Spa gauges

Just bagged a spa oil temp/oil pressure and a spa boost/water temp gauge for £185....bargain I think, nearly £400 in gauges new, merry Christmas to me and the r

Sweet fareplay

Pain in the arse to fit but loverly gauges

Why are they a pain in he arse to fit Johnny? The wiring?

My brothers old setup in his old gtir.

Cheers stu! They do look smart! There going in the air vents, going to take the dash out and have it flocked soon then fit them

There over 52mm if using gauge holder of any type. The pressure sensors are big and bulky. The water one goes in a sensor holder so not to bad. The boost one has to be T pieced into a threaded t piece. Set up on them is a little crazy. Ue boost one you have to turn alarm off low boost or it goes off soon as it vacumes. So guess it's made for pure boost line on different vehicles. Just found them fiddley for few reasons. 

All this said a nice gauge once set up. Just slightly over complicated for most people's needs. Think I have photos if you need for how I taped into achive readings

I was looking at their intercooler in/out temp gauge then saw it was like £300

Want my opinion for that Pete. Use a one of these. Will Not do both sides but for money there ideal. My link might not be 12v one etc

Not seeing a link Johnny?

I phone is crap and about to go out the window. 2 mins thought I had your mobile number

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-1pc-Digital-LCD-Thermometer-Temperature-Kitchen-w-Sensor-water-pet-/351522275577?nav=SEARCH
This is a general link only 
Not exact one I wanted as it has digi and graph read out but you get the idea and they fit nearly straight into dash where hazard sw etc is if you have a blank or space for it

johnny gtir wrote:http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-1pc-Digital-LCD-Thermometer-Temperature-Kitchen-w-Sensor-water-pet-/351522275577?nav=SEARCH

Not exact one I wanted as it has digi and graph read out but you get the idea and they fit nearly straight into dash where hazard sw etc is if you have a blank or space for it

Wow that is cheap, ive been looking at this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prosport-52mm-Smoked-Digital-Intercooler-In-and-Out-Temperature-Gauge-Deg-C-/380500312776?hash=item58979602c8:m:mUthIudES_iQbLhRlSTrNEA

johnny gtir wrote:http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-1pc-Digital-LCD-Thermometer-Temperature-Kitchen-w-Sensor-water-pet-/351522275577?nav=SEARCH

Not exact one I wanted as it has digi and graph read out but you get the idea and they fit nearly straight into dash where hazard sw etc is if you have a blank or space for it

Thanks for that link. One bought. They are good for watching intake temp

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOT-SELL-Digital-Thermometer-Temperature-LCD-Meter-Gauge-C-F-PC-MOD-/261437611329?nav=SEARCH

Stu don't buy one in link it's battery I think mate ? Be carefull you need 12v one or a convertor as a lot are 5v or similar for pc. You need to extend the sensor wire. But mine is near inlet plenum. People talk about if the end snaps it will go into intake. Mines been in 3 year it's not moved

The battery one is fine for what it does mate thanks.
I will grab a load of batteries from the pound shop lol

No probs panicked thought shit he will be calling me a geordie xxxxxx more than normall ha ha links just reference. Slight file to dash next to hazard switch and tiny bit black silicone is how I done mine. There are a few availible in 12 v mate a battery voltage one etc. Rev counter one.  a clock so few options for people.

Lol
I will try this one for that price mate.
If the battery runs out fast then I will look for one to be wired in

that pc one on red & black will be 5v, would be easy use a cig socket usb charger & take board out to make a 5v supply.
I had twin spa gauges in my evo, look nice & seemed good idea on paper but they shite to visually glance at, I always stick to stepper motor analogue now . Can work better with some parameters but for example digital is awful for boost gauge, something to consider & personal preference to some extent.

Think the stepdown converters are couple quid Mr B that's all I used

^ yeh would save mucking about, only thought of it as other half has a shop selling mobile accessories so I got loads of car usb chargers about & have stripped them before to make inbuilt dash usb port & rear passenger ones.
What the response time like on those cheap thermal sensors ?

Mr B wrote:^ yeh would save mucking about, only thought of it as other half has a shop selling mobile accessories so I got loads of car usb chargers about & have stripped them before to make inbuilt dash usb port & rear passenger ones.
What the response time like on those cheap thermal sensors ?

Hmmm now there's a great idea

Mr B wrote:^ yeh would save mucking about, only thought of it as other half has a shop selling mobile accessories so I got loads of car usb chargers about & have stripped them before to make inbuilt dash usb port & rear passenger ones.
What the response time like on those cheap thermal sensors ?

Top of my head can not remember but the 12v ones are very fast for the price

0.2 sec each time