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I finally added a set Tahoe 120 mph gauges and the soft blue lighting really makes a big difference. It's hard to get used to the speedo moving so much slower to compensate for the difference in mph. I had to recalibrate the speedo to match my own but damn they make it easy in GM's. Took about 2 minutes once I pulled the bezel off. I hated adding all of those miles to a low mileage gauge cluster. Just thought I'd share since som many other members have made the same swap.
woah woah woah.... we might need a write up on this! put up some pics man! i might want to look into this...
Yea i like to see some pics too...
The pics aren't the greatest but you'll get the idea. I think I'm going to add LED bulbs to make the brighter. They look better in person. Just amke sure you reset the mileage to match your vehicle unless you want to zero it out.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...g?t=1206849547
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so now these are in your stock cluster but you replaced the screen inside? then how do you recalibrate teh speedo? and will the temp and oil pressure still read correct? cuz this is sweet and i WOULD LOVE THIS! the 100 gauge sux what year tahoe are these out of???
Actually you pull your old cluster out and they just plug in and there's no calibration. Very quick and simple............
what year did you get it out of???
I bought 2 sets a 97 and a 2000. I put the 2000 in on accident but the 97's are in just as good of shape with less miles. 96-2000 will work for you. I'd sell you the other set I have but I promised them to Rick Campbell. I'll look around and try to get you a set. They average 150 - 300 dollars depending on where you get them.
so is this for the entire cluter itself? id just stake my whole unit out and pop that one in? and is there anyway i can turn my milage back to 54k like my new motor will have?
Yes, it's the whole cluster and yes you can turn the mileage back to match yours. I did mine and it's really easy.
On the 97 cluster in my garage, it looks like you can take the front half of it off, and the odometer board "POPS" out and you can move it anywhere you want. I dunno about how to roll it back or whateveh. I'm gunna roll it forward to match the 310,XXX on the truck haha!! :p
Oh, ther used to be a whole bunch of tech articles on fullsizechevy.com on the LED swaps, what the colors looked like, part numbers, etc.
And if you haven't already looked Super Bright LEDs - Miniature Wedge Base Bulbs is a great place to find em.
www.autolumination.com Tail Light Brake Light Turn Signal LED Bulbs
Welcome to V-LEDS.COM
Tech Resource Wiki - Change The Color Of Your Gauge Cluster & Hvac Lighting
Gauge LED Upgrage Instructions - GMFullsize Forums
im noticing not all the tahoe ones go to 120 either do they have to a special type or edition or some crap??
Yes, you want to go with the Escalade, Tahoe, Denali, etc.......SOme have 120 and other 100. There's also a Police package that goes to 130 mph but very hard to find these days. Do you want me to try and locate you a set?
[quote=r6z4o6;140895]On the 97 cluster in my garage, it looks like you can take the front half of it off, and the odometer board "POPS" out and you can move it anywhere you want. I dunno about how to roll it back or whateveh. I'm gunna roll it forward to match the 310,XXX on the truck haha!! :p
Thanks for the links, that's actually where I came up with the idea to change mine. If you decide to roll the odometer, just pop the complete face kit from the housing and you'll see the prongs release in the back. Be careful not to break the plastic. Remove the 2 screwa from the odometer only and slide it out of the red coupling to the trip meter. Remove the plastic strip from the back of the odometer and this will release the locks so you can roll back each roll of numbers. but you'll have to hold the locks on the numbers you set so they won't roll on you. Sounds confusing but it's really very simple.
if you can find me one go for it. 150$-300$ isnt cheap tho so depending on what it runs me we will have to wait and see.
I'll see what I can do for you.
hold your horses i might have found one!
Nice and good improvement! Very easy swap and I like the blue LED's.
well i lucked out i found me a set for 50$ on ebay! 80k miles on it. which ill switch to 54k and the only other part is my truck is a stick... so i guess ill have to do something about the P-R-N-D-2-1 or w/e lol...
The PRND12 etc... runs off the neutral safety switch on the tranny so you'll do fine since they're still in the gauge cluster. Damn goo price, does that include shipping?
it was 65 with shipping from texas. i searched ebay for the longest time and i found it under escalade cluster or something. so the PRND21 wont cause any issues right?
Nope, it will work just fine! :)
sweet i cant wait. i was tired of hitting 100 and like hmm well that was boring. lol although the truck shut off at 100 so i guess thats kind of the point lol. but i mean with a 6 speed i bet she'll do all of 135 :LOL: i dont think i dare take it that high though