S2 Gauges... Gone. Up in smoke.

[BGR]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mrjaydeeone)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BGR)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'd say watch out Jason, You may be due for an upgrade (the inverter).</div>

well mine actually would go off for a while while driving and then go back on I figured maybe something was loose from all the bumps that you cant avoid out here
It was actually a joke between me and my ex, that she was shutting them off when she was mad at me, and I would call her and tell her to cut the shit and they would go back on
but knock on wood they have been cool for a while now
yeah prolly gonna hafta at somepoint
I spoke to prophet a while back and he was gonna get or did get a bunch of inverters to keep in stock for any of us that have had problems and then mine has stop going off
*knock-on-wood*</div>

Don't be fooled by it Jason. That sounds just like mine. As a matter of fact, I cut the story short. The day before the inverted went up in smoke, I got tired of seeing the gauges go on and off, so I removed that black housing cover (with the dimmer control) and checked my power connection (that is where I have it connected). All was okay but the next night right before I was about to go home from work, I put the key in the ignition and poof. The burned plastic smell still lingers in the cabin.

I thought it was longer than just 5 days ago that I placed the order. It hasn't come in yet.

[mrjaydeeone]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BGR)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mrjaydeeone)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BGR)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'd say watch out Jason, You may be due for an upgrade (the inverter).</div>

well mine actually would go off for a while while driving and then go back on I figured maybe something was loose from all the bumps that you cant avoid out here
It was actually a joke between me and my ex, that she was shutting them off when she was mad at me, and I would call her and tell her to cut the shit and they would go back on
but knock on wood they have been cool for a while now
yeah prolly gonna hafta at somepoint
I spoke to prophet a while back and he was gonna get or did get a bunch of inverters to keep in stock for any of us that have had problems and then mine has stop going off
*knock-on-wood*</div>

Don't be fooled by it Jason. That sounds just like mine. As a matter of fact, I cut the story short. The day before the inverted went up in smoke, I got tired of seeing the gauges go on and off, so I removed that black housing cover (with the dimmer control) and checked my power connection (that is where I have it connected). All was okay but the next night right before I was about to go home from work, I put the key in the ignition and poof. The burned plastic smell still lingers in the cabin.

I thought it was longer than just 5 days ago that I placed the order. It hasn't come in yet.</div>
Okay thanks Rich I will be on the look out

[BGR]

I received the Speedhut replacement inverter today. I haven't installed it yet but just taking it out of the box, I can tell this one is made of much better material and is of superior quality over the factory inverter that came with the S7 and reverse EL (AC Autotechnics). It's much heavier too. I can't imagine this one melting. It's going to be nice having these gauges working properly again.

[BGR]

Just installed the new inverter. Corrections to above post by me.

1) The new inverter is no better constructed than the original. Same weight and feel. The only difference is that the the dimmer control is better than the old one.

2) The brightness using the new inverter is no brighter than the old one. Looks the same - however, the old inverter when it was about to go out was much brighter.

The plus side to the new inverter is the flip switch for the blue and green color of the gauge and the brightness is controlled by a slide wheel. The slide wheel acts as a true dimmer switch when compared to the old touch pad of the original EL gauge inverter.

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BGR)</div><div class='quotemain'>Just installed the new inverter. Â*Corrections to above post by me.

1) The new inverter is no better constructed than the original. Â*Same weight and feel. Â*The only difference is that the the dimmer control is better than the old one.

2) The brightness using the new inverter is no brighter than the old one. Â*Looks the same - however, the old inverter when it was about to go out was much brighter.

The plus side to the new inverter is the flip switch for the blue and green color of the gauge and the brightness is controlled by a slide wheel. Â* The slide wheel acts as a true dimmer switch when compared to the old touch pad of the original EL gauge inverter.</div>

i guess my old inverter was just really dim. i had installed since i had my GDI gauges in. the S7 inverter must b in storage somewhere... maybe that one was brighter than the original GDI was.

[BxGalant99]

Talking about problems with the S7 gauges, i just received a set of used gauges from a member of this forums. I installed them earlier today, but they dont work. I followed the tutorial from the DNA website.
Dont know what to do next...any suggestions ?

[ipaintu]

didnt he sell them telling all that the Speedo one had a bad connector? I think so. Try asking him tho, he may have the answer your needing. I got a set of s7 from DNA I havent issues.. took me about 25 mins to install and easy to do. I got that same inverter from speedhut too. I love my setup well worth the 150.00 I have invested...I show them to friends and they want a set. Too bad they drive hunks of shit...

I have the one that came with the s7 if someone needs it. for 5 bucks and shipping maybe? If you ask nicely and paypal me shipping hell i may forget to get the 5 from you...
!!!



Up for sale are used Galant 8G S7 guages, comes with brand new standard speedhut inverter (tested on a 12v lantern battery) and tap connectors.

Guages are in excellent condition, except the speedo guage wire is loose (just needs to be taped down and works fine).


Thats the guy right? I hope it all works out. You wont be disappointed with them if so..

[BxGalant99]

Yea thats it. I dont know about the wire being loose...even if so the other 2 gauges should work. :cry:

[ipaintu]

are you sure you have them connected right also? I did mine to my factory dimmer . Make sure you have a good contact too. I had to make sure mine was tight becuase thats only issues i had was blinking then once i took lilers to connectors i havent issues.

Good Luck tho..

Hey btw were did you get that E brake cover? I see that on yours and Danj s I like that.. That rear spoiler is hot too..

You really need a bumper cover/???

[BxGalant99]

i think its connected rite. the needles light up as well as the old gauges underneath, but nothing from the new gauges.i pmed the guy and im waiting on his response.
the e-brake cover is from ractive.
and all i need is to paint and install my rear bumper and sideskirts, and fix my actual front bumper.

[mrjaydeeone]

I thinks it's now my time to get me a new inverter
as my guages haven't turned since they were acting up on Friday night
except for when I first turn my lights on the guages flash real qucik

[bronxbombr]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BxGalant99)</div><div class='quotemain'>i think its connected rite. the needles light up as well as the old gauges underneath, but nothing from the new gauges.i pmed the guy and im waiting on his response. Â*
the e-brake cover is from ractive.
and all i need is to paint and install my rear bumper and sideskirts, and fix my actual front bumper.</div>

Dude, link up with me and i will check it for you and maybe give you some insight on what could be the prob.

[Xavier22]

Jason, I got the lil' inverter w/ the mitsu. symbol for my guages for about 2 years now, no problem yet! only thing is I had to swap out guages, since the ol' school green and blue white face guages kind of melted a bit. other than that, the inverter is well worth it for reliance on working fine!

[mrjaydeeone]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Xavier22)</div><div class='quotemain'>Jason, I got the lil' inverter w/ the mitsu. symbol for my guages for about 2 years now, no problem yet! only thing is I had to swap out guages, since the ol' school green and blue white face guages kind of melted a bit. other than that, the inverter is well worth it for reliance on working fine!</div>

awesome
I'd like to be able to get the one with the mitsu diamonds on it but I have no idea where to get it from
is there a website or anything that I can try and get the one that you have