What is the closest-to-stock-looking boost gauge?
03-31-05, 12:51 PM
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What is the closest-to-stock-looking boost gauge?
Please, help me chose the closest to stock looking boost gauge. I would appreciate it if anyone who can give me some suggestion, would specify:
- black background (yes/no)
- stockish looking silver ring (yes/no)
- illumination color (green/amber...)
- needle color (white/red/silver...)
The pictures would be very informative (altough they don't tell about illumination). One more important data, I need the information for 2 1/16" sized gauges.
Thanks everybody!
- black background (yes/no)
- stockish looking silver ring (yes/no)
- illumination color (green/amber...)
- needle color (white/red/silver...)
The pictures would be very informative (altough they don't tell about illumination). One more important data, I need the information for 2 1/16" sized gauges.
Thanks everybody!
03-31-05, 01:13 PM
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There is also the RE Amemiya one but that is not so easy to find.
I have a Pettit (Autometer) black surround one that does not look out of place in daylight but (like all cheap Autometer gauges) looks like crap at night with fuzzy out of focus backlighting.
I have a Pettit (Autometer) black surround one that does not look out of place in daylight but (like all cheap Autometer gauges) looks like crap at night with fuzzy out of focus backlighting.
03-31-05, 01:20 PM
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alberto:
I tried the search function but it isn't very useful. Pattern 'boost gauge' return every boost problem anyone ever had (that's about half of the threads around here) and 'gauge' is too general and doesn't yield the right results...
I tried the search function but it isn't very useful. Pattern 'boost gauge' return every boost problem anyone ever had (that's about half of the threads around here) and 'gauge' is too general and doesn't yield the right results...
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03-31-05, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by moconnor
There is also the RE Amemiya one but that is not so easy to find.
03-31-05, 01:26 PM
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VDO gauges match stock very nicely, and are not expensive. Get an orange bulb cover, and the lighting matches perfectly.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?...s=Vision&Cart=
PM me if you would like me to e-mail a pic of my gauge installation.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?...s=Vision&Cart=
PM me if you would like me to e-mail a pic of my gauge installation.
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http://www.defi-shop.com/product/meter/meter_type.html
However, I thought it was the red backlighting. My apologies. Still available for us imperialists that use PSI, or Metric in 2 1/16
However, I thought it was the red backlighting. My apologies. Still available for us imperialists that use PSI, or Metric in 2 1/16
03-31-05, 04:20 PM
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check out autometer traditional chrome.. http://www.specialtiesperformance.com/ShoppingCart.asp
looks pretty similar although i don't know what the backlit color is
looks pretty similar although i don't know what the backlit color is
03-31-05, 06:39 PM
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There are some really cheap ($18.99) new SPI boost gauges for sale at the moment on eBay. Don't know if they are the same SPI gauges that PFS resells for $100 but they do look very similar to the stock gauges.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38660
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38660
03-31-05, 10:08 PM
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I've had the Defi mechanical boost/vacuum gauge in a column mount on my '95 for about 2 years. I selected it specifically because it was the closest to OEM that I could find. At night the amber color is also a good match, but I have found the Defi to be just a little brighter than the other gauges. I always thought about trying a low-value resister to dim it slightly, but never got around to tying it.
03-31-05, 10:14 PM
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I've had the Defi mechanical boost/vacuum gauge in a column mount on my '95 for about 2 years. I selected it specifically because it was the closest to OEM that I could find. At night the amber color is also a good match, but I have found the Defi to be just a little brighter than the other gauges. I always thought about trying a low-value resister to dim it slightly, but never got around to tying it.