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what kind of gauges to get for my car?

Old 08-12-2009, 11:41 PM
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Not too long ago there was a battery drain from my radio, so i took out the entire deck. now i have a whole where the radio deck used to be. getting a bit antsy to cover that hole with something and was dancing with the idea of some gauges. although almost useless, at this point, i dont really mind the form over function. i was checking out autometer's site and there's like too many damn kinds of gauges to choose from.

i figured i could probably fit 2 gauges in that area. electrical vs mechanical - i'm leaning heavily towards electrical. Full sweep vs short swwp - maybe short swwp since it's a lot cheaper.

can you guys give me some ideas of which 2 gauges i should put in?

N/a b16 in 1992 civic hb.

i was thinking maybe: oil pressure and air'fuel ratio.

thanks!
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Default Re: what kind of gauges to get for my car?

air fuel is pointless unless you have a wideband 02 sensor.

how about a simple volt gauge oil pressure?
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hey man, being that what got me to get the gauges in the first place was due to a battery drain, the voltmeter is an excellent idea. I will go with the voltmeter and electrical oil pressure gauge by Sunpro. the 2 can be had for about $50 on amazon. thanks for the input ^XpLiCiTxX^!
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Default Re: what kind of gauges to get for my car?

Originally Posted by ^XpLiCiTxX^
air fuel is pointless unless you have a wideband 02 sensor.
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how about a simple volt gauge oil pressure?
agreed
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Default Re: what kind of gauges to get for my car?

i placed my order for my gauges through ebay. i ended up getting the voltmeter and the electric oil pressure gauge. i got these 2:

http://sunpro.com/product_detail.php?pid=16444
i got that for $35 shipped on ebay, with 12% cash back from bing.

http://sunpro.com/product_detail.php?pid=16447
this one i got for $15 shipped!

thanks again guys.
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Do you know how to wire them up?
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wriign catn be that hard, esp for the volt gauge. i did a quick research on the oil pressure gauge and the hardest thing of the install is the oil sender wire, which i would replace the stock one since it's useless.

the only thing i need now is a nice pod to hold the gauges. i took out the radio, so i need to either find a pod that fits there or fabricate my own. i dont like the a-pillar pods since everyone would see the gauges.
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advance auto sells sunpro. pretty cheap too, in the 20 couple dollar range.
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