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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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what size are these gauges?

i'm currently waiting for the seller to email me back, but i'd like to know now, so i can order a pod for the dash..
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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there is no way to really tell since there is nothing to guess against...
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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probly just normal 2 1/16 inch
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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most aftermarket japanese produced gauges with peak and hold functions are 60mm. I've never seen any peak/hold buttons on 52mm old school hks gauges. I'm like 99.9% sure theyre 60mm
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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your actually keeping that nasty black on orange guage setup? i could only stand it for a few days of driving then i had to throw up and get some white faced guages. i cant stand that orange... but thats just my opinion
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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yeah i think you are right, i happen to like these gauges matt so oh well, any other takers at guessing? i'm hoping they are 52mm because aren't 60mm huge?
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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I like the old school feel that the orange gives off. Although it isn't as popular now, that's not why I bought the car. If I wanted something popular I would of bought a Civic... And then promptly committed suicide out of shame.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tjeter
yeah i think you are right, i happen to like these gauges matt so oh well, any other takers at guessing? i'm hoping they are 52mm because aren't 60mm huge?
nope I have 2 or 3 old school 60mm HKS gauges and love them.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by matts86fc3s
your actually keeping that nasty black on orange guage setup? i could only stand it for a few days of driving then i had to throw up and get some white faced guages. i cant stand that orange... but thats just my opinion
I like the black and orange, i tryed to make my apes rsm orange instead of blue
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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yeah, i think they are 60mm also, what exactly does the reset and select buttons do?
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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When you press select if will enable the peak hold function (it will hold your needle atyour highest reading). you can enable/disable peak hold. Reset well resets it.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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Majority of the peak / hold type gauges are 60mm.
It is slightly smaller than the typical U.S. 2-5/8" gauges.

Those HKS gauges are most likely 60mm.
They look like very old models though, looking at the font.
Be careful about the senders, since HKS has discontinued a lot of the senders from their very old gauges like those.
So if yours gets lost or broken, you might not be able to replace the sensors, making the gauges basically useless.


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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Oh, and that comment about BACKLIT orange faced gauges looking bad...

They match the stock interior lighting better.
Red / orange is on the low wavelength side of the spectrum.
Thus, they are better for your nightvision.
All those IDIOTS who like white or INDIGLO **** are screwing their eyes up driving at night.
Think about it.
Blue is on the high side of the light wavelength spectrum, and it's the worst color to be staring at when driving in the dark.

If I could, I would run all BACKLIT orange faced auxiliary gauges with one or two PRIMARY display gauges (boost and EGT) with maybe contrasting colors.
I run GReddy 60mm P / H boost and EGT gauges that are black face, but light up green at night - this makes for easy peripheral vision at night, as most of my other gauges are orange...


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