Fitting Gauges

[97paseo]

Ok I've found some nice guages but they can only supply the vacuum & volts (I wanted air/fuel as well) in that style.

Basically does anyone know how hard it's going to be to install oil temp or oil pressure or water temp as the third gauge?

[starletsy]

Si you into your ICE? If so check out the range to Autometer guages the Colbalt ones inparticular as they do some very nice amp temp and other ICE related stuff

Sy

[jaxx]

never done it although i would have thought it was a case of fitting the sensor/sender into the designated place. pluggin that into the gauge and then maybe a 12v feed and a dash light activation feed???

job done?

[97paseo]

I've only got a basic install - they sound cool though. The one's I'm after are Autogauge with indiglo:

What do you rekon?

[starletsy]

Have a lookie at these mate:

clicky

[97paseo]

Have a lookie at these mate:

Very nice!

So does anyone know what's involved in hooking up the oil temp or pressure one's?

[LORD_ED]

oil pressure is easy enough ish u will need a sender unit to come off the standard sensor as there is not enuff space.

oil temps not that easy as there is not an existing sensor which u can tap into (so ive been told) u need to install one i personallly dont wanna put one in as a: cars not a 800bhp monster where it could come in handy and b: just dont see the point

ed

[97paseo]

oil pressure is easy enough ish u will need a sender unit to come off the standard sensor as there is not enuff space.

I think you get all that stuff with them (see attachment) is that it in the pic?

Does it mean I just need to run a bunch of wires etc through to the engine or would I need tubes & stuff going through?

[LORD_ED]

thats the sender unit however that does not fit (needs more space) the pipe they used i on the top of my tongue ill speak to them on monday and find out. for oil pressure under the bonnet u will need to have the tube goin to the sender this has a wire goin to the gauge thru the firewall. in the car the best thing to get power to the gauge is off a switch (once again ill check this info or someone can corect me) u can also get the power for the display off there so when ure lights go on ur gauges light up

sorry its abit garbled just work for 29 hours a tad tired now

ed

[97paseo]

sorry its abit garbled just work for 29 hours a tad tired now

ed

Blimey! Thanks for the help!

I get you on the power thing & illumination it's the mechanics of the sender etc in the engine that's got me worried!

Is it a bad idea to start messing around with the oil lines etc?

[LORD_ED]

i would do il pressure oil temp will be a pain in the rs .

te tube i was talkin about is a flexible copper one

or mix and match i have a pillar pod both sides on my car top has a digital gauge and the bottom is analogue and it works well

ed

[97paseo]

i would do il pressure oil temp will be a pain in the rs .

Ok thanks for that. I was looking at the oil pressure gauge on a mates Golf today & it looked like a bit of a headache to do on the Seo.

Might have a look at having one as a digi gauge. Have you got the digital Air/Fuel guage you showed me originally? How hard are they to install?

[LORD_ED]

the air fuel u need to take a feed off the lambda sensor an run the lead into the cabin not too hard if u can get it on a ramp oh and i have the af sensor

whats pm me ur email and ill send u a pic of the seras engine bay the i can talk u thru the oil pressure set up