As i think i have now decided to keep the Gartrac
I'm going to need some gauges as i've removed the "fast and furious" rev counter and boost gauge that came with it!
There seems to be less choice in where you can put them in the Escort compared to the Sierra though so i need some inspiration
Before i decide to just go the whole hog and buy a proper stack set-up can you people show me your dash's as it may help

 

This is my dash mate

 

oh i had that in my van as well

 

Here's mine.

I first went for three guages. Then I got a SECS Monitor and the oil pressure guage.

 

defi's

or

stacks

 

Ryan read the question again fella
I know what gauges i'm likely to get but i couldn't see where was best to put them

 

Some of mine


Not the angle i sit at so you can see all the gauges

 

pillar, centre vent, tony turbo style or where i put mine on the left had side of the dash

sorry the pic is the only one i could find, you can just about see the gauges through the window

 

Tony's ...... At the moment

 

what I am doing on mine is removing the bit that houses the radio/fag lighter and ash tray and putting in a carbon panel for the switches and gauges, would post a pic but i havent done it yet

 

ive done it and will post pictures at weekend


no switches in yet tho as i havent had time to drill it

 

Like this although i would have put a stack boost on the left and not a defi water temp

 

copycat

 

i think you said "what i am doing to mine" and i said "ive done it"

 

true, but i thought about it ages ago and its the thought that counts (according to the ladies)

 

i thought bout it years ago

 

 

The boost guage is on the a pillar mate... loadsa pics on tonys thread in resto section ,.... oh and this was "phase 1" couple things to be added and removed on the current setup

 

I am not really a fan of the Defi look But I think Tony's installation is really very good!

I remember from one of the shows last year (I think it was Nomads stand at the earlier Donno Spares day) they had a new carbon or plain fibre moulding that went along the top of the dash in the mk4. It had space fro three guages where TOny's are (on that flat bit of dash above the centre heater vents) and to keep it looking smooth it extended to cover the bit above the glove box aswell. It actually looked really good, and obviously the plain fibre version could be painted to match the dash.

If it was me I'd have three on one of those mouldings, then a "clocks" set up like Tony's (ACT + Stack RPM with digi speedo, but change the water temp to a boost guage like Jules said), and maybe one in the A piller if needed (boost, oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, might need another?)

 

Thrush,
Fuel Pressure

 

Good call

 

this utilizes space for a couple of gauges

 

why do peeps stick gauges on the passengerside of the dash , surely ya cant see it when ragging the car so is a bit pointless


im gonna mount min in a secret location that will be more usefull that on the passenger side

 

on a sierra its not so bad

as the dash is angled towards the driver

mine are all in the middle and can be seen fine

 

mine cant be seen as easy as id like , i wanna see the gauges and still se the road ahead !!!!

but each to there own

my gauges are where my stereo is though as me alpine screen is where me heater vent were

talk about a bitsa car

 

Gaz are those surrounds available off the shelf as i could do with something asap as at the moment i have no gauges what so ever!
I think i'm going to go for a proper stack dash later in the year and keep it un-cluttered

 

Jules - those are available off the shelf and Gaz and Pete down at race-spec do some really great work

 

Cool thanks Thrushy
Gaz a price and how quick you can get one to me please matey!

 

heres mine





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just gotta say!

How fecking cooooool is that!

top marks mate!