Gauges installed

Well guys I finally received my (yellow and blue)gauges from MMR for my '93 V6 XLE yesterday morning and had them in that night. Instead of having to shell out $80 for installation me and a friend installed them ourselves.<br><br>It took us about 2.5-3 hours to do and it wasn't hard at all, just very time consuming. For those of you not mechanically inclined though I would not suggest doing this yourself, it gets kinda tricky once you have to disconnect and disassemble the cluster. They look very good and am pleased with the quality. The only problem we had was fitting the fuel and temp gauges...they have to be cut to fit since those needles cannot be removed(I found out the hard way).<br><br>When installing these two gauges DO NOT try to remove the needles, they're permanent not like the removable speedometer and rpm ones. Since we did try to remove the temp gauge it will have to be reset, however all the other gauges work perfect I'm happy to say. The trick is to connect the cluster without the plastic cover and without the needles. Once that is done start the car so it idles then add the needles(you must know where your car idles at to have the correct setting). This procedure saved me the $70 recalibration fee. After that everything else is gravy. Put it back together and you're set to enjoy your new gauges.<br><br>Next item on the agenda are my slotted rotors and Millen front fascia which should be here today. Oh yea, I'll post pics of the guages soon and of everything else once it's installed so everyone can see and judge for themselves. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask away, I'll try to help out as best I can:)<br><br>SC

were are did u order your slotted rotors from?? and how much $$$

My sponsor, Hyper Racing ordered them from Power Stop in California. I paid $80 each without the pads.<br><br>SC

How difficult was it to remove the needles on the TACH and SPEEDO??? Do they just pull off?? Or is there a screw holding them on?? Thanks.

It wasn't very difficult at all, just take your time and do not force them off. It'll also help if you have someone to help you that is "car inclined".<br><br>No, there are no screws, they're just placed on to the pins very snug which gives it that "permanent" feel when you try to remove them. So because of this tightness I suggest working with someone,it'll make the whole procedure alot easier and cut down on installation time. There are screws however holding the temp and fuel gauges down.<br><br>What we did was this, get 2 spoons(average size,soup spoons are to big and round)and place the tip of the oval under the needles directly across from each other(this will make sure there is equal pressure coming from both sides).Each person slowly lift upwards until the needle comes off(this works for both needles). Using one hand to lift and the other to hold the cluster down. <br><br>This may sound a little strange but it even suggests this technique with the directions from MMR themselves. Once you do it though you won't believe how it easy it is, especially working with another person. I say it easily cut my time in half.<br><br>NOTE:once the needles are removed the faces are glued down with epoxy or silicone to keep them in place so be very careful removing them. My friend used a knife to cut them free while I slowly lifted the face.<br><br>Once everything is all done though I think you to will be please with look of your new gauges...I know I am:)