Steve, There are of course many opinions as to which gauges are appropriate. Personally I think that the voltage gauge (which I have) is important and will essentially give you the same diagnostic information as the amp gauge. If the voltage is low then you are not charging and you have an alternator problem. While the amp meter is cool, it goes in series with the charging circuit main lead and could give you a voltage drop but more importantly I don't think I would want to run the heavy gauge wire through the firewall and into the console; too much chance that the wire could short out (hello smokey) or break / come loose from the gauge. Why ask for trouble? As far as the oil pressure gauge goes, most opt for a 150 psi unit (which I have myself) though I have yet to see the pressure go over 80-90 even when cold. I'd recommend asking Potter or at Adirondack for advice and prices. I also have an analog clock in my car which I prefer and leave the MFA on oil temp while driving. For mounting I made out of black textured plastic a plate that mounts where the ash tray was, of course you can buy this piece too. I also relocated the cig outlet to the side; you'll always need one of these to plug into. On my race car I had an exhaust gas temp gauge (pyrometer) which was useful for tuning the car and getting a fix on how the engine combustion was doing; these are a PITA to mount the sensor (in the exhaust manifold).
Good luck, James Blumenfeld 87 GTI 16v PS- Race and rally pix at: http://briefcase.yahoo.com/w1jim Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 11:48:41 -0400 From: "Steven Arguello" <[email protected]> Subject: VDO Gauges This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C12D5B.E2D3F4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Any info on buying/installing aftermarket gauges would help. I had in mind: VDO Vision gauges (opinions?) oil pressure 80 psi, later I'd add an amp gauge and possibly voltmeter( if it fits) What I don't have any info on is what sender to use, buy one? which? use the existing? is the existing just a switch for the light? Where's the best place to mount them. TIA Steve __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
