Nothing like a new toy to get you excited to work on your car

[Larry Callahan]

These are so cool! I just got my new Autommeter Ultra-Lite gauges today. I even bought the new green LED's that are much brighter.

I'll power them up over the weekend and post pics.

Very cool!!!!!

[Steve1968LS2]

SWEET!!

That is one thing I am getting for the 68.. the main section. I saw one where the guy cut his own holes and ran a cool patern with a larger tach, smaller speedo and two guages.. I will need guages for nitrous and boost monitoring.. ;)

You gonna paint them Larry or leave them CF? Im curious about the LED's let us know how they work..

[DeepBlue68]

LEDs??? I didn't know there were LEDs available for Autometer gauges. I've always thought about doing that...are they from Autometer or just some generic LED bulbs that you got to work in there? Also, what colors are available? More info please!

[Andrew McBride]

those are nice. How could a guy go about running a dash pod like that and still run vinatage air a/c?
very nice set-up.

[Steve1968LS2]

LEDs??? I didn't know there were LEDs available for Autometer gauges. I've always thought about doing that...are they from Autometer or just some generic LED bulbs that you got to work in there? More info please!

Yea, you can get the LED's in red, blue and green

Not on their site (that I could find) but they are in the catalog..

[DeepBlue68]

Are they an actual gauge you have to get, or do you just order LED bulbs separate from the gauges?

P.S. Larry, please post some pics!

Edit: I just re-read Larry's original post and saw that he said he purchased LED bulbs, so I answered my own question. Must....calm....down....

[68firehawk]

I would have to agree with you Larry

I should get my new budnik M5's sometime this week, which will help me focus on completing my minitub.

Never thought of putting different LED's in the guages. Has to be cheaper then what I did. I went and bought the lunar series Tach. Man that thing is way cool, especially at night. But it was almost as expensive as one of my rims.


Jake

[DeepBlue68]

Larry - is there a pretty big difference between the regular bulbs and the LEDs?

[boodlefoof]

I love my Ultra Lite guages. They are awesome. = )

[zuess4u]

Can anyone post where larry got that center pod, thats what we need, is it the same company that made the driver side Bezel?

[dgumoe]

i checked on the leds from mine...theyre ridiculous. 8 dollars A PIECE! i think ill stick with normal bulbs

[ViperBlue68]

Can anyone post where larry got that center pod, thats what we need, is it the same company that made the driver side Bezel?

Zuess, They are both Covan's Classic Pieces in Larry's car...I have the Covan's gauge cluster as well in my 68 but my center dash is a custom made piece by my interior shop. And for Andrew's question about running the vintage air controls with the center panel I'm not sure you would be able to do it because the panel bulges outward where the gauges are supposed to go so the a/c controls would not mount flush thats why we had to build mine.

[zuess4u]

Zuess, They are both Covan's Classic Pieces in Larry's car...I have the Covan's gauge cluster as well in my 68 but my center dash is a custom made piece by my interior shop. And for Andrew's question about running the vintage air controls with the center panel I'm not sure you would be able to do it because the panel bulges outward where the gauges are supposed to go so the a/c controls would not mount flush thats why we had to build mine.

Thanks JT, Hows Yuba treatin you, i almost moved there a few years back, Im not sure if Im glad or not.

I would like to use that center peice in our car, and figure a way to use the A/c by remote, and if we have a stereo system, have it fold out from part of the dash, sorta like a door, but who knows.

[Larry Callahan]

On Friday I will go buy some connectors and power them up on Saturday. I'll post some pics. I can't wait to see them glow!

[TEDDYS CAMARO]

I Have Used All The Colored L.e.d. Lights In The Autometer Gauges And They Light Up Very Nice. They Also Make A Amber Bulb Too.

[69Lowbird]

I just bought some of the 4-LED 194 replacement bulbs on ebay for my ultra lights and they work pretty well, but my monster tach has a smaller bulb that looks pretty unique so I haven't had any luck finding a replacement for it. Does autometer sell an LED that fits?

[Larry Callahan]

I grabbed a bunch of alligator clips and a battery and hooked up the lights. My camera stinks and I was not able to get a decent pic with all the lights off. Here is my dash with a little light on in the garage.

The top center gauge is with the stock white light. The lower left is the same light with a blue cover.

The tach has the same light with a green cover and the spedo has the new brighter green led. Pretty cool! I think I might look into the blue led. I think I will like them better then the green.

[68protouring454]

where did you get the center dash gauge pod?? looks awesome
jake

[Larry Callahan]

It came from Covan Classic at http://covansclassic.com/

They make them in 3 or 4 different finishes, with or without holes and and sever different size holes.

[DeepBlue68]

Hey, Larry, I've seen Covans Classic kits in the Classic Industries catalog that have their dash piece, Autometer Ultra-lite gauges, wiring harness, LEDs, etc., which seem like a good deal cause the whole kit after discount is like $595. If you don't mind me asking, was buying the dash piece and guages separately more expensive than buying one of these kits? Also, do the dash pieces come with predrilled holes for mounting LEDs for turn signals, high beams, etc, or do can you mount them wherever you want? Would there be any room to flush mount one of the small LED Autometer shift lights? Thanks

EDIT: Ok, I made a mistake. The dash piece with Autometer gauges is $595, the wiring harness from Covans Classic is another $120. Is the wiring harness worth that much, or is really not that hard to wire the gauges up?