Aftermarket gauges

[Boons]

Whats a good quality but non wallet busting gauge set? By set I mean Spedo,Tach,volt,oil,temp,and gas.

[dspeed]

I'm interested too.

They seem to run the gamut. Unfortunately, I suspect that in most cases, you get what you pay for.

Anybody know of a good quality medium priced set?

Speedo, tach (prefer 6k top end), oil press, water temp, volts or amps, fuel.

FWIW, VDO has a neat 55mm 0-6k tacj that would fit nicely in a Townie dash for $55.

[soopernaut]

A lot of people seem to like these and they aren't too expensive. I can't say I really like any of the designs.

http://www.dolphingauges.com/dolphin_gauges.html

[Boons]

I'm looking at these
http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetai ... 394&sid=18
Anyone running these?

[chilort]

I run a couple of Autometer gauges and they are really nice units. I have a vacuum gauge and an oil pressure gauge (electric, I just can't bring myself to pipe hot oil into the cab no matter how good the materials and connections are). I don't run that exact style sub something similar.

[Sterno]

I used to run Autometer accessory gauges, great quality but they're a bit pricey. Sunpro has a nice product line and is more reasonably priced.

[soopernaut]

I'm looking at these
http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetai ... 394&sid=18
Anyone running these?

I like the way those look.

[RussRoth]

I have Isspros in mine. Used for years in 18 wheelers. They have several different lines, some of which are better than others. More $$$$, too.

[beasty70]

I am looking for gauge as well, but what I want to know is the difficulty in the installation of the devices, I have no electical in my truck I recieved and engine transmission, 4 wheels and a body, I need to know how restore the electrical system. any ideas?

[Hippy_Dave]

I'm running "autogage" by autometer in my 69 The trio runs $60 ish from Summit. If $$ is a big factor look around on E-Bay and you'll be able to pick up some Sunpro or Equus gauges for easy money - especially if it's a discontinued line

[truckluvr]

I used IEQUUS gauges for my powerwagon. I bought them from Schucks Auto Parts or whatever they call themselves now. I really like them. I built a gauge panel out of aluminum and used LED lights for the turn signals, high beam/parking brake/4wd indicator lights. I was having problems with wiring because this truck sat for many years and the mice ate the wiring so I started from scratch. It wasn't what I'd call easy but not bad.

[Boons]

Wow, I like those alot.How much did they run you?

[soopernaut]

Also where were they manufactured?

[Hippy_Dave]

NICE ! I did something similar on my 79 PW. Pretty much just hole sawed the original openings to accept 2" gauges and modified the speedo board to keep the speedo, signals, etc.

[Boons]

Well I ordered a set of Equus gauges, Ill do a tutorial or something when I install them.Should be here some time this week.

[nfury8]

I had some Equus gauges in my Fury when I first put it together to keep an eye on the 440.
Just needed something cheap and temporary, O'Reillys had them for about $20 each.
The mechanicals were pretty accurate, however the oil gauge sprung a leak and filled with
oil after 6 months! I then switched over to electrics, but the temp gauge was off 20 degrees
and the oil pressure was off 15 pounds! I then switched over to Autometer electrics
and they are dead on.

My 71 had a Equus triple gauge set in it when I bought it. 2 yrs later they were all dead.
The previous owner installed them because factory gauges didn't work. Once the Equus
gauges died I did some checking and had the factory ones working in a weekend. Just bad
grounds and a sender.

I do still run the Equus tach Truckluvr shows. It has proven to be a reliable, budget tach.

[soopernaut]

I was planning on running Aurora gauges but then heard they were crap. From what I hear Autometer and Classic Instruments are supposed to be the best but they are usually higher priced. I guess you get what you pay for.

[Boons]

The Equus were priced the same as the Autometer gauges (A tad more actually) and they look 10x better.
I bought all mechanical.