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WRMZ71 · 03-31-2005, 09:58 PM

I know this has been beat to death in a similar format but my question swerves from the typical a little bit. Now I know you can change the wiring to convert a dummy light dash into gauges, but can you convert a gauges into dummy light? Either that or for you guys that took out the original stock oil, temp/ extra gauges and put different ones in, what did you do to the wiring on the back? I want the gauges dash so I can stick my tack in the middle and still have the turn signal indicators but I don't want the stock gauges along the bottom. Reason being I want to know more than just cold/hot

Can anybody help me out here? Thanks

Wrmz71

70 shorty · 03-31-2005, 10:58 PM

I'm with you. I've got a gauge dash but dont' want to put it in because I also have a idiot light cluster with holes cut out on the bottom for 2 1/16 guages, which is how I'll go, for the accuracy of it. Mine currently has the idiot light cluster.

dmec · 03-31-2005, 11:02 PM

you mean like this?

WRMZ71 · 04-01-2005, 12:29 AM

You Darn Right DMEC how you do that? How did you get rid of the factory wiring in that panel so nothing was hot back there?

dmec · 04-01-2005, 12:49 AM

not much to change

purple gas · 04-01-2005, 06:09 PM

If you got to GMCPauls site there's an instruction thing on what to change from idiot light to guage dash. He's got a schematic with all the wire colours and where they go on the plugs. They are differnt, so you can't just plug a differnt type dash in. Go there it should set you right

WRMZ71 · 04-01-2005, 07:16 PM

I know about that stuff purple but i'm doing it backwards
I want to either go from a gauge dash to dummy light or bypass all the wiring on the gauge dash to put in my own gauges

dmec · 04-01-2005, 07:59 PM

you must mean something like this

70c10 · 04-01-2005, 08:04 PM

Dmec, that is cool. What did you have to do to make it work as far as the bottom row of gauges wiring?

dmec · 04-01-2005, 08:11 PM

or do you mean like this?

dmec · 04-01-2005, 08:13 PM

70c10
which panel are you refering to?

70c10 · 04-01-2005, 08:44 PM

The pic showing the bottom row of 73-87 gauges.

03-31-2005, 09:58 PM	#1
WRMZ71 Cause the Chicks DIG IT!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beaufort SC Posts: 509	Dash gauge swaps I know this has been beat to death in a similar format but my question swerves from the typical a little bit. Now I know you can change the wiring to convert a dummy light dash into gauges, but can you convert a gauges into dummy light? Either that or for you guys that took out the original stock oil, temp/ extra gauges and put different ones in, what did you do to the wiring on the back? I want the gauges dash so I can stick my tack in the middle and still have the turn signal indicators but I don't want the stock gauges along the bottom. Reason being I want to know more than just cold/hot Can anybody help me out here? Thanks Wrmz71

03-31-2005, 10:58 PM	#2
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	I'm with you. I've got a gauge dash but dont' want to put it in because I also have a idiot light cluster with holes cut out on the bottom for 2 1/16 guages, which is how I'll go, for the accuracy of it. Mine currently has the idiot light cluster. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

03-31-2005, 11:02 PM	#3
dmec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: yucaipa ca Posts: 580	you mean like this? Attached Images

04-01-2005, 12:49 AM	#5
dmec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: yucaipa ca Posts: 580	not much to change Attached Images

04-01-2005, 06:09 PM	#6
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 686	If you got to GMCPauls site there's an instruction thing on what to change from idiot light to guage dash. He's got a schematic with all the wire colours and where they go on the plugs. They are differnt, so you can't just plug a differnt type dash in. Go there it should set you right __________________ I got a bench seat baby, you don't have to sit over there.

04-01-2005, 12:29 AM	#4
WRMZ71 Cause the Chicks DIG IT!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beaufort SC Posts: 509	You Darn Right DMEC how you do that? How did you get rid of the factory wiring in that panel so nothing was hot back there?

04-01-2005, 07:16 PM	#7
WRMZ71 Cause the Chicks DIG IT!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beaufort SC Posts: 509	I know about that stuff purple but i'm doing it backwards I want to either go from a gauge dash to dummy light or bypass all the wiring on the gauge dash to put in my own gauges

04-01-2005, 07:59 PM	#8
dmec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: yucaipa ca Posts: 580	you must mean something like this Attached Images

04-01-2005, 08:04 PM	#9
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Dmec, that is cool. What did you have to do to make it work as far as the bottom row of gauges wiring? __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

04-01-2005, 08:11 PM	#10
dmec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: yucaipa ca Posts: 580	or do you mean like this? Attached Images

04-01-2005, 08:13 PM	#11
dmec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: yucaipa ca Posts: 580	70c10 which panel are you refering to?

04-01-2005, 08:44 PM	#12
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	The pic showing the bottom row of 73-87 gauges. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

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