gauges

Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:33 pm

Signed up for the gauge pod from Kos and was just wondering what three gauges to put in.I was thinking volts,oil pressure and oil temp.Would these be easy to install and what are you guys planning on using?

Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:48 pm

I've already got in mine ( not from Kos) water temp, oil pressure and vacuum

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:03 pm

i had a water temp gauge, oil temp and voltage

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:07 pm

I'd have oil pressure, oil temp and water temp(if you don't trust you bmw gauge). Otherwise swap that for volts. So pretty much what you said

Would definatly have oil pressure though. You can kind of tell oil temperature from oil pressure too.

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:09 pm

How easy are the oil temp oil pressure and volts to install?

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:10 pm

If you're feeling fancy you could go for a diff fluid temp guage, I was in an E36 M3 the other day and the bloke had fitted diff and gearbox temp guages, very interesting to see what was goign on in there.
Oil pressure is the most important one to go for, been meaning to fit my guages for ages, but they are still sitting here gathering dust.

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:15 pm

shedrool83 wrote:How easy are the oil temp oil pressure and volts to install?

oil tep and voltage are easy enough

oil presure, there is a oil presure swith on every e30 and you could take it from there

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:24 pm

ive got the Audi/vw guages and going to fit them when I get the holder from Kos. Oil temp/pressure and volts.

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:32 pm

Seen these type but maybe a bit to modern for an e30 think the needle one would look better but not made my mind up yet
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-Oil-Temp-Digita ... dZViewItem

Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:45 pm

Kos wrote:
shedrool83 wrote:How easy are the oil temp oil pressure and volts to install?
oil tep and voltage are easy enough

oil presure, there is a oil presure swith on every e30 and you could take it from there

Might need a low down on the install when the time comes.

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:13 pm

shedrool83 wrote:
Kos wrote:
shedrool83 wrote:How easy are the oil temp oil pressure and volts to install?
oil tep and voltage are easy enough

oil presure, there is a oil presure swith on every e30 and you could take it from there
Might need a low down on the install when the time comes.

no worries, i'll help you out

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:56 pm

This sounds interesting - has anyone got any pictures of these installed? Where do they go - in lieu of the centre air vents, or behind the ash tray, or...?

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:59 pm

NeilMukerji wrote:This sounds interesting - has anyone got any pictures of these installed? Where do they go - in lieu of the centre air vents, or behind the ash tray, or...?

have a look on the link here, i'm getting them made very very soon

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 84&start=0

Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:16 am

i put mine in front of the ashtray..havn't got round to wiring them up yet tho

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