 Re: Indiglo problem
You are correct, customer service is not their strong
point. Try emailing richardy@procarparts.com - he's been
pretty helpful to me the many times I have had to
contact them.
I'm expecting my 3rd set of gauges
from them on Monday...the first was doa, the second
lasted about 2 months and died last week. I emailed
richard immediately and he said he would send me out a
new tested set. Naturally I will test them before I go
and dissamble my dash again (I think I can do it with my
eyes closed!).
The easiest way I've found to test
them is to use the +12V coming out of the PC power
supply and ground it to the chasis of the system.
Good luck with your gauges!
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W
Registered User
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10
(6/12/03 7:52 pm)
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Re: Indiglo problem
Okay my gauges should arrive tomorrow but now this
thread is starting to scare me. I would like to hear
from some owners who have had the gauges installed for a
period of time and their opinions on quality. Has anyone
had their gauges for a year?
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onigoroshi
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(6/12/03 10:58
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Re: Indiglo problem
ive had mine for quite a while (almost a year) and have
no problems at all. i think maybe they just got ahold of
a bad batch. best thing to do, before you hook ANYTHING
up, is to try it on the battery first. i hate when i get
stuff hooked up, then it doesnt work...
"Shi kin hara mitsu dai ko myo!" |
arlbergy
Registered User
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32
(6/13/03 8:11 am)
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Indiglo
Justa follow up, I fiddled with mine yesterday and got
them to work- and they have worked for one night so
far.
Proautoparts is sending me a new transformer,
actually prompt service. So if the old one keeps working
-cool, I'll have a spare.
Dont be discouraged, these
things are awesome at night and just the white gauges in
the day is worth it.
I also blacked out the backs of
mine with a wide tipped Sharpie, one coat at night and
one the next morning. Its a little wet after you first
put it on, but dries well, two coats blacked it out
solid, and did not hamper the "glow", with less bleed
through.
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Sac
D
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User
Posts: 275
(6/14/03 11:21 am)
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
I've had mine installed for many months now... one of
the four gauges burned out within a day of installation,
but procarparts promptly sent a replacement and I have
gone without a glitch ever since! This is literally
hundreds of hours, considering that I have the lights on
night AND day.
-=Sac D=-
Click Here To Visit My Santa Fe Photo
Site:
www.pbase.com/sacd/santa_fe |
W
Registered User
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(6/14/03 1:31 pm)
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
Okay my gauges are in with no problems on the
installation. Following Sac D's instructions made it a
very simple install. My only problem with the gauges is
that my tachometer is a little scuffed up probably from
the shipping since these things were not packaged very
well. I think I am just going to order me a new complete
set that way I will have spares. You can't beat the
price for these things and it gives the dash a complete
custom make over. My install tips and observations: 1
The screws in the tach and speedo, do not tighten these
down. Right at the moment you feel resistence stop
tightening. I made them pretty tight and what happened
was they deformed the very thin plastic coating on my
new gauges in a twisting pattern. It is only noticeable
to me but it did happen. 2 When putting on the tach and
speedo gauges make sure as you start to press down
around the needle buttons that you get the new gauge
opening edge fully under the button so it will give you
a little more clearance as you press the other edge
down. This is hard to explain to someone that hasn't
installed these yet but you will see what I am talking
about when you do. Let me try to clarify because this is
a important tip. Place one edge of the gauge opening
down around the button and when it clears it will slide
under the button back to the shaft, this will give you
more clearance for the final edge of the gauge opening
to slide into place. On my install I did not realize
this at first and as I tried to force the gauge opening
over the button this also distorted the very thin
plastic coating on my new gauges. Okay guys thanks for
all the help from this forum and I highly reccomend this
mod for every Santa Fe owner.
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Sac
D
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Posts: 280
(6/14/03 5:16 pm)
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
Good news, 'Dub. You probably discovered that this
install wasn't as hard as you expected it to be, right?
So let that encourage others. As cheap as these things
are (if acquired on ebay) its worth doing... even if, at
worst, a gauge gets messed up on the first try.
-=Sac D=-
Click Here To Visit My Santa Fe Photo
Site:
www.pbase.com/sacd/santa_fe |
W
Registered User
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(6/14/03 2:32 pm)
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
Yes the install was very easy. It seams intimidating at
first but there was nothing to it at all. Much easier
than installing a car stereo. I was joking with my buddy
that I should open a Santa Fe customization shop right
next door to my Hyundai dealer. I think it would realy
take off. I figure I would charge about $150.00 to do a
gauge job.
P.S. This mod took approximately one hour for
me.
Edited by: W
at: 6/14/03 2:34 pm
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fdigiorgio
Registered User
Posts:
14
(6/17/03 12:15
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
I finally received my gauges yesterday afternoon
[haven't opened the box yet - have to do it tonight to
make sure they're okay]. I'm itching to get the install
done but right now the garage is full of boxes as I'm
moving soon. Figured I'd wait until I can get it in the
new garage and then take my time. Glad to hear the
encouragement from y'all that this install is not that
hard. Can't wait...
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 twospirits
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(6/17/03 7:31
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
Don't take too long or you'll end up like me. The
gaugeswere one of the first items I bought and never got
to put them in, in fact after a while I though I lost
them and ordered another set. Now they are both in the
garage.
One of these days I will, I promised SacD I would
 The
best suv in todays world
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draconas
Registered User
Posts:
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(7/3/03 8:31 am)
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
Well guys I ordered a couple sets of these for the wife
and I. I printed out the installation instructions from
Sac-D after I figured out the link. Apparently he has
the same problems I did when we both got converted over
from ATT to Comcast for our ISP's. I have read the
thread and took some notes is there anything else that
anyone would like to add before the Iniglo gauges get
here and I attempt this mod?
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twospirits
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(7/3/03 10:34
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Re:
INSTALLING INDIGLO GAUGES - Go for it!
In the event anybody wants to do this mod and can't
find SacD's Indiglo page this is the correct link.
Sac D's Reverse Indiglo Gauges Install
Guide.
I also fixed it on
my website for those that go through there.
The
best suv in todays world
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Sac
D
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User
Posts: 291
(7/3/03
11:34 pm)
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Re:
gauges
It's been there all along... make sure you use the
comcast.net link and you're there!
-=Sac D=-
Click Here To Visit My Santa Fe Photo
Site:
www.pbase.com/sacd/santa_fe |
jep
chrome
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Posts: 88
(7/16/03
11:15 am)
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Re:
gauges
I have two questions:
1: For those who blacked
out the gauges: Do you black out the back of the white
gauges? Also, is the black noticable at all during
day/night, lit/not lit (Does the black color bleed
through)?
2: For those who have drilled holes for
switches: Right now I have my underglow neon switch
hanging from the dimmer control pocket (its in my pics
in the photo gallery). I want to put it in the unused
button above the radio (there's the foglight, hazard
light, "unused", and rear defrost). I got the switch at
auto zone. Its a round rocker switch w/ a green LED
built in. Is it possible to drill a hole and put it
there? I checked out the back of the unused button and
its just plastic "columns" sticking out (sorry cant
really explain it).
Proud Owner of a "UFO"
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twospirits
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(7/16/03 12:15
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Re:
gauges
I noticed that too, I was thinking of putting the
switch the same way that Sac D did it within the
rheostat, but those unused buttons have too too many
little honeycomb columns to drill through.
Oh
yeah, I forogt to mention. After a year of getting them,
thinking I lost the first set and getting a second set I
finally did the Indiglo lights mod. Yippee.
I'm
also doing a write up on it with more pics, especially
the critical part. I'll pass it to Sac D for review and
then post it to my website later on in the
week.
Yippee.
Update: I just uploaded my
version of the Indiglo install mod after Sac D approved
of it and we made a few minor corrections. Just go to my
website to the mod section.
Warning its a bit long,
but I figure if I made it smaller in instructions it
might miss a critiacl part of the install and hopefully
entice future modifiers to do it.
The
best suv in todays world
Edited by: twospirits
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4:11 pm
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hardydoug
Registered User
Posts:
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(7/29/03 12:32
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Re:
gauges
They are in.... I mean iv'e just fitted my indiglo
gauges and they are awesome.
Used the instructions from Twospirits website and with a
slight change in the switch placement everthing went as
planned...yes T/S pics will follow.
Did the black tape behind all of the gauges tip and a
spot of superglue behind the temp and fuel
gauges.
These should be standard HYUNDAI..........
Edit
Update on the indiglo's.
All still
working but found temp gauge not moving too free so took
it all out again ( its real easy now) and took the
plunge and removed the NEEDLE yes I just pulled it off
no problem at all and now it sits slightly higher from
gauge face than normal and is working perfectly, decided
to do the same with fuel NEEDLE as well and again that
just popped off a treat.
If I had known I think I
would have removed them before fitting gauge faces, end
result is that all now working correctly.
Where did
my indiglos come from you ask, well a very nice Santy
owner I think he's called TWOSPIRITS
sent me his spare set, not only sent them but free of
charge!!!!!
Im astounded to find someone 3000 miles
away with generosity like that, apart from RIB and
Seaniii and whats is name
Anyway Twospirits has some U.K. goodies on its way
to him.
 Edited by: hardydoug at: 7/30/03
10:50 am
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jep
chrome
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User
Posts: 96
(7/30/03
2:26 pm)
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Re:
gauges
So where has everyone here got the indiglo gauges at?
Proud Owner of a "UFO"
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