Dash Gauges
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partssmann
GT Owner
Others can comment but check battery voltage should be 13 + volts and battery ground to frame mount cable should be scraped of paint and install star washer.
Id like a dollar for every thread about gauges.....
But back on topic.... I assume you have key cycled the car? Ive had them freak out, but come back.
As mentioned above, confirm ground from the battery to the frame (under the battery) is clean and tight (disconnect, clean, reassemble with some dielectric grease). This is a notorious issue.
But back on topic.... I assume you have key cycled the car? Ive had them freak out, but come back.
As mentioned above, confirm ground from the battery to the frame (under the battery) is clean and tight (disconnect, clean, reassemble with some dielectric grease). This is a notorious issue.
Speed Hut is having a Black Friday sale, 20% off. I just ordered a full set of gauges. I can't stand the factory gauges anymore!
Happy Thanksgiving.
Joe
Happy Thanksgiving.
Joe
Suggest a new battery if yours is 3+ years old, Red Top group 25 Optima, they’re a hit and miss after Johnson Controls (now Clarios) moved the factory to Mexico, my last one lasted 13 years, changed mine for same a couple of weeks ago (wasn’t experiencing any gauge issues, but 13+ years, it was time).
Shark01
GT Owner
Agreed, I have enough things to worry about on my cars without adding gauges to the list…..my car had Speedhuts when I bought it
PeteK
GT Owner
I installed my Speedhut full panel 5 years ago. No problems since, and I haven't ever thought I'd rather have the OE gauges. For $1100 or so, they are a screaming deal.
Shark01
GT Owner
My favorite features are the custom color options and the shift lights.
RPM217
2005 white/blue stripe
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Comes with the Speedhut setup. Supposedly a little easier to add/remove than the factory one to boot.
extrap
GT Owner
Just an FYI, Speedhut's site https://speedhut.com/categories/gauge-application/ford-gt.html lists the dash as a separate $105.84 item.
That said, with Speedhut's replacement tach not being the same flat-bottomed shape as the OEM, isn't their dash almost a necessity? (unless somebody would decide to fab something to fit the new tach in the OEM dash)
PeteK
GT Owner
If you buy the full set of GT gauges, they include the panel. It's $105 only if you buy it separately. However, read the print carefully and send them a query to make sure that's still the deal. Yes, the options to change the printing, the colors, have shift lights on the tach, etc. are functional improvements over the OE gauges too.
PeteK
GT Owner
That's because the Speedhut panel is just slightly smaller (you can't tell that by looking at it), and it doesn't have the sharp edges that the OE panel has. It fits better, IMO, and there's less chance of gouging the plastic binnacle around the panel if you have to remove it in the future. Blue painters tape is your friend here.
MTV8
GT Owner
2112
Blue/white 06'
MTV8
GT Owner
Would be nice to have more options available, but Odyssey is known to fit and seems to be higher quality.
Rick Mustang
GT Owner
I just changed my 10 year old Optima, but it didn’t bring my tach back unfortunately. I’ll wait for a solution from Rich for the OEM tach.
2112
Blue/white 06'
If our battery box were just 3/4” wider or an inch deeper, our choices would be plenty.
I am a big Odyssey user. My usual Odyssey battery vendor didn’t show a group 25 so I erroneously thought it was no longer available. I did find it elsewhere. If a group 34 could fit (needs the extra 3/4” width) we would get a big boost in CCA and reserve.
Edit; the Odyssey group 25 is nearly an inch taller than the Optima. Another dead end.
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I really like the speed hut gauges. Rich put mine in several years ago and even match the bezels in the backing plate to look like the original. Absolutely brilliant job.
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