Boost Gauge Location

[Jsturbo]

Im after a neat install for a boost gauge as i dont really want one on my pillar, id like to go for a more subtle look, possibly in the heater vents but will this not cause the problems ?

[Ryan S]

here's mine, it's a 45mm gauge from r-spec, to get it sitting flush you will need to take the lens off, it;s a 2 minute job with a flat headed screwdriver. it slots neatly on the stock location.

http://rspec.co.uk/performance-gauges/4 ... gn0k6lifh3

you won't get any neater than this, the omori ones look crap by comparison.

[Jsturbo]

Thats great Sheppy that is exactly what im looking for, was it a hard job to fit and wire up behind there

[craig]

There's also this one that fits in the stock boost gauge location:



Available in red or blue, it's a digital EMS boost gauge.

[Ryan S]

Thats great Sheppy that is exactly what im looking for, was it a hard job to fit and wire up behind there

fiddly but i wouldn't say it was difficult, once you have the clocks out you can see where everything is supposed to go etc, think it took me about an hour

[Jsturbo]

Cheers Red thats good to know there is options

Sheppy sounds very fiddly and im not very patient with things like this haha, hopefully i wont ruin my dials

[Ryan S]

Cheers Red thats good to know there is options

Sheppy sounds very fiddly and im not very patient with things like this haha, hopefully i wont ruin my dials

it's not too bad man, just pop a wee hole in the back of the clocks and run the wires, the gauge is a perfect fit, the only tools i needed were a flat headed screwdriver to get the lens of the gauge and a philips for the trim screws,no more difficult than fitting any other gauge, there's also this option......



this is my boost controller which doubles up as a gauge, this was a bit more tricky as you'll need a dremmel, an hour to fit

[Jsturbo]

Mate thats impressive, i like where the boost controller is never seen that done, id miss my clock though haha

[Ryan S]

Mate thats impressive, i like where the boost controller is never seen that done, id miss my clock though haha

took me ages to get used to the clock not being there admittedly, i wouldn't use this as my only boost gauge, it's not practical to look at in that location, i find my eyes reeeeeally being off the road when i do, honestly, get the 45mm one and just go at it, it's honestly no more difficult than fitting any other gauge, the clocks are only 4 screws and they're out, it just seems daunting due to having to take off so much trim, i reckon if i was to fit this gauge again, i could do it in 20-30 minutes

[craig]

Mate thats impressive, i like where the boost controller is never seen that done, id miss my clock though haha

I have my Blitz DSBC in the clock location, but I'm putting a clock back there, as i'm sick of not having a clock in the car.

[Jsturbo]

Mate thats impressive, i like where the boost controller is never seen that done, id miss my clock though haha

took me ages to get used to the clock not being there admittedly, i wouldn't use this as my only boost gauge, it's not practical to look at in that location, i find my eyes reeeeeally being off the road when i do, honestly, get the 45mm one and just go at it, it's honestly no more difficult than fitting any other gauge, the clocks are only 4 screws and they're out, it just seems daunting due to having to take off so much trim, i reckon if i was to fit this gauge again, i could do it in 20-30 minutes

Its not so much the removing im used to all that , its just because i dont want to break my clocks i get abit heavy handed sometimes, but ill give it ago. I really couldnt live without a clock though would drive me mad, i wouldnt mind trying to make a boost controller to fit where the little compartment is on the lower right side by knee area

[Ryan S]

Mate thats impressive, i like where the boost controller is never seen that done, id miss my clock though haha

took me ages to get used to the clock not being there admittedly, i wouldn't use this as my only boost gauge, it's not practical to look at in that location, i find my eyes reeeeeally being off the road when i do, honestly, get the 45mm one and just go at it, it's honestly no more difficult than fitting any other gauge, the clocks are only 4 screws and they're out, it just seems daunting due to having to take off so much trim, i reckon if i was to fit this gauge again, i could do it in 20-30 minutes

Its not so much the removing im used to all that , its just because i dont want to break my clocks i get abit heavy handed sometimes, but ill give it ago. I really couldnt live without a clock though would drive me mad, i wouldnt mind trying to make a boost controller to fit where the little compartment is on the lower right side by knee area

that would be really easy to do, i doubt you'd break the clocks mate, you could take them out, they are sturdy, the speedo,rev counter etc are all screwed in seperately, 2 screws to get the boost gauge out then slot the new one in, then put back in i have a clock on my stereo so i got over the clock thing pretty quick



so daunting

[Jsturbo]

took me ages to get used to the clock not being there admittedly, i wouldn't use this as my only boost gauge, it's not practical to look at in that location, i find my eyes reeeeeally being off the road when i do, honestly, get the 45mm one and just go at it, it's honestly no more difficult than fitting any other gauge, the clocks are only 4 screws and they're out, it just seems daunting due to having to take off so much trim, i reckon if i was to fit this gauge again, i could do it in 20-30 minutes

Its not so much the removing im used to all that , its just because i dont want to break my clocks i get abit heavy handed sometimes, but ill give it ago. I really couldnt live without a clock though would drive me mad, i wouldnt mind trying to make a boost controller to fit where the little compartment is on the lower right side by knee area

that would be really easy to do, i doubt you'd break the clocks mate, you could take them out, they are sturdy, the speedo,rev counter etc are all screwed in seperately, 2 screws to get the boost gauge out then slot the new one in, then put back in i have a clock on my stereo so i got over the clock thing pretty quick

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so daunting

Ill give it a go see what happens haha, the taking apart bit is easy im used to that, had a fair few mr2s in the past and changed a horrible blue interior to complete black interior that was fun

[Ryan S]

ach, you'll get on fine then mate

[Draven]

There's also this one that fits in the stock boost gauge location:



Available in red or blue, it's a digital EMS boost gauge.

Same as mine.. Looks awesome when its on. Can't seem to find any pictures though

[Ryan S]

There's also this one that fits in the stock boost gauge location:

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Available in red or blue, it's a digital EMS boost gauge.

Same as mine.. Looks awesome when its on. Can't seem to find any pictures though

it is a nice gauge, my problem with this is that it looks totally out of place with the rest of the dials

[Draven]

There's also this one that fits in the stock boost gauge location:

Image Replaced With URL For Quote http://widebodymr2.com/images/Digital-b ... 28x410.jpg

Available in red or blue, it's a digital EMS boost gauge.

Same as mine.. Looks awesome when its on. Can't seem to find any pictures though

it is a nice gauge, my problem with this is that it looks totally out of place with the rest of the dials

Ah i've got TRD dials with the plasma glow thing.. doesn't look as bad.

[craig]

There's also this one that fits in the stock boost gauge location:

Image Replaced With URL For Quote http://widebodymr2.com/images/Digital-b ... 28x410.jpg

Available in red or blue, it's a digital EMS boost gauge.

Same as mine.. Looks awesome when its on. Can't seem to find any pictures though

it is a nice gauge, my problem with this is that it looks totally out of place with the rest of the dials

Doesn't really matter too much as the clocks are still symmetrical. Great boost gauge though.

[Ryan S]

Same as mine.. Looks awesome when its on. Can't seem to find any pictures though

it is a nice gauge, my problem with this is that it looks totally out of place with the rest of the dials

Doesn't really matter too much as the clocks are still symmetrical. Great boost gauge though.

yeah, would be amazing if you could get a speedo, rev counter, fuel and temp gauge to match it, the dash would look amazing

[craig]

It would, but I'd prefer this:



or this: