Mustangworld Gauge pod Insert Install

The first step is to remove the gauge pod itself. More info on this can be found in our White Face Gauge How-To. We suggest you read it first on how to remove the pod and remove the pod cover plate. Note: Practice re-installing the pod at this point ! See what it will take to maneuver the pod back into place. Top first and tilt-wheel full down.
Separate the pod cover plate from the gauges. This is what we will be working on. The clear lens is fused to the plate and very hard to remove without special tools, so our kit applies on top of the clear lens. It looks surprisingly good and very unique on the outside.
Now spray the whole face plate down with a soapy water solution. Don't worry about getting water inside the pod, we'll be rinsing everything after the install is complete.
Spread the soapy water solution around to have all areas on the clear face slick.
Using two hands, carefully peel back the gauge inserts. Do this nice and slow. You can spray the sticky surface with soapy water as you peel if you feel you need to.
Now carefully lay the insert onto the clear lens. You want to slide it back and forth to make sure the soapy water get's under the inserts to allow you to align it. Spray more soapy water on it if you need to.
You need to align the insert is only 2 places to get a good fit. Position yourself at an angle to the faces. Center the middle up with the black pillar while standing looking at the pod dead center.
The height of the insert can be adjusted to suit your taste. We aligned the the insert so that it is almost touching the bottom of the trip reset button. If it's touching it, it's too high. You want it "just" not touching the reset button. This adjustment needs to be checked on the pod to be sure it's where you want it.
Make sure the pod cover you are working on if fairly dry on it's underside, then lay it on the pod. Check to see that you can see all the gauges and that everything is viewable from an "in front" seating position. Again make sure it's not too wet when you do this ! If you find that it's off you can peel and re-stick it by using the soapy water again.
Once you know the insert is down where you want it, you can begin gently pressing out any air bubbles you might see. Continue to press out bubbles as the insert dries.
ONCE IT'S DRY, (a few hours later) you can rinse the pod cover gently under a sink. You can basically rinse the entire cover plate at this point, inside and out. The COVER ONLY not your entire electronic gauge pod of course !! Gently dry the pod cover with a towel to avoid water spots. Make sure water is drained from the spring area on the trip reset switch.
Now just re-attach the cover to the gauge pod and re-install the pod into your stang. Make sure it's 100% dry. CAREFUL ! Treat the insert with the same care as you would treat the clear lens surface. You want to TAKE YOUR TIME when reinstalling it, avoid scratching the insert and the clear lens. Hopefully you practiced this (like we mentioned in step 1).

Extra notes:

It Installs on the outside of the cover !
Our first design was for the gauge inserts to stick to the black ABS plate itself. However we ran into a snag that we believe everyone out there will also run into below:

The Clear Plastic cover is "fused" to the ABS back plate !
Our kit installs on top of the clear plate because of this.

Ford did a great job fusing the clear plate to the black ABS plastic. Removing the clear lens plate without damage is something that most people might find hard to do. You can't pry it off because the clear plate will crack. It will have to be cut off with a tool or with a hot wire, etc. We wanted to keep the installation as simple as possible.

If you have questions about the gauge inserts for your model stang please email us here.