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I'm going to be replacing the standard boggo 3 clock dash and adding new gauges for the turbo build - digital speedo & tacho, AFR, boost, accurate water temp, oil pressure, good petrol gauge too etc

So i was wondering were the best place to get them is? I ideally want them to be all the same style and look. Something a bit classy - not changing colours every two seconds, but also modern and not Smiths style.

Is there a company that does the whole shebang that i could get them all from or do I need to go traipsing around looking for the same gauges from different companies?

Pictures of what you guys have done would be marvellous too dash and gauge wise, save me looking through every build thread.

Stack are good mate, that is what i have gone to now.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

A little different to what you're after I think, but I too wanted to keep things simple;

Stack tacho with speedo readout mounted on the top dash rail, auxiliary gauges mounted on the steering column.



Dave.

Mine-plank of mdf dash



Have you tried etb gauges, they do something that may be of interest

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On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

smiths flight look gd, never seen them in a mini either

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

i'm a sucker for everything matching as well as keeping it simple, this is my dash

Koso RX2n+ 10k Multifunction gauge
AEM Water Temp
AEM Oil Pressure
AEM Tru-Boost
AEM Wideband

Megajolt for easy laptop access.

http://turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=170151

Thats looks awesome Simon!

Whats the Koso like to wire in? Have you got any additional sensors hooked up to it?

Edited by John on 6th Jun, 2011.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

The Koso is dead easy to wire in (pretty sure you can download a manual to look at before buying too), the only extra bit you need is the adaptor for the speedo cable which converts the rotational signal to an electronic one, I actually got mine free with the dash too.

It also comes with 2 temp sensors for water and oil, I havent used either as I have the AEM water gauge, and I havent yet drilled/tapped a hole for oil temp. It also has a fuel level gauge.

I have the extra switches, big red power cut off on the right, the smaller red switch is for the MJ & ignition coil, the green switch is power for all the gauges so that should a low battery arise I can start the car with all gauges off to save a bit of power.

http://turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=170151

Ah thats quite good then.

So theoritcally I could get away with a wideband, oil pressure and boost gauge along with the Koso.

Do you have to click through the displays to see water/oil temp.

I take it typically you have speed and rpm displayed?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

i'll have to dig out the manual on the temp readouts, but i think your right you have to press a button to switch between them.

normal driving you have rpm obviously as the big needle, and a digital speed reading on the LCD, as well as your mileage/and a fuel/temp gauge etc

edit, also top right of the gauge that round blob is a shift light with 2 settings, orange 'warning rpm', red 'you probably should have changed by now rpm'.

Edited by Simon on 6th Jun, 2011.

http://turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=170151

With the Koso you can switch between various views, ie fuel level and water temp, oil temp and water temp, fuel level and oil temp.

Excellent! I think my mind may be made up!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

The only problem with the Koso is that it sounds like it's in the country illegally...

The views available are:
Clock + fuel
Water temp + fuel
Oil temp + water temp

one day boost will be mine!

the AEM gauges are brilliant, anyone with a UEGO will know how accurate they are, if a little too accurate, but their other gauges are just as good, spot on and very reliable.

http://turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=170151

You can even use some AEM boost gauges as a map sensor up to 35psi boost !!!

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

the one i have will regulate up to 29psi but you can get an external add-on sensor up to 75psi!

http://turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=170151

some stuff on here

https://www.europaspares.com/6/GAUGES.html

The Autometer gauges might fit the bill, these are easier to get here in NZ than Smiths so was considering using these in my dash (don't know about UK) , Still have that old classic look.
http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugelist.asp...4&opid=1&szid=2

Edited by NealfromNZ on 11th Jun, 2011.

No boost gauge in there I'm afraid

[X] nail here for new monitor

Was looking for video's of Koso dashes on youtube and came across this! lol

http://youtu.be/5xUFQKxdlxE

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.