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Need Night Pics Of Some Gauges...Also Need Gauge Suggestions

Old Dec 25, 2003 | 05:51 PM
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Need Night Pics Of Some Gauges...Also Need Gauge Suggestions

I have like $60 max to spend on a boost gauge, but if I can go under that it would be fine. I'm just looking for a good quality one with a blue backlighting. Preferrably white face, but doesn't matter. My problem is that most pictures of gauges are only daytime pics, and I need lots of night pics. Whats a good gauge for in my price range that has blue backlighting, or just blue backlit numbers. Red backlighting would be nice too, but I haven't even seen any with it.

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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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i think autometer is around the $60 price range, and you can get a blue cover for the bulb to light up and match, i also think vdo has a blue boost guage that kinda looks like the new vw guages
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 09:57 PM
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http://www.optauto.com/webstore/prod...=yes&dept=3572

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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 10:08 PM
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Nice, but I think you missed my price range, lol
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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OH LOL...I saw the "you save" and thought that was the price
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 10:34 PM
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Also...are you looking for an "indiglo" look or would a blue light be sufficient? Because you aren't going to find many cheap indiglo looking gauges, especially under $60 (that won't die in a week). If a blue bulb is fine, get these:
http://www.optauto.com/webstore/prod...k=yes&dept=397

and this:
http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/EUR19480
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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Blue light would be fine, might get that one, any other suggestions?
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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Err.. Autometer gauges here.. I don't suggest you get them. For the same price I'd get VDO gauges.

http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...ight=autometer
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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Which VDO model is that one he has? Also what color lighting is it?
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 11:05 PM
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http://store.summitracing.com/partde...=VDO%2D150206D

it lists it as $27 at summitracing.com but you will also have to get a tubing kit... for about $10 I think.. if you want to save more I believe you can get a tubing kit for about $5 at autozone
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 11:06 PM
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err lighting is standard white. Same as the lighting in that autometer gauge I posted above.
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 11:22 PM
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Can I use the blue lighting in Sprocketts post above?
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 11:32 PM
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Welll... I'm really not sure. Never really done it myself before. But if you can find the same type of lightbulb in blue I don't see why not.... Just don't expect the same lighting as an indiglo gauge...
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