[ZeGermanHam]

Originally Posted by ftwmlp

I am a little confused about the order of your gauges, I always thought the order (left to right) was fuel/bat, speed o, tach, water/oil?

The gauge order you describe is how the rally gauges are arranged. My car has the standard non-rally gauges (which are ordered differently from the rally gauges), and no tach originally. The pod where the (aftermarket) tachometer is now located was just a blank spot, not even a clock. Unfortunately, due to how the gauges are housed in their metal casing, you can't put the tach next to the speedo if you have the non-rally gauges. You're stuck putting the tach in the 4th pod to the right. This isn't an ideal location for a tach, but it's better than nothing and I didn't want to install a remote-mounted tach or buy rally gauges.

As for the walnut veneer, the photo is a little deceiving. It's a little darker in real life than it appears in the photo. Either way, I'm sure yours will come out nicely. Take your time and have fun getting there!

One bit of advice I'll offer... Don't rely entirely on the adhesive backing of the veneer when attaching it to the dash bezel. I recommend using a little bit of JB Weld PlasticWeld epoxy in areas where the veneer won't otherwise be held down by other things (e.g., switch bezels). I added epoxy between the gauge pods, in the corners, and a few other spots. I don't think the adhesive backing that comes on the veneer will be enough to stay stuck to the dash in the long run.