gauge face removal

[7277]

hey all, looking to swap the gauge face from my 77 tach onto an older (tall skinny typefont) tach. the wire harness is the same (maybe from a 74-75Z (?). it seems necessary to remove the needle to be able to lift off the gauge face....how do you remove the needle?....

thanks

[Zs-ondabrain]

Grab it like a thumb tack and gently pull straight up. If it's anything like the 240Z tach.

I had to pull mine to put on the MSA white face gauge kit, that I might add "Sucks". The 240Z tach needle rests at zero so it makes it real esy to set the needle back to zero when re-installing.

You'll notice on the below pics that the screws lifted the sticker a little. I think this can be fixed by using a very thin washer for the screw head to turn on, rather than binding on the vinyl.

[Mr Camouflage]

apparently it just prys off

[7277]

thanks guys...i'll get out my fingers on it...

zs ondabrain: why did the MSA faces suck?...they look good!...outside of the vinyl issue...which quite frankly, i wouldn't have noticed if you didn't say anything )

[7277]

p.s. zs ondabrain...i guess the off-centered thing is bugging you too (larger side gap R vs. L )...they still look good )

[7277]

got it guys...job done

[Zs-ondabrain]

They sucked because the vinyl kept peeling up when the gauge got warm. I completely washed and used an alcohol swab on every inch of the faces, and they still peeled.

The tach alignment is off,

They don't make a Speedo gauge for the early 240Z's, like mine, I had to make my own.

Just not happy with the whole $70 purchace and end up having to redo half of them and also make my own.

7277, I look at them everyday, hard to NOT notice every detail

[7277]

Zs ondabrain: i here ya man. looking at a flaw everyday is annoying....especially the time we Z guys spend on our cars....

i bought a brand new dash for my 280, and it came in with a tiny flaw....Pis@%#$ed me off!!!