Who makes the best looking gauges?
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Who makes the best looking gauges? Well that is always open to interpretation - but who makes the best looking "affordable" gauges. In other words anyone got a suggestion for a gauge that has the look/quality of SPA but a better price point?
Stack makes a nice dash kit sure. Racetech has nice clocks. VDO are looking a bit long in the tooth. Defi is too AKIRA looking for me.
I want a no nonsense race style gauge with a nice sweeper or pointer and proper lighting. I think the Autometer range is just hideous. Here in North America everything I can get my mitts on is usually in imperial and has a distinctly "NASCAR" look to it.
I saw in Fast Ford a couple months back a Ripspeed (I think) gauges that looked quite nice. Asked them about it and got no reply.
UGLY:
![](http://speed-eng.com/store/images/Autometer%203607.jpg)
BETTER:
![](https://www.europaspares.com/images/cached/main/280_280_4005_1.jpg)
CHEESE:
![](http://www.201motorsports.com/images/Gauges.jpg)
Anyone with similar tastes as I have a suggestion?
Stack makes a nice dash kit sure. Racetech has nice clocks. VDO are looking a bit long in the tooth. Defi is too AKIRA looking for me.
I want a no nonsense race style gauge with a nice sweeper or pointer and proper lighting. I think the Autometer range is just hideous. Here in North America everything I can get my mitts on is usually in imperial and has a distinctly "NASCAR" look to it.
I saw in Fast Ford a couple months back a Ripspeed (I think) gauges that looked quite nice. Asked them about it and got no reply.
UGLY:
![](http://speed-eng.com/store/images/Autometer%203607.jpg)
BETTER:
![](https://www.europaspares.com/images/cached/main/280_280_4005_1.jpg)
CHEESE:
![](http://www.201motorsports.com/images/Gauges.jpg)
Anyone with similar tastes as I have a suggestion?
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That is why. And the price is stupid for them.
I want adult gauges. Something that doesn't make my car look like it's a skyline owned by some 19 year old. Simple, to the point and business. Looks like I'll just go and spend the money to do it right.
I want adult gauges. Something that doesn't make my car look like it's a skyline owned by some 19 year old. Simple, to the point and business. Looks like I'll just go and spend the money to do it right.
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thers Greddy guages in a freinds evo and they are always going wrong and they are flimsy as ****
i personaly think the ford racing guages are the best looking but i always end up buying racetech. best combination of quality, simple looks and accuracy.
i have a magazine somewhere with all the guages on test.
i personaly think the ford racing guages are the best looking but i always end up buying racetech. best combination of quality, simple looks and accuracy.
i have a magazine somewhere with all the guages on test.
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i had the SPA stepper driven gauges in the escos, supposedly accurate gauges. did look smart i think these 3 were about Ł300 when i bought them 3 years ago.
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personally id go for something like VDO.
They are accurate, reasonably priced and will match standard ford dials i.e. black face, white numbering, orange needle's and a green backlight.
ran VDO's in my cossies for years without issue.
Went jap for a couple of years and the cars had Defi's. Lovely gauge's but a tad expensive.
They are accurate, reasonably priced and will match standard ford dials i.e. black face, white numbering, orange needle's and a green backlight.
ran VDO's in my cossies for years without issue.
Went jap for a couple of years and the cars had Defi's. Lovely gauge's but a tad expensive.
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i have a set of Autometer silver faced gauges in the 3 door which i quite like but planning on changing them to the black faced stack ones
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Yeah, racetech has a good look to it. Some gauges I actually prefer a mechanical as opposed to a sender.
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