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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby pisso01 on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 1:56 +0000

Same as mine. Very nice gauges, I love mine. I'm having trouble with the oil pressure gauge though. Autron think it is the sender and want me to send it down to them for testing. Bit annoying as Ill have to find a way to plug the hole while they test the sender and decide whether to send a new one or not.

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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby 02agro on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 2:14 +0000

i have been tossing up between autron or autometer gauges ive always run autometer in my previous turbo cars. But i think after looking at the pic ill go with autron they look the goods!
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby Jack S on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 2:48 +0000

What website is everyone buying these guages from?
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby timothyg on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 3:08 +0000

autometer nexus might be the nearest to oem dash lights IMHO. Plus, quite popular brands over here would be Defi & HKS meters. Used them before on my turbo cars. No complaints.
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby pisso01 on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 3:41 +0000

Jack S wrote:What website is everyone buying these guages from?


Got mine from http://www.autron.com.au They are Exy but worth it I think. They recon the problem I'm having with my oil pressure gauge is rare and they have only had it happen 2 or 3 times.

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Aftermarket gauges

Postby toyboata on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 5:03 +0000

eBay has good deals on Autometer. I got my Auto-Meter Sport Comp boost and EGT gauges for i think $200 delivered for the pair.
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby dute on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 5:30 +0000

Mine was about the same price . . . 8-)
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby Paul123 on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 9:22 +0000

Autron advertise in 4WD Action and have a discount if you use the code "AUTRON22" when ordering

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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby amitch888 on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:03 +0000

Thanks for the photo Paul. They look good 8-) Think I'll be going with them when I'm ready
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby kyle300exc on Sun, 28 Apr 2013 1:13 +0000

Looking at getting some gauges ATM from what I have read Autron seem to tick all the boxs. Im after some feedback from the blokes that have gauges what would you change if you did it again. There's the 3 gauge pillar or the 2 gauge. The features the gauges offer is a bit confusing as well.This is what Im thinking , EGT, coolant temp, oil pressure not sure about transmission temp or weather to have a gauge for battery voltage.

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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby pisso01 on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 5:55 +0000

Kyle, I've got the autron dual gauges in EGT/boost and oil pressure/water temp. You also have the option to add another third readout on each gauge. You have quite a few options with these. I've got outside air temp and intake manifold surface temp. I'm thinking about changing them to intake air temp and air temp coming over the intercooler.

Yell if you have anymore questions.

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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby 10 luxxxx on Tue, 28 May 2013 9:07 +0000

Can anyone tell me if its possible to use the factory temp senders for a water temp gauge and auto temp or is adding new senders a must. If it us possible to tap into them any hints on where they are located would be great. Cheers.
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby SRLUXX on Wed, 29 May 2013 2:34 +0000

I don't know if this has been covered somewhere else, if so sorry guys?

Where is everyone mounting there gauges in the new luxs with the srs side airbags? Can't mount them on the piller anymore :(

I want boost and egt, maby temp and oil but have no place to mount them :/
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby amitch888 on Wed, 29 May 2013 3:04 +0000

There are pods which go behind the steering wheel, can't remember what they are called.
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby Gsxr1000testpilot on Wed, 29 May 2013 5:23 +0000

SRLUXX wrote:I don't know if this has been covered somewhere else, if so sorry guys?

Where is everyone mounting there gauges in the new luxs with the srs side airbags? Can't mount them on the piller anymore :(

I want boost and egt, maby temp and oil but have no place to mount them :/


Fairly sure you can still mount them on the pillar, the airbags are above your head I believe.
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby hilder91 on Wed, 29 May 2013 5:42 +0000

here is my triple pillar pod mount with boost gauge top one, EGT middle one, AFR bottom one. there all from glowshift. Image
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby 10 luxxxx on Wed, 29 May 2013 5:52 +0000

10 luxxxx wrote:Can anyone tell me if its possible to use the factory temp senders for a water temp gauge and auto temp or is adding new senders a must. If it us possible to tap into them any hints on where they are located would be great. Cheers.



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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby mow44u on Wed, 29 May 2013 6:11 +0000

10 luxxxx wrote:
10 luxxxx wrote:Can anyone tell me if its possible to use the factory temp senders for a water temp gauge and auto temp or is adding new senders a must. If it us possible to tap into them any hints on where they are located would be great. Cheers.



Bump anyone.


I put a new sender in for my water temp guage. You might be able to tap into the factory sender information somewhere, but I think that trying to get the factory info would be more of a challenge that actually putting additional senders in.

Plus having an additional sender will mean that you are not relying on the inaccuracy of the factory units. How do you know that the factory ones are reading or working correctly... you dont.

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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby 10 luxxxx on Wed, 29 May 2013 6:14 +0000

Yeh I was thinking along the same lines but was not sure if it is the factory gauge that is inaccurate or the sender looks like a new sender is on the cards.
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Re: Aftermarket gauges

Postby Gsxr1000testpilot on Wed, 29 May 2013 6:25 +0000

Nice gauges mow44u, there exactly the same gauges I just purchased for mine, except I went with brushed chrome rings... What is the max temp you see on the pyro, and how much boost do you see.
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