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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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Back from BTS! Cale says........!

Well we just got back from BTS, wedding, visiting daughter and visiting friends at Ft Leonard Wood. Cale installed four more Autometer Cobalt gauges in an over the rearview mirror pod (pictures to follow).

Of course they were busy after recovering from the ice storm that hit Ak, MO & KY. Brian & Patti were without power for 10 days and the shop was out for a few days.

Cale did a terrific job on my gauges; took him a bit longer than he thought it would. He asked me to pass this on. HE AIN"T INSTALLIN NO MORE GAUGES ON PEOPLE'S TRUCKS! I think he was kidding though. Thanks Brian, Patti, Tina, Cale, Justin & Jeremy! Great People! V/r Les
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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I don't blame him. It is time consuming. Took me all day to install mine.

Congrats on the gauges. I will be making a trip up there one day.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Eventually I'm likely to get one of Brian's transmissions, but as long as mine is still happy, I'll hold off... unless I get THAT big of a refund... hmmmm...
 
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It took me and Scott all day to get mine in... I believe the Performax gauges would be worth their weight in gold. So was you just there to get the gauges put in?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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It took me and Scott all day to get mine in... I believe the Performax gauges would be worth their weight in gold. So was you just there to get the gauges put in?
Yes, just the gauges. I got the BTS tranny last June just prior to Jody Live tuning my truck at Genoseo IL last July.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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Well we just got back from BTS, wedding, visiting daughter and visiting friends at Ft Leonard Wood. Cale installed four more Autometer Cobalt gauges in an over the rearview mirror pod (pictures to follow).


Cale did a terrific job on my gauges; took him a bit longer than he thought it would. He asked me to pass this on. HE AIN"T INSTALLIN NO MORE GAUGES ON PEOPLE'S TRUCKS! I think he was kidding though. Thanks Brian, Patti, Tina, Cale, Justin & Jeremy! Great People! V/r Les

One word... Performax... Three wires in the cab... up to 17 gauges...

Originally Posted by jdecker88
It took me and Scott all day to get mine in... I believe the Performax gauges would be worth their weight in gold. So was you just there to get the gauges put in?

I am going to learn you guys that want to be gauge *****s like me...
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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One word... Performax... Three wires in the cab... up to 17 gauges...




I am going to learn you guys that want to be gauge *****s like me...
Joe, I probably would've gone that way had they been out when I started collecting gauges. I know ISSPRO has blue illuminated gauges. But I sure do like my Cobalts!!!!! If the digital Cobalts had been out I would've gone that way too.....it's amazing how quick one's eyesight goes bad when you pass the half-century mark!
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Joe, I probably would've gone that way had they been out when I started collecting gauges. I know ISSPRO has blue illuminated gauges. But I sure do like my Cobalts!!!!! If the digital Cobalts had been out I would've gone that way too.....it's amazing how quick one's eyesight goes bad when you pass the half-century mark!

No worries, the wife has cobalts in her X, she doesnt know any better eather...
 
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No worries, the wife has cobalts in her X, she doesnt know any better eather...
HaHaHaHeHeHe! Got a chuckle out of that one! V/r Les
 
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