Hey, we all get reamed on pricing regularly compared to the Chebby guys anyway. But at least I won't be wearing a strap-on (tach) lol - my steering column can do just fine on its own.
yeah, I've thought about that, and no offense to the guys who have done a great job with their hood-mounted tach installs (I've seen a few good-looking ones) but it's just not for me on this build.
There are things I don't like about the JME - the sharp transition and lack of a bevel between the woodgrain and the recess for the gauges, and the lack of a true OEM appearance on the Autometer gauges - they're OK, but you don't get that classic feel so much. Maybe with the green glow you get a bit of it.:001_unsure: That's why I was hoping for a green-glow photo, but maybe I'll be the guy to put that up later here. :biggrin:
I also kind of like that I'm not tied to a fragile printed circuit board anymore, and I'm joining the ranks of some of the hot rod guys where there's a lot of known plug-and-play solutions. But I'm giving up some of that OEM look, but I think it's as close to OEM as I'm going to get without fabbing up my own fiberglass solution with better transitions and bezels, which I'm really not ready to do at this stage . . .
Hey all,
I've been debating for years, since I'm trying to keep a stock-appearing interior, aftermarket dash clusters, strap-on-steering-column-tachs, and complaining to myself about the price of OEM tach dash clusters and waiting for the right product to come around. I've finally compromised and am pretty certain that a JME woodgrain-with-black-face-cluster is in my future. I've got a few questions:
Some background: I have a TKO600, so an electric speedo should be a snap. I originally had a Deluxe interior with the light walnut or light teak woodgrain. I'm at the final stages of an engine rebuild, so have to choose an electric oil pressure sender, and I've never had a tach, so it would be very, very nice to finally have one. :biggrin:
http://www.jmeenterprises.com/69dash.shtml
1. Does anybody have pics of this installed, with the woodgrain and black face gauges a la OEM deluxe interior? Did it come with green LED illumination or did you have to upgrade?
2. If anyone has done the green LED upgrade on ANY black-face Autometer gauge or the JME in particular, how did it look? Stock-like, too bright, just fine? (any JME owner with black-face gauges, or maybe any Autometer user too)
3. If anyone ordered from Mustang Depot, are they still taking a long time to ship? (any JME dash owner)
4. How easy is it to install with an electric speedo and electric sensor on the trans? (any JME dash owner)
The engine will probably go into the car with no tach and no oil pressure sensor right now just to get it on the road, but I'm pretty sure this is in my future, just checking a few things.
Now what we REALLY need is totally digital transflective LED-backlit screens where everything is computer-controlled and the display isn't a dial at all but a customizable computer program for various gauge "looks". But that's my dream.
70vert got a reaction from Randyunutt in JME Gauge cluster- anyone with woodgrain/black face?