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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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as above need to get a few gauges usual:

oil pressure
water temp
volts
boost

been looking at the "auto gauge" range,

really want a combo of good price looks,reiablity etc!

cheers in advance
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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get a secs monitor instead.
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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if you want looks dont buy bloody auto gauge,theyre nearly as bad as tim gauges! blitz do some lovely black faced ones!greddy are nice too!cue everyone jumping on the latest bandwagon "defi defi defi ra ra ra!"
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
get a secs monitor instead.
was thinking along that route aswell but how easy are they to get?

i take it mr rainbird would be best option,any idea of price?
you don't seam to see may fitted to erst or frst or do i need to visit specsavers
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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er...seeing as you would need cossie management,its unlikel;y youll see many on rsts mate!
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Originally Posted by jaypen
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
get a secs monitor instead.
was thinking along that route aswell but how easy are they to get?

i take it mr rainbird would be best option,any idea of price?
you don't seam to see may fitted to erst or frst or do i need to visit specsavers

not sure if Simon makes them for the erst's or frst's.
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
Originally Posted by jaypen
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
get a secs monitor instead.
was thinking along that route aswell but how easy are they to get?

i take it mr rainbird would be best option,any idea of price?
you don't seam to see may fitted to erst or frst or do i need to visit specsavers

not sure if Simon makes them for the erst's or frst's.
oh well gauges it is then bollox
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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get some splitfire 1's mate they cheap and they are accurate , i have a blitz id on my cossie and the boost gauge and blitz id match eachothers reading perfect,
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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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or you could get the ford motorsport ones they look quite cool. but id also get an oil temperature guage as i think every car should be fitted with one as standard because a lot of people think oh the water is up to temp i can floor it when you really cant as the oil takes loger to warm up.
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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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i have some racetech gauges the electical ones look crap but the mechanical ones look kool
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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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I got MOCAL gauges on my series 2.Bought from burton power.Boost gauge is ok.Water temp gauge has been replaced 2 times coz the sender unit packed in and the oil pressure temp gauge 3 times coz the sender in the sump stopped working and another time after i started the car the oil pressure shot up right off the scale (reading 200 psi).When it came to rest the needle was stuck on 20 psi.Crap really and burton power wanted me to send them back so they could test them to prove it wasnt my fault.Oh yeah wait a minute,I will send them back and run my car with a hole in the sump and water systems.tossers.
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i like my auto meter ones, there accurate, look cool and good price

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