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Will three 52mm gauges fit in a DIN slot?

I want to change the factory 3 gauge cluster for oil temp, oil pressure and water temp, but don't want to get the DEFI triple set as they don't have warnings.

Can I squeeze three 52 mm warning gauges into a din DIN slot? Has anyone done this? I realise that a DIN space is only 50mm…

cheers

u can fit them into the dim but might be abit challanging to get the to stay secure in the console....

i was jst doing that yesterday..... with the $20 3x52mm dim setup.. but they wont stay or clip in securely....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...bayphotohosting

i might need to custom make the dim my self...

I'm going to give it a go.. I have 2x 2" (50.8mm) guages right at the moment.. just need the 3rd when I work out which will be most useful :D

I bought a piece of carbon fibre the right size for $20 to make the DIN.. It will need some brackets.. I am 95% positive its all going to fit correctly in the space.

I think it will all work and come up pretty awesome when done.

Yepp, three 52mm gauges fit well :D

Have a look at this thread, down the bottom on the first page;

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=22878

And the PDF document for the plans on how to make them up is here

http://users.dart.net.au/~jay77/din_gauges.pdf right click and save as.

Big thanks to RB25 for the plans :D

J

Awesome... was always going to "DIY", just wanted to make sure that the gauges actually fit in before i went buying them :D

cheers, all!!

ps, also going to tackle the angled look using bog for true ricer style... oh yeah!!

u can fit them into the dim but might be abit challanging to get the to stay secure in the console....

i was jst doing that yesterday..... with the $20 3x52mm dim setup.. but they wont stay or clip in securely....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...bayphotohosting

i might need to custom make the dim my self...

Hey I had a peice of carbon fibre coated fibreglass which I was going to use but that looks much nicer.

Just out of interest how come it doesn't stay in securely? Do you mean the gauges won't fit or that the mounting thingy won't clip into anything?

If it's just not clipping in I might just buy it and stick it to my own mount so it screws/secures into where the stereo sits... this way I won't have to play around angling my gauges it will already be angled for me (that's where the $20 is worth it).

If it actually won't fit 52mm gauges cos they stick out or whatever then I'll stick with my full DIY jobbie.

my car came with 3 hks guages (water temp, exhaust temp and boost) pre fitted into the top din just below the aircon controlls. they arnt slanted but there still piss easy to read at just a glance(looks like there supposed to be there its that good). when i get home ill post a pic of it if i remeber

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