Replacing all the gauges

[techspy]

I know it has been discussed before, but I would like to hear from those that have actually replaced all of their stock gauges. Which brand did you go with? What are the model numbers? My biggest issue is that I want to keep them all the same style. I know that may be difficult with the speedo being a mechanical type. What have you guys used?

John
94 S4
www.skynetworks.gotdns.com

[Dr.Hess]

I didn't replace all of them, but I did replace the speedo with a Dakota Digital. I like it. It is triggered off the vehicle speed sensor, dumping the cable all together. Very nice to know the difference between 77 and 81, which was about a half hair hidden behind the steering wheel with the stock guage and about $200 with the Highway Patrol.

Dr.Hess

[red_devil]

I replaced all with Auto meter Carbon Series in my S4s, except Speedometer, tach, fuel gauge. Any 2 1/16" will fit. Water temp gauge came with sender same size as stock. Vac/boost gauge use 10' nylon connect with T-piece at BOV. Oil pressure gauge is machanical, use 10' SS braid line connect at sender hole (just take sender out) I also add Air/Fuel gauge, just connect its wire at oxegen sensor or you can connect at ECU. Fuel gauge is on the way, cannot use with stock sender, have to buy both gauge and sender. Say bye bye to VDO. Speedometer and tach diameter is 100mm, so far cannot find any brand fit. (sorry my english not very good)

[Dr.Hess]

I removed 1/8" all the way around the hole with a die grinder and a dremel tool to fit the Dakota Digital.



I think the stock one would still fit in the hole OK with the gasket thing, but I would not use one of those again.

Dr.Hess

[sanj]

techspy said:

I know it has been discussed before, but I would like to hear from those that have actually replaced all of their stock gauges. Which brand did you go with?

I used VDO Vision series for all of the small gauges on my '90 SE. The wiring on the plugs is reversed, so I had to switch the V+ and signal wires on all of them, but the senders were compatible with the existing VDO gauges. My tach is a Stack ST500SR, which has speedometer, odometer, tachometer with shift lights, acceleration/deceleration, lap time, and battery monitor functions. I had to make a level translator for the tach signal to work. One of these days I'll jettison the stock speedo, whose needle fell off anyway.

Cheers,
Sanj

[techspy]

Hey Sanj, The fuel gauge was compatible with the stock sender? Or did you have to install that? Would you have the model numbers of those gauges?

Thanks, John

[Htown]

Stock is fine with me...(except for the boost gauge)

that is until I have $4,700.00 burning a whole in my pocket.

www.motec.com/products/dash/adl2dash.htm

Craig
90SE

[sanj]

techspy said:

Hey Sanj, The fuel gauge was compatible with the stock sender? Or did you have to install that? Would you have the model numbers of those gauges? Thanks, John

All were compatible. Oil pressure 350 106, oil temperature 310 106, water temperature 310 105, fuel level 301 104, mechanical boost/vacuum (not a direct replacement) 150 121.
www.sso-usa.com/performance/InstrumentSeries/Vision/index.html