msavino Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Here are some pics of my first real mod. I used 1/4 MDF and used a thin carbon fiber sheet for the face plate. Secured plate with silicone. I used my dremel to cut the holes in the rear of the box. Total cost of install including gauges was about $100. Got both the boost gauge and the A/F gauge for $39 a peice on ebay. I know, they are cheap gauges but I couldn't get myself to spent $500+ with out trying this first. Thought someone might be interested. -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgags31 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Cool! Nice work. Hope to see pic's of when this is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChE Outback XT Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Looks great. Have you hooked up the guages yet? How tough is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 havn't gotten anything in the car yet. I will post more pics when done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Where did you get the carbon fiber? What size are the gauges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 52mm gauges... had to use a 51mm hole saw on the mdf. Got the carbon fiber on ebay. Just search for "carbon fiber sheet". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
II-Savy Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 OMG That looks like crap. J/K - Post pics when done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 more picks....this time all eletrical is hooked up using the clock and box light harness. Still have to run to o2 sensor and vac tubing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 What brand are the gauges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 Megan Racing...got them on ebay, not real high quality but they look great and work perfect. Nice match to stock, especially when you consider I spent about $100 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Got any close up pics of the faces in day/night? I've thought about those gauges... Especially because they are the only reasonable gauges that claim to be EL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 oh, FYI http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38660&item=7966624516&rd=1 There's a whole bunch like that.. not labeled megan racing.. but for $20 how can you go wrong.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 I got ripped off while trying to buy a Megan Racing boost gauge.. costed me $25 after Ebay charges their stupid fees to get any of your money back.. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 I got ripped off while trying to buy a Megan Racing boost gauge.. costed me $25 after Ebay charges their stupid fees to get any of your money back.. not quite making sense for me. been using ebay for years, nerver had a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 .. but for $20 how can you go wrong.. But how accurate are they? Having gauges is cool but have reliable ones is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 But how accurate are they? Having gauges is cool but have reliable ones is best. I figure I can always recalibrate them.. sort of like you need to do with those ~$30 first gen gtech's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 as soon as I hook up the vac line I'll let you know. Stock PSI is 13.5 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 But how accurate are they? Having gauges is cool but have reliable ones is best. Just finished installing the vac line and gave the car a test run. The gauge peaked at 13. Looks like its about a 1/2 off. Fine for me though. It is a 30psi gauge too so its hard to tell. I did run into a prob with the air/fuel gauge. From every thing I've read you are supposed to tap the rear o2 sensor using the white wire. Trust me this does not work. Does anyone know which one it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavino Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 Its the blue one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldc2335 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Looks Sweet Man Im Going With The Same Setup, Just Gotta Get The Car First Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivNLegacy Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm considering these...interested if you have any daytime shots of the gauges on that you can post up..... edit: I know this is an old post, but hopefully someone has these and won't mind posting up a daytime shot... If you can read this, you're following too close. Click Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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