Stock Boost Gauge broken after indiglos

[bluesbabybones]

Hey my stock boost gauge stopped working after I installed my white face gauges and I'm trying to get it to work again. I know the stock isnt accurate etc. etc. but I want to get it to work again. I was wondering if maybe anybody had any pics of the backside of the gauge so I have something to compare mine to. Any help would be appreciated, thanks

 

[EclipseGST-95]

haha same thing happened to me...what im assuming you did ws took out the boost gauge off of the cluster pod n effed with the screw int he back like i did...mine stopped working...and then i fixed it...its off like it doesnt go all the way down when i turn off the car....but it at least works when i get on the gas...u gotta make sure that little ass coil wire is wrapped around the needle like it was before...it looks cheap put i put it back around the needle n it worked again...if thats not it i dunno what is..maybe it lost its connection...maybe the coil wire in the back is broke...just mess around with it...u cant break something once its broken

 

[bluesbabybones]

I looked at the gauge and I'm not exactly sure about which coil you're talking about. I see 2 red coils that wrap around 2 prongs. Actually,you know what I'll just post pic

 

[bluesbabybones]

the camera kinda sucks but hopefully it will help.

 

[EclipseGST-95]

ah man its been a while...my drawing is a little off but maybe ull understand it....i kno for sure that it raps around the center rod....for what reason i dunno but fromthe rod i dunno where it goes....but check it out

 

[bluesbabybones]

those wires that youre talking about are part of the winding in there they arent gonna wrap around that rod unless i break them.

 

[EclipseGST-95]

i have a wire looped around the middle rod...alls i kno is my dad unhooked it the guaged didnt work...put it back around it n it worked....as for the rods...u dont move them when i said or i meant it goes to that one rod or the other one....think about how it looked b4 u took it apart when the guage actually worked....or try to find a pic online of what it should look like....or even find a new boost guage at a junk yard...yea now that i put the guages on i wish i hadnt i still think my speed is off but im not sure i gotta go drivin with someone n talk to them on the phone at the same time n check speeds....white face gauges are the biggest pain in the ass since hemorids<---not that i would kno but ive heard

 

[bluesbabybones]

ive looked into what you were talking about...the loop around the rod,and its not gonna happen without breaking it. i dont ever remember it being that way ever. i looked yesterday in the junkyards and no one has a gst here in my area. oh and just so everyone knows...the dealership wants $80 bucks just for that little gauge!!! kinda stuck tryin to find a used one to buy or somethin.

 

[EclipseGST-95]

that sucks dude...i really hate messing with little things like boost guages...bein so small the littlest change makes the biggest affect on how it works...all i kno is that i took mine out and looked at it n the coil was around the rod....but good luck with whatever u do...btw does the boost guage needle move at all?...if not move it with your hand and see what its doin on the other side of the guage maybe u can figure it out that way...

 

[EclipseGST-95]

another thing...make sure its gettitn power...i believe its the oil pressure gauge thats next to it....is that working? if not u might not have a connection to the guage cluster...or u may not have a good conection from the cluster to the plug that goes behind the cluster....

 

[bluesbabybones]

well the oil pressure gauge works just fine which im really pissed that i doesent work. but ill see what i can do thanks for all of your help.

 

[bluesbabybones]

just wanted to know if this was a part to the gauge or not. thanks

 

[EclipseGST-95]

i got ur pm n i was confused....i looked at the forum n now i understand what u were talkin about...yes im pretty sure thats the rod that the coil wraps around but im not 100% on that so dont take my word...see if u can put that anywhere on the guage...then take a pic....if u cant figure it out id say screw it n get the aftermarket guage

 

[dsm4life]

first off the question is did the stock guage in any 2 g ever work ? HELL NO . Them things tell you nothing. Your better off putting a clock in its place it give you more info then that stupid guage. If you are planing on doing anyhting to the car just go aftermarket.

 

[Thomas91169]

im curious. when i installed mine, i just did a little trimming so it slid right in. little trick i learned from this place who did my buddies. but i guess you kinda fubared the boost guage. oh well, just buy a aftermarked guage that matches your faces, and itll be all good. oh and sometimes, the faces come a little warped, so when you install them and put the cluster back in, the faces will bend out a little, and interrupt the needle. thought i fubared my feul guage, but a piece was preventing it from going over 3/4 and under 1/4, so i just cut that off too.

 

[EclipseGST-95]

my guages look great but had i known what all i had to do with puttin the needle back on...n messin up my speometer i was like 20 mph off...i woulda never done the guages in the first place

 

[dsm4life]

recalbrate the needles, they might be off a little but not 20mph. i think mines off like 5.