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i bought an "autogauge" gauge from "online depot" also for pretty cheap

they provide a good product for cheap, but there is a couple of weeks delay with them..

worth it for the price you pay :whistling:

I'd use a different quote.. "you get what you pay for."

Like a few people in this thread, I bought a black face autogauge meter from the same place.

Prompt delivery and the product looked alright. Hard to see the needle in daylight though.

After a couple of weeks I was bothered by the rest position of the gauge ( reading when engine was off ) plus it was reading about 4 psi on stock gtr actuators.

Scavenged a mechanical test gauge from work and used it as a reference.. was sitting on about 9psi.

Meter was filed in the round filing cabinet..

Ordered an a'pexi mechanical el meter to replace it and am much more confidant of a correct reading.

I wouldn't consider a correct reading gauge a luxury.

James.

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quick question regarding install

comes with a long length of clear tubing which you attach to rear of gauge then run into engine bay, then there is a short lenth of a larger size tube which you attach to t peice from vacuum line...should i just use the smaller sized tubing all the way or buy some more tubing the same size as t-peice & run that all the way into cabin then use a tiny amount of the clear tubing just to attach to rear of gauge?

Thanks

Noel

Ok installed gauge on weekend...I put it where the ashtray is supposed to be...Just took it out, cut a bit of mdf to fit then cut out hole in middle for gauge, stuck some grey carpet that i had lying around on, put gauge in mdf, it hooked it all up then pushed mdf into space & presto i now have a boost gauge in a legal spot...will post pics when i take some.

Only drama i had was a tiny one where T-peice did not fit original vacuum hose to inlet but i replaced this with left over 4mm hose that i had used instead of the clear nylon tubing that comes with gauge & was all good

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Ok installed gauge on weekend...I put it where the ashtray is supposed to be...Just took it out, cut a bit of mdf to fit then cut out hole in middle for gauge, stuck some grey carpet that i had lying around on, put gauge in mdf, it hooked it all up then pushed mdf into space & presto i now have a boost gauge in a legal spot...will post pics when i take some.

Only drama i had was a tiny one where T-peice did not fit original vacuum hose to inlet but i replaced this with left over 4mm hose that i had used instead of the clear nylon tubing that comes with gauge & was all good

Here are some pics I took yesterday, with my new camera, of my dash/center console:

Ricey I know lol

Click here for more pics

Center_Console_Liteup.jpg

Dash_Liteup.jpg

Its been sent but Aust Post dont know where it is...Mark is chasing it up with them

Received, seems Australia Post magically found it, & it showed up at reception once we enquried about it.

All good its here now so now i can go and play ;-)

Also my turbotech does not have a little pin hole in it...in the original thread for these i saw a few others also had no hole & one was even told its the new design...is this a problem or is it all good?

Cheers

Noel

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