[Shotimes] What are your favorite 3 add-on gauges?
Carl Prochilo
gr8sho@adelphia.net
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:43:10 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Okay, if anyone can send me a URL with a vendor that has a premanufactured
DIN plate that is angled for these gauges, I'd very much appreciate that.
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Thanks and Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson
On Mon, August 16, 2004 10:45 am, Ian Fisher said:
> Another solution is to use a DIN plate and the
> Autometer angle rings. That is, if they fit on the DIN
> plate. I don't know if they are wider than the gauges
> themselves.
>
> Ian
>
> --- Bill Murray <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com> wrote:
>
>> Mark Nunnally had said that the Oil Temp in his 89
>> was always about the
>> same as water temp. If thats the case with most
>> SHOs, I'd probably get
>> the water temp and figure the my oil is about the
>> same temp. I have Oil
>> PSI, Water Temp, and Volts, it seems the be the 3
>> most common gauges
>> that SHO owners get. I figured that the Volts would
>> be the gauge that
>> did the least, but of the 3 it has been the most
>> helpful for me so far.
>> My water temp gauge helped when my ECT was bad also.
>> If I decide to get
>> more gauges, I think a vacuum gauge will be on the
>> list, and maybe a
>> tranny temp gauge.
>> I'm currently working on a 3 gauge holder that will
>> fit in the 93+
>> consoles where the tape box is. You can also find
>> some DIN panels that
>> are angled and have 3 holes for gauges. I believe
>> Apex'i makes one, and
>> a few manufactures that cater to European cars.
>>
>> Bill Murray
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Ron Nottingham [mailto:ron@v6sho.com]
>> > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 2:35 PM
>> > To: gr8sho@adelphia.net; Shotimes@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] What are your favorite 3
>> add-on gauges?
>> >
>> >
>> > I would prefer oil pressure, oil temperature and
>> water
>> > temperature. If you
>> > were wanting to keep the radio, move it to the
>> space now
>> > occupied by the
>> > coin/cup holder, and place the gauges in the space
>> that was
>> > occupied by the
>> > radio.
>> >
>> > Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
>> > 89 325i
>> > 90 SHO
>> >
>> > "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Carl Prochilo"
>> <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
>> >
>> >
>> > > Going to have some Autometer gauges added to my
>> SHO in place of the
>> > > coin/cupholder.
>> > >
>> > > First question is, is that an acceptable
>> location for 3 gauges?
>> > >
>> > > Second, what gauge combo do you prefer?
>> >
>> >
>> >
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