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tnt

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please can some one help me every thing works on my car but my tach and boost gauage they will not lite up.:confused:
 
Consider aftermarket gauges, the factory ones are junk anyways. They're never accurate. Some VDO's or Autometers would do nicely.
 
Can't say I really know what the problem is, but whether or not someone knows you'll probably have to rip apart your dash (well, not literally). So if you're serious about fixing them, then you may as well do that and look for bad connections or try to figure out how they work. Good luck.

I'm also with Mike on this one tho, the factory gauges are most often out of tune, and LEDs are too inaccurate for my tastes :(

Dave
 
i know there junk i just have this thing about the stock look os you think it will in the dash?
 
Either a bad connection in the dash or a bad connection under the hood. No idea where the RPM sender is (maybe it comes right from the computer, dunno). But the boost gauge sender is above the passenger side fender. You should see a vacuum line going into it, which connects to the back of the intake manifold right behind the turbo (you probably won't be able to find that end of it). Pull the sender end of the vacuum hose off, make sure you've got vacuum there when the car runs, if so, then the sender connection's ok, but the senser might be screwed. But since both ur RPM and boost don't light up I'd guess it's a dash thing.

Good luck... Let us know if you find anything!

Dave
 
If both of them don't work, I doubt it's in the dash. When I bought my car the tach didn't work and I found someone had plugged the tach lead under the hood into a ground. As soon as I unplugged it the tach worked. Have you checked fuses yet? Also if the headlight switch has a short in it neither will work.
 
yes i ck my fuses but i do not know which fuse works them also where did you find the lead for the tech under your hood?
 
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