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TheAirGlideInternalGPSUpgradefor:
AirGuideModel2025 w/aplasticinternalfra e 
ThisKitincludesalltheco ponentsnecessarytoupgradethePitotdrivenspeedo etertoGPS.
Thefinishedgaugewill ountexactlyhasitdidoriginally.TheintegratedBacklightsarelife-ti eLEDs.
Thisdocu entoutlinesthestep-by-stepconversionprocedureandinstallation.
***ThisretrofitisNOTintendedtoworkwiththeoriginalgaugedial...onlythenewdialisused.
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TheAirGlideKit,Tools,andPrep
Contents:
QUANTITY
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DESCRIPTION
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1
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AirGlideRetro
-
fitAsse bly(AGR)
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1
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Dial,5
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to
-
55MPH
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2
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Screw,FltHd,#2
-
56x¼”
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2
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Washer,#6,Nylon,Black
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1
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Gro et,Rubber
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GeneralS allToolsandMaterialRequired:
DESCRIPTION
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SCREWDRIVERS:PHILLIPS(
#0
-
0,
#
1
,#2
)/SMALLFLAT
-
HEAD(2)

PLIERS:NEEDLENOSE/STANDARD
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ASSORTEDNUTDRIVERS
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ASSORTEDWRENCHES
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DIA ONALCUTTERS
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FLATFILE
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(COURSEANDFINE)
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SOFTCLOTH,MASKIN TAPE,WINDOWCLEANER
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Prep:ThisIsVERYI portant!
RotatetheA Rmotorshafttoitsfullcounter-clockwise(CCW)stop.
1. GrasptheAGRboardedgesinyourlefthandwiththe otorfacingyou.Pinchtherotorshaftwithyour
rightthu bandindexfinger.
2. Holdthepinchedshaftstationary,rotatetheAGRboard90degreesCW(andthustherotorturnsCCW).
Note:Therotor ove entissos ooth,you’reunlikelytosenseit.
3. Releaseyourpinchontherotor.Re-CocktheAGRtorotateitCWagain.
4. Repeatsteps1thru3,fourtofiveti es.

Ju pers:ThisIsVERYI portant!OnlyinserttheAGRJu pers(atJ2)wheninstructedtodoso.

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Disasse bly
Beginwiththegaugere ovedfro dash:Thereby,freethePitothose(cutifnecessary).Re ovetheBacklight,by
pullingitfro thecase.Andre ovethe ountingbracket.
***Re e bertoalwaysprotecttheLensFacewithasoftclothor
padtoavoidscratches.
***Refrainfro discardingre ovedparts!So earereused.
***Thisprocessisirreversible.Forso e echanicalpartsare
ruinedastoexpediteandeasetheupgradeprocedure.
***FORBESTRESULTS,READTHEENTIREPROCEDUREFIRST!
1. Withyourfingers,gentlypry/slidethebezeloff.
2. Re ovetheFra eMountingscrews;usea#2
Phillipsscrewdriver.Thescrewsarethreadedinto
fra epostswhichsupporttheinternalfra e.
Re oveallthreescrews.

3. Fro thefront,re ovetheentiredialfro the
case:thisincludestheLens,LensGasket,Dialand
plasticfra e.
4. SlidetheLens/gasketupandofftheAdjust ent
screw.


5. Prytheindicatorneedleloosefro therotor:
a. Toprotectthedialface,place2 askingtapestrips
undertheneedle,onoppositesidesoftherotor.
b. Neartherotor,slidetwos allflatheadscrewdrivers
undertheneedlefro opposingdirections.Withtheir
bladesflatonthetape,gentlytwist/prythe
screwdriversshaftsuptoreleasetheneedle.

6. SeparatetheDialfro thefra e.
Re ovetheDialFacescrewsusingaPhillips#00screwdriver:
Setthefra e(face-up)onatable.Fir lypressthescrewdriver
intothescrewheadsandbrisklytwistCCW,asreleasethe
screw,yetnotstriptheheadslots.These#2-56x1/4”screws
ares all…setthe asideforlateruse.

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7. Nowevacuateallthepressure- echanicalco ponentsfro fra e.
a. UsingDiagonalCutters,snipthespindle
shaft,andre ove.
b. ContinuetoturntheAdjust entScrew
Counter-Clockwiseuntilit’sloose,and
re ove.Saveitsspringandwasher.
c. FindtheRetainingScrewandusea#1
Phillipsscrewdrivertore oveit.
d. Graspthediaphrag withpliers,and
re oveitsnutwitha7/16”wrench.
Re ovetheDiaphrag .
8. Fra e odifications:(readtheentiresection
beforebeginning)
a. OBJECTIVEFortheproperrotor-to-dial
registration,theshelves(webs)oneither
sideofthefra e ustbereduced.
Re oveapproxi ately5/32”,suchthat
theDial ountingpostsextend21/32”
aboveit.
b. FIRST,withaper anentfinepointpen,
arktheappropriatetargetdepthonthe
websides.
c. Supportthe‘leg-less’cornerwitha
woodenblock.
d. UseacourseFlatFiletore ovetheplastic
web,screw-boss,andspindle ounttops
downtotheprescribeddepth:


The aterialisrelativelysoft,andisquickly
re ovedwiththefile…soeasydoesit.Check
yourcutdepthfrequently;erroronthesideof
caution,takelessratherthan ore.Avoid
gettingthewebstooshallow.Thiswillplace
theAGRboardtoolow,allowingtheneedleto
rubonthedial.

e. UseafineFlatFiletosquare
thetopsurfaces:eventhe
cutfro post-to-post,and
onewebtoanother.
f. SlidetheAGRdownoverthe
dialposts;theAGRwillonly
fitoneway.Inspectthe
fra e odificationforaflat,
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odificationsasneeded.

g. ThreadtheRetainingscrewintothefra eto akesurethefra ethreadsareclearandcut.Do
thesa efortheAdjust entscrew.Re ovebothscrews.

Asse bly
1. Cleanthecase.insertandseattherubbergro etintotheoldBacklighthole. 
2. EnsurethecaseMounting-bracketstudsaresecure.Whennecessarytightenthenutswitha¼”nut-
driver. 
3. BegintoseattheAGRboard.Re oveanyju pers...forthey'renotneeded,andapttofalloutduring
nor aluse.SliptheAGRdownovertheDialposts.PresstheAGRtightagainstthefra e. 
4. StarttheoriginalRetainingscrewintothefra eBoss;seepic. 
5. LoadtheAdjust entscrewwithitsspringandbrasswasher.Slideontheprovided#6Nylonwasher.
Startthescrewintothe atingBossthreads.NudgetheNylonwasherawayfro anyelectrical
co ponentsontheAGR.TightenbothitandtheRetainingscrew. 
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6. Gentlyre ovetheprotectionpaperfro thenewDialsurfaces.Faceup,slidetheDialoverthe
Adjust entscrew,andallowittorestonthefra eposts.AligntheDial ountingholestothefra e
posts. 
7. ScrewthetwoDialscrews(#2-56x1/4')in;Pressfir lyintothescrewheadsandtwist.[Becareful
nottoovertorquethescrewandstriptheplasticthreads]. 
8. Attachtheneedleindicator.
a. Theneedleshouldbeasnugpress-fitontotherotor.If
theneedleeasilyslidesontotherotorandspinsfreely,
dothefollowing…
i. adhesiveisrequired:Non-per anent Thread-
Locker
,orNail-polish.
1. WithaTooth-pick,adda inuscule
dabofadhesive,to‘blob’therotortip.
Allowtheblobsetorget‘tacky’(3-4
inutes);avoidexcessthatwillrun
downtheshaftandinhibititfro 
turning.
2. PresstheneedleonfullyandrotateCCWoneti e.
3. Re ovetheneedle.Reapplyas allerblob.Waitanother4-5 inutes.
b. Withtheneedlepointedtowards15MPH.Partiallystarttheneedleontotherotorshaft.
c. RotatetheneedleCCWuntilitispointedat7MPH.
d. Presstheneedlefullyontotheshaft,androtateCCWtillit'sEXACTLYcenteredon5MPH.
e. Standtheasse blyupright,level-flat,sogravitywon'tdrawtheneedleoff5MPH.
f. Allowtheadhesivetocurebeforeproceeding!!!.
g. ***Note:onlyifyouhaveconvenientaccessto12VDCPower,double-checktheneedle
registrationtothedial;seeRegistrationTestandFINETUNECalibrationaddendu .Thisis
donebeforecontinuingtheasse blyprocedure.

9. FeedtheBRN/BLU/BLKwiresthrutherubbergro et.
10. FastentheFra e/Module/Dialasse blytothecase:
a. Alignthe‘leglesscornerofthefra eoverthegro et,andslidetheasse blyintothecase.
b. Starteachfra e ountingscrewthruthecasebacksideandintoafra epost.Asrequired,
slightlyrotatethefra easse blytoaligneachpostwithahole.
c. Withallthreescrewsinserted,pressthefra easse blysquarelyintothecasebotto ,and
center.
d. Tightenthescrews.
11. Carefullycleanthedialfreeofany
fingerprintsors udges.

12. CleantheLensandLensgasket.

13. Placethegasketoverthecaseanddial.
(Notethecorrectorientationispictured
inDisasse blystep4.)

14. SliptheLensovertheAdjust ent
screw,andintoplace.
15. SlidetheBezelbackon.
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YourAirGlideSpeedo eterisREADYforPower.

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ElectricalInstall
1. ReturntheSpeedo etertotheDash.Feedthewiresthruthedashfront.
2. MounttheSpeedo eter.

3. ProvideasourceofCLEAN(Noise-free),Key-switched+12VdcPower.TapintopowerthatISN’Tdirectly
feedingaPu p,StarterMotor,oretc.Note:This ayentailaddinganewaccessory18Awgpowerwire
ontotheKeySwitch.Andpossiblyupsizingbothpowerwires(PosandNeg)fro theBatterytothedash
area.
a. ===BondtheBrownwiretoSwitchedPower(+12Vdc).
b. ===BondtheBlackWiretoCo on/GND/BatteryNeg.(DONOTUSEtheBACKLIGHTCOMMON!!)
c. ===Re ovetheExistingBacklight,andbondtheBlueWiretoBacklightPower(+12Vdc).

4. Note:theinternalBacklightsarealsocontrolledbytheAirGlide.Therefore,theAirGlide ustbepoweredin
orderfortheBacklightstoco eon.AlsoasausefulstatusindicatortheBacklightswillFlashwhiletheAGR
iswaitingfora‘satellite-sync’.Towitnesstheflashing,thedashlights ustbeON.Thisisbydesign!For
undernor alconditionsvisualfeedbackfro theAirGlidebeco esroutineandunnecessary.Thus,theuser
hasabilitytoenable/disablethesevisiblecuesbyturningthedashlightsOnorOff.Uponpower-up,the
AirGlidewaits2secondsforthepowertosettle.
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AGR Installation and Operation Guide
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Addendu :RegistrationTestandFine-TuneCalibration
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1. AttachedtheBROWNandBLUEWIREStoaswitched+12VDCsource(Battery,powersupply.)Connectthe
BLACKWIREtothenegative(co on)sideofthepowersource...DON'TENERGIZEJUSTYET.
2. InsertJu persatbothMOandM1...thiswillsettheMODEtoTEST:CALPOINTS.
3. Power-upandwaitfortheGPStoSatelliteSync;(thebacklightswillstopblinking).
4. ObservetheNeedle oveandrestateachtargethash ark( ultiplesof5),between10and50MPH.This
testrepeatsindefinitely.(Thestartinghash arkisarbitrary,andvariesbytheGPS'sabilitytosync.)
ProperNeedleregistration>>theneedlelandswithintheenvelopeofeachtargethashmark.Attaining
aperfectregistrationisunlikely,soapplya'best-fit' indset.
Endthetestbyre ovingthepower.Re ovealltheJu pers.
5. ShouldtheNeedleconsistentlyovershoot(gopast)eachhash ark,redoAsse blystep8(reapplyneedle).
6. ShouldtheNeedleconsistentlyfallshortofeachhash ark,thenproceedwiththefollowing FineTune: 
a. InsertonlytheMOju per...thiswillsetthe odeto FINECALIBRATION .
b. ApplyPower,andobservetheNeedleslowlyrotateupwardfro thefullCCW(stop)position.
c. I ediatelyre ovepowerwhentheNeedleiscenteredonthe5MPHhash ark.
d. GotoStep2,andretest.
e. DissatisfiedwiththeFine-Tuneresult;StartoverbySettingtheDialbacktoDefaults(followthe
procedureintheyellowbox),thenbeginagainatStep6a.