I have the red covers on the AutoMeter light bulbs so the light color is fairly close to stock, acording to AdamC, VDO makes 'orange' light bulb covers that are an exact match to the stock color. I am working on getting the light INTENSITY to match between the stock & AutoMeter lighting. Thanks for the kudos :cool:

I loved this thread, but the photos got lost in the forum update, maxpesce can you please post them again?

-s-

Yeah, I'd like to see the lost pictures too

First link does not work..

Mahjik

Thanks for the reply & link - I thought I posted a new link to the Garage pics back in July :confused:

Update
 

I will try to find the rest of the photos that went w/ this thread but for now here is a recent pic showing the warning lights i added for low fuel and low coolant

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/PICT0194.jpg

Looks good but why is the fuel gauge turned? I understand the temp gauges to point upwards. I looked in to this but never did the project. I wanted to replace the water and oil pressure with Defi water and oil temps as well as the tack but I don't want to loose the low warning as well as the cruise lights.

the fuel level guage is turned simply to match the oil & water temp guages.
I still have to add a low oil level warning light - I plan on putting it in the A-Pillar pod next to the Oil Pressure guage

I can't get the lnkto open. has it been deleted or something?

There are quite a few links in this thread.

Did you see the link on post #30 to the VB Garage? It works.

hey max,

what is that on your steering column?

Gas light and check engine looks like.

From post #32;

"low fuel and low coolant"

thanks RE I didn't make the connection when I read it. Apparently I'm stuck on slow today. :)

i'm curious if the backlighting on the autometer gauges match the stock ones?

You can change the lamp covers to any color you want. But yes, mine match. Autometer sells little covers in different colors to give you the look you want.

Update
 

I have posted pics on my web site:

http://web.me.com/maxpesce/DavidMark...-7_Gauges.html

Sorry Above Link is broken

Try This one
http://web.mac.com/maxpesce/MyCars/M...om_Gauges.html

how much ohms do those three gauges need? I need to replace tack and speed gauge on my cluster on my FD. Thinking of replacing all the gauges with autometer. Can someone please help? Share some info.

you do realize this is a 2 year old thread?

I used the "Ford" style Fuel level meter, and for the other two (Water Temp, and Oil Temp) I used the Autometer senders. The Oil Temp sender is mounted to a custom oil filter pedestal. for Oil Pressure I used a mechanical gauge with tapped into the same port the stock pressure sender was located in.

The ford style fuel meter is not a very good match to the mazda sensor so now I would use one of the newer programmable style fuel meters instead.

If you read the FIRST post you would realize this thread was started over SEVEN (7) years ago, but i still have the car and I am still around to answer questions! so your post is moot! :-)

I have been trying to call some other guys who replace clusters but got no response. it's been about a year. I have seen many negative responses on repairing or replacing clusters in this forum and it doesn't sound good so I were looking into auto meter 5'' tac, 3-3/8"speedo,2-1/16"water temp,fuel and oil .To me thats the way to go but i need to know the ohms for WT, fuel and oil.

Yep, What he said.


All hail Max!