PRIVATE Wanted Classifieds Looking for something? Tell us!

WTB 00-05 3800 Gauges

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 12:23 PM
  #1  
red04montels's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Monte Of The Month -- September 2010
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 9,380
From: Wisconsin
15 Year Member
Default WTB 00-05 3800 Gauges

I'm looking for gauges from a 2000-2005 monte with the 3800. Preferably one with miles over 80k. Any help would be great thanks.
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 12:35 PM
  #2  
ChibiBlackSheep's Avatar

Monte Of The Month -- August 2014
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 25,145
From: Southeast PA
15 Year Member
Default

Can you go a little bit without the car?

http://www.bbengineer.com/cars/impal....htm#SSCluster
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 01:12 PM
  #3  
red04montels's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Monte Of The Month -- September 2010
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 9,380
From: Wisconsin
15 Year Member
Default

Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep
Can you go a little bit without the car?

http://www.bbengineer.com/cars/impal....htm#SSCluster
I don't need it until spring, but his prices are high, I wanted to find a similar mileage cluster and wait until that mileage to swap it.
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 01:21 PM
  #4  
ChibiBlackSheep's Avatar

Monte Of The Month -- August 2014
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 25,145
From: Southeast PA
15 Year Member
Default

I agree his prices are high, but he's a great guy to work with. Since all the gauges won't work on your car, he can swap out the non-functioning gauge with a chevy logo, etc.

Plus he helps with all the documentation to make it a legal transfer.
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 04:49 PM
  #5  
red04montels's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Monte Of The Month -- September 2010
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 9,380
From: Wisconsin
15 Year Member
Default

yeah, his prices aren't unreasonable just a bit much for me right now, and i agree he's a great guy. Do you know what gauges don't work? I thought it was just volts?

Also, would i need to get it recalibrated?
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 08:00 PM
  #6  
7801MonteMan's Avatar
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 465
Default

Pretty sure its plug and play and the Volts works fine. Its the oil pressure gauge that doesn't work. The LS computer doesn't send out that info for the gauge to work.
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 08:08 PM
  #7  
red04montels's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Monte Of The Month -- September 2010
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 9,380
From: Wisconsin
15 Year Member
Default

sweet, now im actually pretty pumped to do this one lol im thinking some sort of center cap can be put over that part from a rim or something
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 08:20 PM
  #8  
red04montels's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Monte Of The Month -- September 2010
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 9,380
From: Wisconsin
15 Year Member
Default

or would there possibly be a way to use oil pressure and hook it to engine temp, so it actually looks like it works. and would the light probably be off too?
 
Old Dec 29, 2010 | 08:09 PM
  #9  
Paul1965's Avatar
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 176
From: NW Suburbs
Default

I swapped an SS cluster into mine and made the OP gauge functional. It's a little bit of work but well worth it, and much better that sticking a logo in there.
 
Old Dec 29, 2010 | 08:24 PM
  #10  
red04montels's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Monte Of The Month -- September 2010
10 Year Member5 Year Member3 Year Member1 Year Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 9,380
From: Wisconsin
15 Year Member
Default

Originally Posted by Paul1965
I swapped an SS cluster into mine and made the OP gauge functional. It's a little bit of work but well worth it, and much better that sticking a logo in there.
what did you have to do for that to work?
 



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:32 PM.