Review on Prosport Gauges
09-02-07, 06:44 PM
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I also found these cheapo gauges on another forum. They should compare with the Prosports pretty well.. Have tried them though.
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/
09-05-07, 06:14 PM
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installed my prosport gauges.. readings so far are very inaccurate considering i had my previous units hooked up in the same spot. and they were inline with the haltech reading..
on the other hand, when the water temp was at 90C on haltech the prosport gauge was showing 170F /76C...lol
i have contacted prosport.
on the other hand, when the water temp was at 90C on haltech the prosport gauge was showing 170F /76C...lol
i have contacted prosport.
09-05-07, 07:18 PM
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I also found these cheapo gauges on another forum. They should compare with the Prosports pretty well.. Have tried them though.
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/
09-10-07, 08:51 PM
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I got a refund (minus shipping costs) with no restocking fees or any other BS like that. If anyone wants to give their gauges a shot, you can do so without worrying about losing your money and ending up with a product you dont like.
ProSport's customer service is excellent. I wish I could say the same for their gauges
ProSport's customer service is excellent. I wish I could say the same for their gauges
11-23-07, 06:33 PM
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Hi! I just got my gauge today. And i have 2 questions. 1st is the oil pressure gauge pointer rest on 20psi is that normal? 2nd one is the water temp gauge, the pointer rest between 140F and 130F is that normal? Thanks
11-25-07, 08:54 PM
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20 PSI at idle or 20 PSI while it's off? 140F and 130F at idle or while it's off?
12-01-07, 06:04 PM
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yeah both gauge are not even hook up yet. but i called prosport they said it doesn't matter where the pointer sit, they will be fine once i got them wire.
01-15-08, 09:55 PM
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Bumping this thread up to ask a question.
1. When your gauges do the opening ceremony, do they peg at max temp/press, or do they stop maybe 3/4 of the way? I bought 2x water temp and one stops at ~300, the other at ~250... the needles too are barely, barely off, but I don't think it's going to pose much of a problem.
I was about to buy about 7 more gauges for my friends and a oil press/temp for me, but this is making me a bit weary. I also bought a boost gauge and it was at ~+3 in/hg with no vacuum line attached, just with power, so I tested it's accuracy on my FD vs. the Mity Vac (Yeah wan, I still have yours, haha) and it confirmed its inaccuracy I even boosted it and it showed I was boosting like ~5-6 psi, about 2-3 psi off... These are all performance gauges, I think I'm going to have the guy exchange my boost gauge for a premium one, and verify that the needle is sitting at 0, and I want to mount it on my steering column cover, so it'll be a lot easier doing it this way with the already included mounting items.
1. When your gauges do the opening ceremony, do they peg at max temp/press, or do they stop maybe 3/4 of the way? I bought 2x water temp and one stops at ~300, the other at ~250... the needles too are barely, barely off, but I don't think it's going to pose much of a problem.
I was about to buy about 7 more gauges for my friends and a oil press/temp for me, but this is making me a bit weary. I also bought a boost gauge and it was at ~+3 in/hg with no vacuum line attached, just with power, so I tested it's accuracy on my FD vs. the Mity Vac (Yeah wan, I still have yours, haha) and it confirmed its inaccuracy
I even boosted it and it showed I was boosting like ~5-6 psi, about 2-3 psi off... These are all performance gauges, I think I'm going to have the guy exchange my boost gauge for a premium one, and verify that the needle is sitting at 0, and I want to mount it on my steering column cover, so it'll be a lot easier doing it this way with the already included mounting items.
05-09-08, 06:05 AM
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they are not accurate, crap, ive had them for a year almost , and they always read atleast 20F off if not more..supposedly something to do with mazda according to prosport
05-10-08, 03:03 AM
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I bought their top of the line gauges to avoid problems with their cheaper line and they were just as bad as the entry level gauges. Could it be that Mazda owners are the only ones to actually test their accuracy and see how crappy these are hence the problem with Mazda?
05-10-08, 10:03 PM
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Something to do with Mazda? Are they on crack? I'd like to see how its only on Mazda cars that their gauges are **** and not on other cars. The gauges use their own ProSport senders and their own ProSport wiring. The only thing "Mazda" in this equation is the physical vehicle and the power source via Mazda wiring, assuming that the person installing the gauge taps into a 12v power source from a nearby factory wire. Thats a shitty excuse to get people off their backs.
I bought their top of the line gauges to avoid problems with their cheaper line and they were just as bad as the entry level gauges. Could it be that Mazda owners are the only ones to actually test their accuracy and see how crappy these are hence the problem with Mazda?
I bought their top of the line gauges to avoid problems with their cheaper line and they were just as bad as the entry level gauges. Could it be that Mazda owners are the only ones to actually test their accuracy and see how crappy these are hence the problem with Mazda?
Ive got emails stating that mostly "mazda owners" have issues with accuracy.
Further emails, asked whether i could get a hold of a thermometer, get a bowl of hot water and put both the sender unit and thermometer in; to test if the guages were truly at fault.
i havent done that yet sine i dont got one and cant be bothered to. all i know is that if the gauges start reading 190+ the car is getting hot!
