"drift" Gauges

[Rav Mad]

Hello Everyone,

Just went down to Autobarn on the weekend and my eyes caught the "DRIFT" brand gauges.

I surely needed them so badly since they looked very good. Has any1 bought them from autobarn?

Any feedback about them will be much appriciated.

Thanks Guyz!

[nitsua]

I bought these to replace my r34 cluster, havent put 'em in yet....they look'd too good to pass up

[Ronin 09]

are these the black face copies of the Defi gauges?

[Al]

They look good but are VERY over priced

[Rav Mad]

Do u think so ali? caz compared to the Autometer ones these things are almost half the price.

[Jdfnq]

Autometer FTW

[Al]

Who is Ali?

I use these and haven't had a problem, they are also "smoked gauges" unfortunately i could only find "ON" pics. JustJap $79ea, but i bought them as a deal: 3 gauges and a 3 gauge DIN mount for $190 delivered.

Link here

They are a couple of degrees out, but who cares, as long as they are roughly accurate. The main thing is: They give consistent readings. The DRFT gauges are of the same quality anyway, so their accuracy may not be any better.

[Rav Mad]

Sorry about that Al,i mistyped..

well that sounds a very good price, where did u get the fitted from? Well this was what autobarn quoted me..

The Drift gauges - roughtly $70 each gauge ($210 for 3)

For installing each gauge - $60 so caz i needed 3 = $180 (juz for install)

And im in doubt if to get them fitted or not, i was in such a hurry i booked in a date and paid a advance to them aswel. ($100)

Now im thinking if what i should do? any comments?

Who is Ali?

I use these and haven't had a problem, they are also "smoked gauges" unfortunately i could only find "ON" pics. JustJap $79ea, but i bought them as a deal: 3 gauges and a 3 gauge DIN mount for $190 delivered.

Link here

They are a couple of degrees out, but who cares, as long as they are roughly accurate. The main thing is: They give consistent readings. The DRFT gauges are of the same quality anyway, so their accuracy may not be any better.

[Al]

Fark my bad, they must have come down in price. When i saw them last they where about $130ea, was about 2years ago

I mounted the gauges myself and got my mechanic (who is a qualified auto elec) to install the sensors and wire them up.

[unarmed_skyline]

my mate got a couple of the smoked bak drift ones and he said he found them very hard to read during the day, but other than that only heard good things bout em. although Autometer have always been what i've gone for and never steered me wrong

[LTHLRB]

dont bother comparing these gauges to any others... stupid thing to do... but if you want bang for your buck.. justjap or isc performance.. i have isc ones in mine.. if i had the cash id go all out on apexi gauges

[Zilch*]

Have any of you seen the blitz blm gauges? They look wicked at night

[funkymonkey]

autometer's precision gauges are top notch, accurate etc after years of use. blitz and apexi ones I've found give accurate readings too.

looked at the insides of one of those autobahn electrical gauges, and the stepper motors in them are rubbish. I wouldn't trust any readings they give. Buy em if you're only goin for the look. Wouldn't use them for anything precision critical.

[Rav Mad]

Thanks alot for the feedback guys, really appriciate it.

Just cant get my mind to seattle down on one type of gauge. ( Drift or autometer )

Thanks again All....

[eMsta]

i recently bought venom guages - will be getting them installed soon - they are about the same price as the autometer ones ($70 ea)

[Lil_Bobby_260]

Have personally used them and went through 3 inaccurate and inconsistent boost guages from autobarn (not their fault, tho - they were very helpful) . One was even NOISEY.

If u r buying one cos u need an accurate reading of what ur engine is doing, then spend the extra for something reliable. If you want something flashy that looks cool? Go for it!