E34 ///M Gauge Cluster Installed

[shragon]

well... ummm... not exactly. ok, it's actually my original gauge cluster, but i decided to mod it.

colored the needles red with a marks-a-lot permanent marker. added an ///m sticker that's used on the rims.

[phatfarm]

haha nice job!

ever since i got my rims (which have the m sticker in em)... i thought about putting one right where u have it on the gauge cluster... is there anything that lights up there?

anyways.. lookin good!

[Bavarian3]

Next is the engine.

[shragon]

lol.

it looks better in person too. the reflection from the flash makes it look like there's some white spots.

as for where i placed the ///m sticker, there's an arrow that looks like this: <=> (two arrow put together). i have never seen this light up once. anybody know what it is? i placed the sticker behind the hole, looks stock.

[henryw]

That <=> thing lights up if you have the tow pack and are towing someting it shows that the trailer flashers are working.. I read it in the owners manual

Looking great...I have similar plans....why is there a red line on your speedo gauge....red dials look great...do they still glow at night tho?...lol i heard you can also use nail varnish

[mpowernyc]

nice work but the actual location of the //M should be a little lower like this

[TheGeak]

The red line on the speedo gauge is where 55mph is. Since thats the average speed on most US Highways...

[Cone]

Originally posted by mpowernyc
nice work but the actual location of the //M should be a little lower like this

That's what I was going to say, but it looks like there's something that lights up there.

[Gamite]

Rob, looks good, did you take your wheel off to take your cluster out?

[shragon]

henryw: thanks! yea, i don't think i'll ever tow anything. as for to make the needles red, i just used a red permanent marker, works well. and yep, they still light up at night.

mpowernyc: you know what, i had a feeling it went there. oh wells.

TheGeak: yep, that's right. but who goes 55mph, hehehe.

Cone: i think it's the light for traction control, when you turn it on and off. but i don't have it, so i could put it there.

Gamite: nope, didn't take the wheel off. i just took off the two screws, took the cluster out, and took it apart behind the wheel.

[jb552]

Originally posted by shragon


Cone: i think it's the light for traction control, when you turn it on and off. but i don't have it, so i could put it there.

Looks good Rob, but you don't have Traction control? I thought all 95's came with it? wierd...

Jose

[//Greco540]

I personally like the results that the Sharpie markers do. Used them on VW white face gauge clusters I used to do long long time ago.

[shragon]

Jose: thanks. i beleive only e34's with cold weather package came with traction control.

[Gamite]

Originally posted by shragon

Gamite: nope, didn't take the wheel off. i just took off the two screws, took the cluster out, and took it apart behind the wheel.

Are you serious? wasnt it a pain the ass? I had to change my bulbs, and it took me forever.

[shragon]

wasn't too bad. basically, as you probably already know, there is three parts to the cluster. there's two "dial locks", on the back, just turn these to unlock the rear part. up on top, it's clipped together, undo. this takes care of the back. next is the middle and front, which is held on by 6 screws. after that, it's pretty much apart, and you car carefully take the the last two parts out, and leave the back part in place.