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Lay3d_low
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hey im looking to buy some ba/bf falcon gauges to put in my el....not sure were though....i dunno weather to go with the 2 or 3 gauges....any one got any ideas were i can put these things?
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krisisdog
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| do you even need these or is it wank factor?
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Lay3d_low
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| yeh i want the oil an battery meter that xrs have
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| Why not just get a high series EL cluster then?
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OBS35N
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:01 am Post subject: |
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| you can buy the gauges from autobarn or any performance shop. the autometer are some of the best gauges and i had 3 myself. they are more exy cause they are very good and if u get the oil one get the mechanical one cause it gives u an instant reading rather than a delayed one
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twr7cx
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: |
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those are not BA/BF gauges. they are Autometer gauges that are put into the BA/F Falcons because the colouring matches the factory dash.
You can put them pretty much anywhere using universal gauge cups.
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vertg0
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For starters, there's nowhere on the dash itself where you can put gauges in an EL. If you'd like Oil Pressure and Volt meter, just upgrade to the XR cluster and you'll have the gauges there built in. This is by far the easiest method and will help keep the "factory look" in your car.
If you insist on getting aftermarket gauges, the only conceivable place I can think of placing them would be on the roof pillar to the right hand side of the driver. In my honest opinion though, that's always been a "Jap Car" style which you see in Nissan's and Subaru's, and generally not in Fords. But that's just my opinion, I'm sure others will differ.
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dilberto
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| umm lowghia has put them on the top of his dash, i dont have pics but he might put some up if he sees the thread, thats where i will be putting mine, when i get around to it
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | if u get the oil one get the mechanical one cause it gives u an instant reading rather than a delayed one |
With a mechanical gauge don't oil lines need to be ran right to it?
Probably not the best idea if running it into the cabin. If the lines are damaged or perish then it could make a mess of your interior. Don't laugh this has happend to my old man, the lines that came with the gauge perished and bam, black carpet
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I am curently working on a fibreglass pod that fits the top of an el dash and posistions the guages in a similar spot to those ba/bf tripods
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blackman
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| dont get a mech oil guage, i spent 6 hours the other day pulling apart and cleaning my dash because the **** that had it before me left it in there leaking, my whole dash, every wire, every connector and the carpet are full of oil, the carpet is pretty much ****ed.
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low_ryda
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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or you can have all of the above... i have a guage fetish lol
if anything the tach looks rice but the rest is nice.
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Lay3d_low
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| i like the idea of under the cd player surround...looks neat, doesnt spoil the look of stock having guages popping up in the windows....and also agree with the hole putting them on the side pillar, looks to jap car style....
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krisisdog
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| buy an xr/fairmont dash you dipstick.
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Lay3d_low
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| i might be able to get my hands on XR dahs next week...fingers crossed but not good chances...
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krisisdog
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| mate if you want one bad enough i can get you one for < 50 bux out of a fairmont. kms unknown though.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| IMO putting a high series cluster in is one of the best mods you can do if your car hasn't already got one. I use both Oil and Volts all the time.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| dilberto wrote: | | umm lowghia has put them on the top of his dash, i dont have pics but he might put some up if he sees the thread, thats where i will be putting mine, when i get around to it |
that i did. although the oil guage has now been replaced by a boost guage because my cars turboed now.. no holes in dash either, i mad up a bracket that bolts to the section under the front speaker dash bit that lifts up... you know the bit i mean, bottom of windscreen..
i like them there
as seen from front of car..
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Lay3d_low
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| i got the dash with the battery an oil gauge but the oil gauge stopped working 2 months aprox ago, got no idea....getting auto elecs to have a look on friday and see what happens...if i cant fix it ill probly end up getting a new one for it...jsut thought it would be cheaper to get the lil guages and mount them but if you say you can get a cluster for 50 bucks then yeh that changes things abit
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