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hmmm autogauge are ok, quite cheap though:

Boost = wouldn't trust it, mine bent the needle and didn't work

Oil, Water temp = fine

Oil pressure = seems ok, pretty close to factory, not 100% though

A/F ratio = wouldn't trust, I'd get something better to be honest

Volts = yeah, not that important

You can usually pick them up off trademe here in NZ for round $30-$40 each or ebay for $12.99 plus shipping

To be honest though, for the ones that are critical to your system spend your money on something better, DEFI, HKS, Apexi or Autometer

The Apexi EL gauges are round $140AUS i think and you can get the standalone ones that don't require the control, mechanical boost

hmm cheers for that.. the series i was looking at is the smoked face one's (they have a blank face when turned off but light up and show the meter when in use), they look great and are cheap as :) but i don’t really want to spend the money on something that doesn’t work correctly.. id spend up to $100 each for good one's (keen on air fuel ratio, boost and maybe oil pressure, undecided), so DEFI, HKS< Apexi or Autometer is the way to go?

Dont cheap out on gauges mate, they are what tell you whats going on. I am not saying spend $250 a gauge, but at least get autometer or 2nd hand japanese ones.

A/F gauges are useless because they use a narrow band O2 sensor, not a wideband like is needed.

If you want black-face gauges, Bryce, there are a few options. Autobarn sell some (I think), then there are the JustJap ones (are these the AutGauge ones?), Saber gauges, and ProSport ones from Lynx Corporation (who are in Erina!).

Unfortunately, the Defi's don't come in BlackFace in the 52mm ones - otherwise I would have got those too. My boost gauge is going in the clock-replacement pod, so I got a BlackFace for that (in 60mm) because it will pretty much be in plain view, and I like my stealth... Avoids break-ins too, hopefully.

I use autometer for boost (left over from mysupra), and it appears to be pretty good, although its not blsck faced when off. A couple of the young 'uns I know speak highly of the driftt series (I think that's how they spell it), which does go blank when off, and I believe is made specifically for autobarn, or they're the sole distributor, or something like that

i made a triple gauge din cluster for my R33 with Autogauge Oil Press, Oil Temp, Water Temp.

the only problem i had is that they are actally quite hard to read in day light. they look great at night, but on a normal summers day, i found myself having to lean in toward them and cup my hand around them in order to read them. the water temp was the worst and i ended up replacing it with a cheap white faced no-name brand one that read 10 degrees high.

i'm about to buy another 52mm autogauge oil press for my HR31.

hope this helps.

BTW, i'll have a spare 52mm AutoMeter AFR guage shortly if ur interested (excuse the gratuitious advert!)

hmm lots to consider, thanks everyone ;)

i personally prefer autometer.. iv got a complete 8 gauge full sweep ultra-lite series setup in my 240z but they were very very expensive.. would prefer to spend as less as possible but don’t want to substitute quality or performance.. defi is looking good! currently on sale on nengun, does anyone have the sizes of a standard din?

Do your auto guages make the beep noise when they turn on ?

Otherwise yeh, im happy with mine. Got oil Temp, boost and Oil Pressure (cos r32 gtr oil pressure guages suck the big one)

They are all mounted in the stock location.. i dont like the guages everywhere look. Might get a photo later and post up

hmm lots to consider, thanks everyone ;)

i personally prefer autometer.. iv got a complete 8 gauge full sweep ultra-lite series setup in my 240z but they were very very expensive.. would prefer to spend as less as possible but don’t want to substitute quality or performance.. defi is looking good! currently on sale on nengun, does anyone have the sizes of a standard din?

Brycey, if you're keen to come down to a Coasties meet, I can show you my set-up - they're still not hooked up, but I have the gauges in there. I just have to find the time to run all the sensors and plug them in.

Basically, you'll need a piece of plastic roughly 180x60x10mm - the width and height you can file down later, and the thickness is good so you can screw it in to the bracket that holds the stereo/climate control in (assuming you're going to mount it in there like I have).

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