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« on: August 20, 2007, 09:26:10 PM »

I need some gauges; oil temp, oil pressure, water temp and tacho with shift light, however must avoid ricer look at all cost.

im thinking speco. any other opinions?

cheapest place to get speco gauges?

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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2007, 09:29:38 PM »

what about a single digital display you can usually get all of that on them as my mate has an apexi 1 in his r34 which shows all
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« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2007, 09:32:37 PM »

yeah that sounds like the go. how much do those fuckers cost though? i cant spend too much cause otherwise my gauges will be worth more than the rest of my car.
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« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2007, 09:33:56 PM »

there was a pic in the forums of a speco all in one gage thek, maybe have a look in the gallery. I believe it was sleeper cortys car
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« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2007, 09:34:02 PM »

i think around $200 - $1500 depends on model and where u get it
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« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2007, 09:36:03 PM »

Quote from: "Blake"
i think around $200 - $1500 depends on model and where u get it


200 is cool 1500 is  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

thanks for the info mate.

ill look into it.
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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2007, 09:38:50 PM »

as cortinad said, there are other brands besides apexi like speco and yeah cortina d i think my mate does wish he had a turbo corty as well
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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2007, 09:40:55 PM »

hahaha its a word filter that anytime someone says t h e k it replaces it with **dreamer that wishes he had a turbo cortina **
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2007, 09:41:48 PM »

ok lets put up theks real problem
he wants to fit one of these into the standard tacho spot
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-4-in-1-Tachometer-5-inch-Gauge-Shift-light-5004R_W0QQitemZ190140154200QQihZ009QQcategoryZ102561QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

now yeah they look good means no ricer gauges anywhere  BUT

would you trust a pos 4 in 1 gauge on a $4000 plus engine/turbo/gearbox setup
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2007, 09:42:21 PM »

Quote from: "CortinaD"
there was a pic in the forums of a speco all in one gage * wishes he had a turbo cortina *, maybe have a look in the gallery. I believe it was sleeper cortys car


thanks for that. been lookin at that one for awhile but couldnt really find a high res pic of it anywhere. not really a fan of the black but its got all the shit i need so it could be the go.
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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2007, 09:46:16 PM »

Quote from: "CortinaD"
hahaha its a word filter that anytime someone says t h e k it replaces it with **dreamer that wishes he had a turbo cortina **


took me a few minutes to work it out but thats funny. blond moment.
thek
t h e k
just checking LOL


spend heaps on guages cos u cant put a value on accuracy. i can sell u a tacho which is rated as being one of the best - only lags by about 2500rpm and i've only ever seen the shift light come on mid-burnout but hey they're cheap.
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« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2007, 09:47:24 PM »

ok who was the wise guy LOL
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« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2007, 09:53:16 PM »

Quote from: "pcman"
ok lets put up * wishes he had a turbo cortina * real problem
he wants to fit one of these into the standard tacho spot
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-4-in-1-Tachometer-5-inch-Gauge-Shift-light-5004R_W0QQitemZ190140154200QQihZ009QQcategoryZ102561QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

now yeah they look good means no ricer gauges anywhere  BUT

would you trust a pos 4 in 1 gauge on a $4000 plus engine/turbo/gearbox setup


yeah lucky i had your infinite wisdom to set me straight. :shock:    and who does'nt wish they had a turbo cortina????

speco indash mount could be good. but i really cbf'd with that shit again the last time putting in even the stock tacho was a fucking nightmare.
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« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2007, 09:53:30 PM »

lol, not me, but fuk it was funny
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« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2007, 09:55:30 PM »

Quote from: "CortinaD"
hahaha its a word filter that anytime someone says t h e k it replaces it with **dreamer that wishes he had a turbo cortina **


lol and you wonder why I havent been around here much lately! you cunts are ruthless!!!

edit; and now the teletubbies avatar. man im outta here...............
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