franklin Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Face it, apparently Subaru really targeted the budget minded consumer with this car. I guess this guy & his pep boys' gauges just illustrate that point. Im not doing the Pep Boys guages and Im not cheap but $850 + for these guages is a REASONABLE price. Get what you want but that nuts to me. Ill spend my 850 a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukindada Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'll take the bang for the buck option...keep the guages. I just orderd a Perrin TMIC & Turbo Inlet hose for about 100.00 more than these guages are currently selling for;) Wait a year, I am sure the price will be cut in half...if not less:) They are very nice guages though....I am sure they will eventually find there way into my cubby! Toyota 6EATS .........SUCK!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm def Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I just called Rallispec to get a price on the STI 3 gauge set, $1203. That's a lot of dimp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukindada Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Just got off the phone with Shawn @ rallispec yesterday afternoon. AVO will be coming out with DIRECT REPLACEMENT turbos in the next 90-120 days. 3 turbo options were mentioned: 400 450 500 Needless to say these were the HP figures Guages...........Whhhaaat? Toyota 6EATS .........SUCK!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'll take the bang for the buck option...keep the guages. I just orderd a Perrin TMIC & Turbo Inlet hose for about 100.00 more than these guages are currently selling for;) Wait a year, I am sure the price will be cut in half...if not less:) They are very nice guages though....I am sure they will eventually find there way into my cubby! $950 for a TMIC makes a lot more sense to me or $1200 for the High flow d/p and AP with stage #2. None of this stuff is cheap I know that ... but come on tell me that $1200 for 3 guages that you have to install is not crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm def Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Crazy I tell ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondcookie Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Maybe a homebrew version? Anyone brave enough to make this a project with local parts? I think there's a picture out on the web that shows the insides of the gauge pod. My quickie thinking: - gut the cubby hole - need 3 gauges (technically whatever you want) - most gauges are held in by a cup + clamp - the mounting bracket is usually attached to the clamp - since the clamp can be rotated - left gauge has at least 180 degrees of "mountability" - middle gauge can only be mounted 12 o'clock or 6 o'clock - right gauge has at least 180 degrees of "mountability" - gauge will always be wider than mount - gauges may have trim so removal might allow gauges to sit closer - mounting plate to create "floor" to mount gauges - "floor" will provide stability so gauge pod doesn't rock back and forth - gauges can me mounted straight or tilted toward driver - need thin plastic sheet as cover unless an open design uses the door as a "hider" - tilting gauges may provide more space or use more space If there's people that are crazy enough to pull out the spare tire and put in 10" speakers... A gauge pod? Not sure about pricing but I'll take a stab and say ~350$. Obviously some gauges will cost more than others but I bought an A/F and boost gauge for my prelude. I think they cost me about 70$ each with a mount cup and ring. I think just the gauge is like 55-60$. Ok it was an autometer gauge =P. I picked the SportComp series. Not bad. Sure there's no cool sweep. But it matched the interior. White numbers, black face, orangy-red needle. So: 3 gauges + mounting kit = 70 x 3 = $210 1 square ft of sheetmetal = ? (should be plenty) Black plastic to just show the gauges = ? Piece of clear plastic as cover = ? 1 STI vinyl sticker = ? I think triple gauges in the cubby is HOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 There was another post where a guy put in a boost guage and a exhaust temp. guage. Looked pretty nice and he said it cost him about $280 and some work. If this can be done for about $300 +/- it would not be a bad deal. Do a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Sorry to come off like a dick. Now that I rethought it....its really not worth $1000. It never was. Funny how I was thinking of getting them when I never really thought getting "normal" Defi gauges was worthwhile. At any rate, considering the gauges and such, $1000 doesn't seem so horrible....just not something everyone would consider worthwhile:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 People can get what they want with their money. I was passing some judgement with my opinion but it was just that -my opinion. They do look nice just not $1000+ nice. Maybe if they dont sell the price will drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 They don't match the factory gauges... that, along with the price, is what steered me clear of em.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurenai Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Just got off the phone with Shawn @ rallispec yesterday afternoon. AVO will be coming out with DIRECT REPLACEMENT turbos in the next 90-120 days. 3 turbo options were mentioned: 400 450 500 Needless to say these were the HP figures Guages...........Whhhaaat? I was actually considering buying these gauges (or spending an equally crazy amount of money custom-mounting a Defi BF setup) until I saw your post. Thank you for saving me from an orange-haired clown nut-kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVXWRX Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 F those gauges - i got my two cheapo ebay gauges for less than $100, they match the factory dash gauges, and the boost is in PSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I have them in my Gt. It has boost , oil temp, oil press. The kit comes with the oil filter adapter for the sensors. Got it from Rallispec in N.J. They are made by Defi, and are marked STI Genome on the left side. Stryker posted some photos some time ago. and also were installed in my previous GT wagon . (GRP photos post). Good investment, high quality, goes with the Gt personality.... Do these gauges have an alarm or peak hold? Do they do the needle sweep at start up? It doesn't look like it. These are the exact same gauges (but for LHD) that SOA just put out for $775. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 So the gauges I find nothing out about from the dealers are the same ones! Hmmm...my local dealer tends to do 20% off for me anyway....$620 isn't HORRIBLE for a set of guages. My understanding is that these do match the factory gauges so they do sweep at startup. They do lack the alarm and peak functions of regular DEFI gauges though. Figure a guy in another post spend $550 or so for a similar setup using different (cheaper) gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Yeah, he used Omori. They looked good though. I prefer boost, EGT and oil presssure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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