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One thing I have yet to order for my turbo install is gauges. Details are important to me especially in a vehicle I plan to drive a lot for a long, long time. I didn't care for the look of traditional round styled gauges. Nothing against them I just felt when installed they look very aftermarket and didn't do anything for the rest of the dash.
For the reasons mentioned above I will go with Auber gauges. This is what I am looking at: http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_21&products_id=147. I feel the digital display will echo the aesthetics of the clock nicely while the utilitarian square simple look would compliment the rest of the dash as well. I would like to put them in the double DIN radio slot. I'll have a single DIN radio above and should still have room to fit six of these little gauges below. My intention is to install four in a square formation and leave room for switches beside them to engage air compressor and lockers. Or install six gauges and have the switches elsewhere.
Here is a picture of what John from Radd Cruisers did in his HZJ77 that's for sale. I'll be using the same gauges in the same DIN slot. Only difference mine will have more gauges and lined up in a square formation.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=756932&stc=1&d=1368132739
Parameters I want to monitor will be Boost, EGT, Oil pressure, Water temp, and Air pressure (for the air tank to run toys and engage lockers when that time comes). I realize that's five listed so one will either be omitted or located somewhere else, unless I decide to have six gauges in which case I'll have to figure out another parameter to monitor.
What I am hung up on is display colour of the gauges and I hope people can weigh in their opinions. My clock is already blue/green in colour and the radio I'll install above it will be from caterpillar with a green LED display. It will look similar to this one: https://commerce.cat.com/en/catcorp/radios-accessories/radios/366-8412. Since one gauge can be programmed to read a number of different measurements they are not labeled things like Pyro, Oil, Water etc. I might have somewhere to put some sort of label but either way it will be in small lettering. This has lead me to think that each gauge should be a different colour so in the corner of your eye you can tell what's dropping or spiking simply by the colour. However once a little used to it all you should know this by placement anyways. I also don't know if I'd like the look of a rainbow spread across my dash looking like I bought all my gauges from a clearance section and you had no say in what you got. On the other hand it could look really neat and because function incorporated into design is important to me this could be best. I've considered all yellow display for classic look or green to go with the radio or blue for the clock and even red which is always read as important (think of those red telephones you see in the movies that would be in the pentagon or someplace similar, you know someones not on hold on that line. Heaven only knows what it's even for but being red, it's gotta be important).
I will say this is a small detail but I feel I'm going to be looking at them every time I get in my HZJ77. Any input and opinions on colours and parameters to keep an eye on, especially with a turbo install, are all greatly appreciated.
For the reasons mentioned above I will go with Auber gauges. This is what I am looking at: http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_21&products_id=147. I feel the digital display will echo the aesthetics of the clock nicely while the utilitarian square simple look would compliment the rest of the dash as well. I would like to put them in the double DIN radio slot. I'll have a single DIN radio above and should still have room to fit six of these little gauges below. My intention is to install four in a square formation and leave room for switches beside them to engage air compressor and lockers. Or install six gauges and have the switches elsewhere.
Here is a picture of what John from Radd Cruisers did in his HZJ77 that's for sale. I'll be using the same gauges in the same DIN slot. Only difference mine will have more gauges and lined up in a square formation.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=756932&stc=1&d=1368132739
Parameters I want to monitor will be Boost, EGT, Oil pressure, Water temp, and Air pressure (for the air tank to run toys and engage lockers when that time comes). I realize that's five listed so one will either be omitted or located somewhere else, unless I decide to have six gauges in which case I'll have to figure out another parameter to monitor.
What I am hung up on is display colour of the gauges and I hope people can weigh in their opinions. My clock is already blue/green in colour and the radio I'll install above it will be from caterpillar with a green LED display. It will look similar to this one: https://commerce.cat.com/en/catcorp/radios-accessories/radios/366-8412. Since one gauge can be programmed to read a number of different measurements they are not labeled things like Pyro, Oil, Water etc. I might have somewhere to put some sort of label but either way it will be in small lettering. This has lead me to think that each gauge should be a different colour so in the corner of your eye you can tell what's dropping or spiking simply by the colour. However once a little used to it all you should know this by placement anyways. I also don't know if I'd like the look of a rainbow spread across my dash looking like I bought all my gauges from a clearance section and you had no say in what you got. On the other hand it could look really neat and because function incorporated into design is important to me this could be best. I've considered all yellow display for classic look or green to go with the radio or blue for the clock and even red which is always read as important (think of those red telephones you see in the movies that would be in the pentagon or someplace similar, you know someones not on hold on that line. Heaven only knows what it's even for but being red, it's gotta be important).
I will say this is a small detail but I feel I'm going to be looking at them every time I get in my HZJ77. Any input and opinions on colours and parameters to keep an eye on, especially with a turbo install, are all greatly appreciated.
