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Old 27-02-2011 | 09:53 PM
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karlos they look awsome and bloody bright at night lol
Thanks mate, they are really clear and vivid at night very happy with them.
Old 28-02-2011 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
Thanks mate, they are really clear and vivid at night very happy with them.
your gauges are brighter than my sereies 2,s headlights lol

they look awesome
Old 28-02-2011 | 07:04 AM
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Rob DOHC - True, but its annoying that you get aload of people giving you greif on what you have when all you want is to see/hear advice/ideas on where people have mounted them. Shame you don't know about the pillar pod, i'll keep my eye out for a good 1, my friend had 1 from burton power and it seemed to stick out too far, didnt look right - maybe it was a universal one or something.

Karlo's - Im loving the matching gauges, its hard finding ones that match the OEM ford speedo/rev counter etc. You've gone 1 further and replaced them, i like it! Did you say the dimming works on them?

Im tempted to get some in a pod like Karlos on the top of the dash, look good on there and easy to view whats going on!
Old 28-02-2011 | 07:35 AM
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lol, thats passion ford for you buddy. After you've sifted through the bull shit and abuse theres some good stuff on here. When i next have the car folder out i will see if there is a receipt for it.

Karlos, i wasn't sure about you gauges but they look spot on at night!

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Old 28-02-2011 | 10:12 AM
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Yeah true enough... Nice 1, cheers m8!
Im on the look out for a full gauge setup soon anyway, boost, volts, oil temp and pressure - racetech or vdo, maybe worth looking at stack too!
Old 28-02-2011 | 10:21 AM
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All of those brands have very good reps mate, i quite like some of the racetech duel gauges. Let us know what you do!

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Old 28-02-2011 | 02:52 PM
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I think you get good and bad with everything. I bought a load of Stack gauges and the Oil Temp gauge didn't work from new, had to send it back directly to Stack for inspection. It wasn't cheap at Ł95 either...
Old 28-02-2011 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ROB7656
your gauges are brighter than my sereies 2,s headlights lol

they look awesome
lol Thats not too hard!
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Karlo's - Im loving the matching gauges, its hard finding ones that match the OEM ford speedo/rev counter etc. You've gone 1 further and replaced them, i like it! Did you say the dimming works on them?

Im tempted to get some in a pod like Karlos on the top of the dash, look good on there and easy to view whats going on!
Cheers, yes the diming works although doesnt go as dim as stock ones.
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lol, thats passion ford for you buddy. After you've sifted through the bull shit and abuse theres some good stuff on here. When i next have the car folder out i will see if there is a receipt for it.

Karlos, i wasn't sure about you gauges but they look spot on at night!

Rob,
Cheers Rob!
Old 28-02-2011 | 04:24 PM
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I think im gonna get a dash dimmer switch Karlo's, is it only cab's that have them?
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TBH mate I have no idea?! lol
Not seen them on anything else though.
Old 28-02-2011 | 05:11 PM
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My setup as it was nearly 3 years ago when I last got the car out properly

Old 28-02-2011 | 06:24 PM
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Like most things in life - you get what you pay for.

Many don't require absolute accuracy, but many (like myself) choose
to use what pro teams like using.

I do like the pics of the gauge layouts - looking good Karlos!
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Cheers Perry!
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i never seen a dimmer on one before !! would be nice idea
Old 01-03-2011 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
Autometer for me...


I like them mate.
Old 01-03-2011 | 02:15 PM
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RODGEBOY

wasnt trying to be harsh mate, but if your going to go to the trouble of buying a decent gauge pod, and fitting a dimmer, then surely youd want a boost gauge that actually means some thing ??

at the end of the day its up to you, but seems a shame as if your gunna fit it properly, may aswell fit a decent gauage

as previously said, theres a reason why a tim boost gauge is a tenner, and a racetech one is Ł50
Old 01-03-2011 | 08:43 PM
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Well fair enough, but like i say mine is accurate enough for now, when i pressurise it with a mitivac it shows the same as the gauge on the mitivac.
Im thinking of, Boost, AFR and a combined oilpressure/temp gauge.
Old 02-03-2011 | 07:19 PM
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this is mine got 3 now on tape holder volts, water and oil and the boost is on pillar pod i use racetech
Old 02-03-2011 | 07:28 PM
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I've just purchased a race tech boost gauge to replace the tim item that came with my car
Old 02-03-2011 | 08:12 PM
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not the best pic in the world

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I have put mine down where the ashtray was

and allso moved up the radio to where the went use to be....
Old 03-03-2011 | 11:33 AM
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Ohh i like my centre vents tho lol!
Down by the tape holder is a gd idea... I wonder if a gauge would fit in place of the tape holder and put a pocket where the ford amp went?
Old 03-03-2011 | 06:21 PM
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i put mine (important gauges) in easy to view places

didnt wanna be looking down to see what boost she running when comes on song
Old 03-03-2011 | 06:37 PM
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boost guage is easy to see on mine and oil is nearest so can see wat thats doing
Old 03-03-2011 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gus
not the best pic in the world

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Originally Posted by cabrst


I have put mine down where the ashtray was

and allso moved up the radio to where the went use to be....
No offense, but how the fuck do you see what that Gauge is doing when it matters? IE kicking the arse out of the car needs enough consentration enough without looking down at the floor!

Crap old pic but my boost gauge was here with my wideband AFR gauge ontop of that, the one on the left on the side of the dash and that was hard enough to keep an eye on when I was nailing it, with oil pressure and oil temp in the twin pod to the right where the coin tray was
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I want to rethink my gauge positions when the dash is fitted.

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Old 04-03-2011 | 12:00 PM
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Elliot Boost to match Stack



Complinent of Stack gauges

Old 04-03-2011 | 03:31 PM
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looks like a 2 seater fighter plane cockpit

goes like one to boot
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Rod's Stacks and having an hour to kill does funny things to me. I felt compelled to refit my dash just to see what it looks like.





Only thing now is, I hate my LC-1 Lambda gauge and want Stack

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Old 04-03-2011 | 05:29 PM
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nice, anyone got images of these lit up? (stack ones)
Old 04-03-2011 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by muz
No offense, but how the fuck do you see what that Gauge is doing when it matters? IE kicking the arse out of the car needs enough consentration enough without looking down at the floor!
well i dont run that much boost (0.7 bar) so dont look that much at it , its more for show and to tell its a turbo ( its a cab )
Old 04-03-2011 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dave_s2_rst
nice, anyone got images of these lit up? (stack ones)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM4Eh...eature=related

Stack pro,
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