Need an installer

guys i bought these gauges and need some place reasonable to get them install at....went to this place by Paul's electrician in rexdale and he was asking me for $80-$90...i didn't thought that was reasonable so i took off what you guys think.........
here are the gauges......
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230254628172

I'd say that is a pretty good price for the amount of labor involved.

$80.00-$90.00 bucks is pretty much the standard hourly rate that most shops are going to charge, I would say that he is pretty much telling you it's going to take him about an hour to do the install, which like knight said above would be a pretty good price given the work involved.



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I have to agree with the others. The job isn't plug and play - the price isn't out of line really.

alright then ill get it install for that price but the thing is that person is a mechanic not an electrician so I wont know if he is qualified to do that job that is why i was asking you people if any of you have had this item install in your cars and if so where did you guys go??????????

I think most people install them on their own. I can't think of anyone to recommend for such a job to be honest. What I can say is a mechanic will have more experience removing dash parts on your car than a electrician. I don't think you will have any problems with the mechanic as long as he reads the instructions.

You can do this install at home on your own. There's a write up on vqpower.com

http://www.vqpower.com/v2/infusions/articles/readarticle.php?article_id=33

bohead wrote:You can do this install at home on your own. There's a write up on vqpower.com

http://www.vqpower.com/v2/infusions/articles/readarticle.php?article_id=33

thanks bohead...i gota quick question.....the item i recieved of that ebay seller does not have nut bolts in the middle as compare to the OEM which does have nuts....what do i do.....the gauges are goiung in alrite but they seem loose....???

thanks bohead i was successful at installing them but the problem arise when i started my car and they weren't showing me reading like my speed its at 0 my rpm is moving up but then it gets stuck at 3000 so any other thread u are aware of where someone else have had a similar problem i did searched through maxima.org but didn't see anything there.

My guess is your overlay is interfering with your needles. You mentioned it was loose and that is probably the reason your needles aren't moving freely.

MarkhamMax wrote:My guess is your overlay is interfering with your needles. You mentioned it was loose and that is probably the reason your needles aren't moving freely.

any possible way of fix them????

You can completely replace the gauges with your new ones, but it involves removing the needles. The needles are very easy to remove, but there is a special procedure you have to follow closely so you don't change the calibration of the speedo.....I'll try to find the writeup on removing the needles for you....

edit: here is the link

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generation-maxima-1995-1999/221602-removing-gauge-needles.html