FYI
yeah, I've been through three gauge clusters thanx in large part to APC. Some people selling gauges tell you they fit just fine and show you a picture of them installed all ****** up. I now have the reverse gauges that slip over the needles. They are sweet.
A side of interest to some - the installer played around with one of my broken gauge clusters and took off the needle from the top. He popped the top off while the needle was still in place. He did it over and over again using a pair of spicers. The kind that are angled. Too late now because the reverse gauges are the sweetest IMO but the carbon fiber overlays do look nice though.