Think twice on the SpeedHut Gauges
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twobjshelbys
GT Owner
FBA
GT Owner
I think it's a GT anomaly. I've never had a bad gauge in any car I have ever owned - and Speedhut seems to have a QC issue. Too bad; I was going to buy a set for my white one, but I may reconsider until I hear they've worked out their issues. BTW, if it's only an inverter and it's not an SMT part, it should not be tough to swap out.
FBA
GT Owner
British=Lucas - AKA "The Prince of Darkness"; hence why British beer is served warm. "Refrigeration by Lucas"
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
So maybe the solution to the GT gauge problem is Lucas. Just get them to make a set. They will be intermittent. But the will work some times and not others (unpredictably) but only rarely fail completely (that was the experience with my fuel pump switch on my Cobra). If nothing else it will be entertaining.
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FBA
GT Owner
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
jbyrnes
FORD GT OWNER
So I hear the Lucas factory closes at 3......So they can get home before dark. (insert rim shot noise here)
BlackICE
GT Owner
Lucas employees worked a lot of overtime, but still manage to never work past 5pm. Are you wondering how they did that? The time clocks were also make by Lucas.
ByeEnzo
GT
I've previously posted about the inverter problems including a picture of smoke coming out of one failed inverter. After 2 failed 12V inverters I got an 18v one and installed it. By now I have had my gauges out and reinstalled 3 times! I'm good at taping up the dash and removing the gauge cluster. The 18V inverter hasn't failed (knock on wood), but with the dimmer control on high, the back lighting flickers. I've turned the dimmer down slightly which stopped that problem. The voltage inverters are probably cheap and put out "dirty current" resulting in the flickering. If this one fails, the next step for me will be to buy a good inverter myself and splice it in for the backlighting.
ByeEnzo
GT
See post #9 in this thread....
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?26746-testing-my-speedhut-gauges&highlight=Speedhut
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?26746-testing-my-speedhut-gauges&highlight=Speedhut
SMOKDU
GT Owner
- Dec 17, 2011
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Ok, so some issues. Obviously not ideal. BUT, for $12xx I have a functional dash. I would have had to spend way more to replace OEM (only to potentially fail again) Yes I HATE the fact they don't look perfect, but what's the other option? Waiting a year or 2 for an OEM solution (or what ever the duration of time is, if ever), doesn't work for me. I went 6 months with out a tach or worse oil pressure.
FBA
GT Owner
Ya, on the Lucas. That pic was truly comical, sad, but true...On the Lucas? Standup comedy is hard. Everyone tells me I need to keep working on itBut not to quit my day job. Not gonna do that.
GT35065
GT Owner
Wow, Jason, that sucks. I was really leaning towards the Speedhuts, but now I'll wait. Gone two years with two gauges bad, (have replacements) what's another few months or a year. I can't even get started on how I think Ford dropped the ball on this, particularly on the HALO car. I am hopeful they will offer some solution soon, and IMO should offer some assistance if not pay for all costs (yeah, I know good luck on that one). OK, my crybaby rant is over, still love my car.
It was great meeting you and Rob and the host, Jeff at his house on Wednesday. Also really fun to meet Rich and Dennis in person, what great and enthusiastic guys they are. They are very patient answering questions about our GT's even if your car is in FL and I just came to watch and meet a few forum members. I may go back today depending on the weather. Some storms in the works for today it sounds.
You have a beautiful car Jason, and if this problem pushes you over the edge, I'm happy to offer you $50,000 more for it than you paid for it. Hope you got those unsightly bugs off the front of your car when you got home.
Rick
It was great meeting you and Rob and the host, Jeff at his house on Wednesday. Also really fun to meet Rich and Dennis in person, what great and enthusiastic guys they are. They are very patient answering questions about our GT's even if your car is in FL and I just came to watch and meet a few forum members. I may go back today depending on the weather. Some storms in the works for today it sounds.
You have a beautiful car Jason, and if this problem pushes you over the edge, I'm happy to offer you $50,000 more for it than you paid for it. Hope you got those unsightly bugs off the front of your car when you got home.
Rick
Luke Warmwater
Permanent Vacation
My experience with Speedhut has been great. I just sent back a gauge to have the face and needle color changed. It cost me $35 ouch! When they sent it back they forgot to include the backing nut. I called them and they next day'd me two of them. Less AR makes life much easier
ByeEnzo
GT
I have stayed positive on the Speedhuts despite my documented problems with the inverters. I like the look, love the shift light function, and can tolerate the backlighting issue. They (Speedhut) did respond to me every time I had an issue (bad speedo, bad temp gauge, and 2 bad inverters). Things seem to be sorted out for now. Plus I have a fully intact OEM gauge set put aside. I wonder what an OEM solution from Autometer will cost per gauge?
I have an update for folks. Again, if you have the 12v inverter please call them and have them ship out the 18v version.
I finally got to the right folks and they are going to help me out. They agree that they should have been more proactive in notifying the GT owners that will have issues, and that has been my main gripe.
They clearly stand behind their product.
I finally got to the right folks and they are going to help me out. They agree that they should have been more proactive in notifying the GT owners that will have issues, and that has been my main gripe.
They clearly stand behind their product.