Post your gauges up

[zouse]

Hey guys,

I was wondering how gauges would look in the vt, What have you guys got, Pics would be really helpful so i get the point.


Please no negative feedback

[WJD634]

well i'm not a huge fan of the guages around the dash but what does look really nice and tidy is filling in one of the dins above the head unit with 3 guages. not sure which member on here has done it but it looks very clean and impressive. if your wanting gauges i would highly recommend thats the way you mount them.

[WJD634]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...z/dash/d03.jpg

sorry for copying ya pic rch-13z but your gauges do look awesome and you really do need to show them off lol. well anyways that is what i meant by my previous post

[don0xer]

http://members.optushome.com.au/don0...e/DSC00363.JPG
http://members.optushome.com.au/don0...e/DSC00368.JPG

just duct taped to the dash so far nothing permanent till i weld up a reducing nipple for my vac lines :P

[sxc_sound]

Heres mine, just a piller pod (single) looks alright IMO

[rch-13z]

No worries WJD634, when you posted your first one I was like cool someone else may have done it tooo.... lol

Just glad someone else seems to like it as much as I do!

Here's are night shot of the same setup!

[benjamino]

yehhh rch i love these lights!!
said it before and ill say it again.
lol how much did u pay to get someone to do that?

[rch-13z]

gauges were cheap but the labour to hook it all up and make it look shmick is were the cost came into play...

Approximately $300 because of the oil temp gauge which can be very fidgety....

To me its been money well spent, I'll post up a video tomorrow with the volt gauge going mental off a good bassy track.... Good for giggles and reminds me why I go through an alternator every year or so!

[holden boy]

[QUOTE=rch-13z;904576]No worries WJD634, when you posted your first one I was like cool someone else may have done it tooo.... lol

Just glad someone else seems to like it as much as I do!

Here's are night shot of the same setup!



wtf how come ur dials have lights in them ??? how come mine dosn't
im like so jellous what type vx was it in a calais or something how do i steal me some to put in my car ?? or is it something simple like ive got a blowen bulb or some ****

[rch-13z]

wtf how come ur dials have lights in them ??? how come mine dosn't
im like so jellous what type vx was it in a calais or something how do i steal me some to put in my car ?? or is it something simple like ive got a blowen bulb or some ****

Which part you talking about? The actual speedo? or the air-con buttons?

If your talking about the aircon buttons then yes you should have lights in them.... But the stock colour should be green.

Most likely you have some blown globes.

Common problem, easy solution = LED's!

[holden boy]

the air con buttons !! they so look like they don't have lights in there
it looks like it is just solid plastic with paint on it !!
did they all come out with lights in there so i should just be able to replace a lt bulb
and if so is it easy ?? do i have to rip the radio out to do so??
hmmmm maybe i can change that at same time also

[rch-13z]

every VT/VX I've seen have them... even my POV PAK Vt Exec.

I think it would be a case of just changing the globes. & I think the CD player can stay in.... Just the actual facia need to come off and then the air-con should have its own screws to take it apart....

Any dramas PM me!

[VT_sleeper]

rch-13z, did you paint your dash surrounding silver as well/change the dial facia?

DIY?

[Pimpn1]

rch-13z those guages look really nice, thumbs up for them

[rch-13z]

rch-13z, did you paint your dash surrounding silver as well/change the dial facia?

Yeah it was originally the stock black, you can see the progress pics and stuff on my ride thread which is in my signature!

DIY?

rch-13z those guages look really nice, thumbs up for them

cheers bud, I never considered gauges unless I was driving a beast but I needed the voltage meter... So I thought, why not put in there... it was just an emply space!

Still gotta get a video of the voltage meter going silly..

[rch-13z]

here is just a small video of my gauges during the day... (no sound)

http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/j...t=PA111727.flv

[holden boy]

ok i think i will give it a go any idea what bulbs are in there ?? so i can get them before i rip it apart and leds can i just go get some to twist in or do i have to make them up?

[rch-13z]

some led's just pop in like normal globes.. But my ones have been soldered in I think. I would recommend sending a PM to wrx884 to find out what size bulbs you need!

[Bawx]

How do you get that section out to replace the leds? The air con part, I mean.

[rch-13z]

Got ASR-Audio to do it.... check the sponsor section!

[SMIT]

Here are my gauges in the works, though i'd do something a little bit different.

[rch-13z]

very nice bud, that would work well for me... aircon is buggered so loosing a vent wouldnt hurt...

Nice fibreglass work!

[zouse]

Here are my gauges in the works, though i'd do something a little bit different.

nicccce.. would love to see your final product!

[HARVZ-6]

Attachment 54248

turns out theres a fair bit of space back there

sorry bout the phone picture ill get a better one up soon

[zouse]

Attachment 54248

turns out theres a fair bit of space back there

sorry bout the phone picture ill get a better one up soon

lol.. good use of space!!