I have just got done replacing my gauges with EL-Glow gauges. I tried to get some cheap ones off of E-bay for about 25 dollars. First problem was they said that I didn't have to remove the needles. With the gauge face that the f150 has that is impossible. I got past that.
Second problem is that they were all white and were mean to overlay the factory face. None of the stuff lined up correctly. I then tried to remove the factory face and that made things better and worse. Unless you take all of the bulbs out that light up the needles and the face it shows through. Also unless you paint the back of the faces when the instument bulbs light up it looks like a 76 ford.

Best bet get white guages on a black background, and make sure that they are a replacement gauges.
I then bought the NR gauges:
http://www.nrauto.com/sub_index.asp?spage=Gauges

They worked out great. Also if anyone had any questions on replacing gauges let me know.

 

I agree completely and thanks for the warning (although a little late for me) . Guage overlays are not something you want to skimp on. The ones I have seen that work well are the APC brand. I'm sure there are others as well.

 

I wouldn't get any other brand other than NR Auto. Their's aren't layovers either. They are replacement gauges.

 

I just ordered a set of NRs (guage and AC faces). I'll post how those turn out.

 

Chippers got the right idea.......good looking vehicle and a good lookin woman to go with it.

 

Does anyone have a picture of the NRs installed in the day and at night. At night do just the numbers light? Thanks in advance.

 

So when you install the gauges you get the white portion and the black areas also correct? I have the APC glow gauges which are all white and suck major *****. The dont glow anymore, light up unevenly, and look tacky. I want mine to look just like the NR add looks..any help?

 

Here is what it looks like, the ones were at dark:

http://www.fenixgate.com/f150.htm

 

Do you remove the stock one? I dont even have my stock one anymore. Is the black portion a part of the new lay over?

 

Those gauges look SAAAAAWEEEEEEEEEET! Ok, i know it has been asked a hundred times, just how hard are they to install? I REALLY want those, they look awesome! I am semi-handy with taking things apart and such... It sucks they put their logo there, can u see it real well? or is it kinda hidden? i dont want it to look too ricey...thanks in advance!

medic

 

I did a thread on how to install them awhile ago. Its not to hard but you have to not be afraid to take your whole dash apart on the driver side.

link to thread - https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...ht=glow+gauges

 

I have a 98' XL with no tach. Am I able to buy a set of new guages from Ford with a tach. Will it work? Do I have all the wirring already. Does anyone know. All help would be helpful...
Thanks

 

I have been looking for white faced gauges of any kind. I need them for my 1997 F150 without tach. does anyone know where i can get it. Cause I have been searching.

 

Yes these are a replacement for the factory gauges, so you take off the factory face. It is not that bad, you just have to recalibrate the needels, but that's not that bad and there has been a lot of posts on it.

You can take the whole thing apart in about 20 - 40 minuites at first and after you know how it can be done in about 15 minutes.

The logo is very small. It ends up being smaller than a dime.

NR has faces fo just about everything even older trucks and cars.

They also have carbon fiber and some others.

http://www.nrauto.com/sub_index.asp?spage=Gauges

 

FIREDUP and BEEF:

I have been investigating this myself, and I came across these:
http://www.procarparts.com/store/dis...97F150WOTH-REV
I have heard that this company doesn't have the best service, but for the moment, they appear to be the only ones that make these things for us tach-less folks! Let us know if you end uo getting them put in...

Chris