G. P. Burdell
03-02-2006, 07:21 PM
The UPS man brought me an ALTA gauge pod and VDO Ocean Line gauges this week. Although the Ocean Line gauges are made for boats, they come in 12V models and come in the same standard 2-1/16" size as their automotive gauges.
The white faced gauges with aluminum bezels match the tachometer really well. You can also get the gauges with chrome bezels to match the Chrome Line interior, and you could even detach and paint the bezels in a custom color if you have a body-colored dashboard.
The provision for warning lights, however, is what sold me on these gauges instead of the Auto Meter Ultra-Lites. I plan to install water temperature and oil pressure senders with warning contacts. When the water temperature rises above 230 degrees F or the oil pressure drops below 7 PSI, a little red warning light in the gauge will illuminate.
Below are pictures from a quick test fit. I'll have these wired up and the senders plumbed in the coming weeks.
I bought the gauges from egauges.com (http://www.egauges.com/).
The white faced gauges with aluminum bezels match the tachometer really well. You can also get the gauges with chrome bezels to match the Chrome Line interior, and you could even detach and paint the bezels in a custom color if you have a body-colored dashboard.
The provision for warning lights, however, is what sold me on these gauges instead of the Auto Meter Ultra-Lites. I plan to install water temperature and oil pressure senders with warning contacts. When the water temperature rises above 230 degrees F or the oil pressure drops below 7 PSI, a little red warning light in the gauge will illuminate.
Below are pictures from a quick test fit. I'll have these wired up and the senders plumbed in the coming weeks.
I bought the gauges from egauges.com (http://www.egauges.com/).