Sonnofabitch, thanks eBay!

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj) 04/19/2015 at 11:11 • Filed to: None

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100% test and guaranteed, w/autostick, 3 month warranty!

Then tell me why in the hell my fuel says 0, speed 20 and I have no autostick!? Should read 7/8 of a tank, 0mph cause I’m sitting in park and PRND1234 !!!!!! Fuuuuu

Tohru > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/19/2015 at 11:20

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You have their mailing address. Find them and shove the instrument cluster forcefully inside an orifice of your choosing.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Tohru 04/19/2015 at 11:21

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It’s in Texas and an actual eBay store some I’m not sure who to aim for. We have some Texan Oppos here that want to carry out some justice right?

dogisbadob > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/19/2015 at 11:26

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If the car is off, the fuel reads empty. I wish all cars had that.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > dogisbadob 04/19/2015 at 11:29

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Its on, just not running. Threw my old dash back in, key on, fuel tank lit right up

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/19/2015 at 11:34

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Your fuel says 0 because of the cold fusion nuclear reactor built into it so your car doesn’t need gasoline anymore. And this also lead to a performance improvement which is why you’re doing 21 mph even before you get into the car. And the temp guage is at cold because ‘cold fusion’...

/joking

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 04/19/2015 at 11:41

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...explains my check engine light. Chrysler never should have gotten into the cold fusion game.

NoneOfYourBiz > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/19/2015 at 18:03

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Hey nFamousCJ. Not-infamous CJ here.

With the fuel gauge, I wonder if it’s an issue with something other than the gauge; ditto speedometer. Is there any type of calibration that has to be done on the senders, or is it just supposed to plug right in?

As for auto-stick... what’s the issue here?

If it’s clearly the wrong (or a bad) gauge, shouldn’t eBay’s buyer protection cover you? (also: always pay with a credit card so you can file a claim through them if there’s a problem - they’re pretty supportive of buyers who get hosed - I’ve used it myself before)

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > NoneOfYourBiz 04/19/2015 at 18:18

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We need an army of Oppo CJ’s

for fuel/speed its the gauge since my old dash shows proper fuel/speed once I throw it in. (my current dash is actually a junk yard special since I used it for my original autostick conversion)

For autostick the ‘new’ dash should read PRND1234 since it’ll light up your current gear as you shift - this one just gives you PRDNL3 which is what normal automatic transmissions use (if I remember corrently only the Sebring limited/gtc models and stratus R/T’s had autostick)

I sent off a notice to the seller and let them know about the issues and fact that it’s the wrong dash type, there’s issue with the bulbs as well - I wouldn’t care cause I can swap bulbs but they advertised it as autostick and have blah blah blah warranty and checks.

NoneOfYourBiz > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/19/2015 at 20:04

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UGH. Yup, I see what you mean about the auto-stick gauge requirement now.

I know I’m a bit OCD about details ( http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/ocd-about-beau… ) and I have to accept that friends and family may not be.

When I’m paying someone money, I expect them to fracking get it right, the first time, or fix it quickly with an apology for inconveniencing me.

What a piss off. Finger’s crossed they make it right for you without the hassle of dealing with an eBay or credit card claim.

Trevor Mohr > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/20/2015 at 20:35

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On another note, I love white gauge faces, they work on specific cars.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Trevor Mohr 04/20/2015 at 20:49

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Mine were originally black with green light but I’m glad they’ve been swapped out for white and blue light

Trevor Mohr > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/20/2015 at 22:30

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Great combo. Blue and red are best on the eyes at night in my opinion.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Trevor Mohr 04/20/2015 at 22:35

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I actually though about running a pair of LED strips throughout, red and blue on a relay so they can switch from day to night just for that reason

Trevor Mohr > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/20/2015 at 22:39

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That’s a really good idea. That wouldn't be so difficult either.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Trevor Mohr 04/20/2015 at 22:42

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And I think if I power them directly off the the bulb tap they’ll retain dimmer functionality too. I may need to draw up some schematics (oh and the eBay store gave me a refund and said to keep this dash so I’ll use it as a guinea pig)

Trevor Mohr > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/20/2015 at 22:57

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Sounds like a solid plan. LEDs are low voltage so you ovbiously won’t have to worry about brightness. Depends on the LED, but most have dimmer capabilities. Love LED backlighting.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Trevor Mohr 04/20/2015 at 23:09

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The film in the dash is actually blue and the lights white... So I wonder how the red would light through that

Trevor Mohr > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 04/21/2015 at 01:58

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Probably would look like a purple color if you want that