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SirAndy
post Sep 15 2013, 10:03 PM
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Finally had the time this weekend to get these installed.
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Mike Bellis
post Sep 15 2013, 10:09 PM
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post Sep 16 2013, 07:31 AM
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Looks good. Love mine and they are even better when driving and seeing the tach feed back. This is certainly an upgrade that is worth it!
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post Sep 16 2013, 07:58 AM
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Very nice! Depending on your mood you select the color?
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post Sep 16 2013, 08:11 AM
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I like the "$" sign. Well placed!
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post Sep 16 2013, 08:17 AM
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Looks good, now we need to do this same setup for the 914limo!
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post Sep 16 2013, 09:31 AM
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sweet..

I got mine in the car...just need to find the time to plug them in.

Aaaa dashboard...my least favorite thing to do on this car.

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post Sep 16 2013, 12:01 PM
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QUOTE(76-914 @ Sep 16 2013, 04:11 PM) *

I like the "$" sign. Well placed!


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post Sep 16 2013, 02:00 PM
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I haven't driven it at night yet, but i did notice that i get a distracting reflection of the gauges on my windshield.
Never really noticed this before but now that the gauges actually light up, it's right in my line of sight.

I'm guessing it's because of my 911 style dash. The little "hump" above the gauges is not deep enough to block all the gauge light.
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post Sep 16 2013, 02:19 PM
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Mine are definitely bright, but I don't get it on the windshield.

Try using the remote to dim them. I dropped mine down a bit to make them less noticeable.
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post Sep 16 2013, 02:30 PM
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Yes they are bright! I guess it is just so shocking when compared to the stock that you start to notice things like reelection. But the dim function on the remote should limit the reflection.
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post Sep 16 2013, 03:03 PM
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So the light is being reflected from the back of the steering wheel towards the windshield? I'm not familiar with the getty dash setup, but could you add some spacers between the frame and the gauge holder for the top screws? This would change the angle slightly, and possibly fix the problem. Or, maybe paint the underside of this hump a flat black?

It's a odd problem, nevertheless a problem we should figure out before the car is driven.
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post Sep 16 2013, 05:37 PM
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So the light is being reflected from the back of the steering wheel towards the windshield?

No. The light of the gauges goes straight up and hits the windshield at the same height as my eyes.

The Getty 911 dash has a similar hump over the gauges as the stock 914 dash to prevent just that but it looks like it's not going far enough towards the driver to block all the light.

I can see about 1/2 to 1/3 of the bottom of my gauges reflected on my windshield, right in my line of sight.

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post Sep 16 2013, 05:48 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Sep 16 2013, 04:37 PM) *

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So the light is being reflected from the back of the steering wheel towards the windshield?

No. The light of the gauges goes straight up and hits the windshield at the same height as my eyes.

The Getty 911 dash has a similar hump over the gauges as the stock 914 dash to prevent just that but it looks like it's not going far enough towards the driver to block all the light.

I can see about 1/2 to 1/3 of the bottom of my gauges reflected on my windshield, right in my line of sight.

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post Sep 16 2013, 09:41 PM
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Sounds like shoddy work, I'd send them back and demand a full refund! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Can you isolate which gauge is projecting light up?
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post Sep 16 2013, 09:50 PM
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Yeah the getty dash doesn't have enough of a lip. You can either add a little something on the bottom side of the dash. Probably only need it to extend an inch or so
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post Sep 16 2013, 10:31 PM
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You can either add a little something on the bottom side of the dash. Probably only need it to extend an inch or so

That's what i was thinking. A 1" strip along the top side of the hump should be enough ...

Maybe the 911 windshield is slanted differently? Or the dash is further back in a 911?
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post Sep 16 2013, 10:40 PM
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See what happens when you put assdragger parts into our fine automobiles! You fuch up the design! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
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post Sep 16 2013, 10:42 PM
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See what happens when you put assdragger parts into our fine automobiles! You fuch up the design! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

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post Sep 16 2013, 10:43 PM
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