Kriss
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 01:33 PM |
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Gauges - advice please
Thinking of buying the three below for my 2003 R1 MK Indy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ACUMEN-DG8-GEAR-INDICATOR-CBR-GSXR-ZX-R1-R6-RSV-MV_W0QQitemZ200190303210QQihZ010QQcategoryZ25643QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SMOKED-FACE-OIL-TEMP-TEMPERATURE-GAUGE-52mm-WRX-GTST-RS_W0QQitemZ180206008828QQihZ008QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm
dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SMOKED-SMOKE-FACE-OIL-PRESSURE-GAUGE-KIT-2-52mm-BAR_W0QQitemZ170185759514QQihZ007QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVi
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should these all be ok to fit? not really too sure what I need to look for.
Cheers
Chris
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02GF74
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 02:50 PM |
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firstly only one of those links works for me.
the temp gauge is in Farenheit, if you are happy with that, then that should be fine (I am a C man)
the only thing is that you need to look at is the sender. the gauges should come with these and you need to be sure you can fit them to your engine;
you can buy adapters since there is not one standard size.
one more thing. if you need other gauges e.g. fuel gauge, voltmeter, speedometer, rev counter etc. make sure they are availble in the same
style/colour - it will look far nicer.
[Edited on 15/1/08 by 02GF74]
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Kriss
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 03:38 PM |
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really not sure why some links are not working. they were all done in the same fashion.
the other gauges are included within the Koso unit I am getting fitted.
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 03:38 PM |
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Probably not too relevant to a BEC.
I fitted two of these units to my son's Scooby over the new year.( Boost & Oil )
Good quality and looked the BIZ.
I'll certainly give them another look when it is time to fit out the Roadster.
Ronnie 
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Kriss
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 03:55 PM |
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Chris (ZXRLocost) @ BEC Centre is building the car for me, I just pick out the shiney bits lol!
Will see what he can make of the units and order them up!
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GeoffT
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 04:01 PM |
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Be careful with the 'smoked face' gauges, I used some Autogauge ones, and they were unreadable in an open topped car in bright (and even
not-so-bright) daylight. Maybe these are better in that respect, but I would make sure before you commit your cash
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 04:04 PM |
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if you look at the end of the lines of code for the links you will see that two are not correct
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Guinness
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 04:17 PM |
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I bought three smoked face 270 degree dials for my car. As Geoff said, they are pretty difficult to read in bright sunlight. However mine came with
some little slash cut cowls to provide some shade (although I used them to angle them more towards the driver).
The other thing with the ones I bought, was that they aren't very well damped. Sling the car round a corner, over a yump or brake hard and the
needles move about quite a bit.
But they do look SWEEET at night!
HTH
Mike
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Kriss
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 04:53 PM |
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I guess if you are use to where the needles normally sit at temp, then it doesnt matter what theya re reading if the needle is out of its normal
position
think they would be ok on a BEC R1?
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