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Ok so starting to pit together a list of things I'd like to see in this gu..
One of the things are the gauges..
what I'm after is how are people finding the 2 in 1 gauges?
From pics of say the egt and boost gauge the increments are very fine and the difference from say 450 degrees to 550 or 10 psi to 15 psi is a couple of needle thicknesses..
Are they difficult to glance at to see what's going on and if you bought the 2 in 1 gauges do you wish you'd bought seperate or are you happy? ?
I chose to go with 2 in 1 gauges & am very pleased with them. Clarity & ease of reading was high on my priority list, as was trying not to clutter up the limited real estate in the GU cab any more than necessary. The EGT/boost gauge shows the boost in digital figures at the bottom & the EGT on the ‘analogue’ gauge which is large enough to easily read at a glance. The water temp & oil pressure gauge has an ‘analogue’ scale on either side of the gauge for each & is also easy to read. It also has an option for another temp reading if wanted, presented as a digital readout at the bottom of the gauge, but I didn’t bother with that, thinking it might make things a bit too ‘busy’. Colour & contrast can be adjusted to suit. Not cheap but I haven’t seen better. Better in reality than in the photo as there is more contrast between the ‘needle’ & the face than the photo shows.
Last edited by Cuppa; 13th January 2016 at 11:12 PM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3 Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2 lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)
I chose to go with 2 in 1 gauges & am very pleased with them. Clarity & ease of reading was high on my priority list, as was trying not to clutter up the limited real estate in the GU cab any more than necessary. The EGT/boost gauge shows the boost in digital figures at the bottom & the EGT on the ‘analogue’ gauge which is large enough to easily read at a glance. The water temp & oil pressure gauge has an ‘analogue’ scale on either side of the gauge for each & is also easy to read. It also has an option for another temp reading if wanted, presented as a digital readout at the bottom of the gauge, but I didn’t bother with that, thinking it might make things a bit too ‘busy’. Colour & contrast can be adjusted to suit. Not cheap but I haven’t seen better. Better in reality than in the photo as there is more contrast between the ‘needle’ & the face than the photo shows.
That's option is a good setup..
might just have to save a bit more to outlay on the redarc gauges..
They do seem to be one of the best out there..
Hey Cuppa, can you move the recline in the gauges?
Do you mean the red line Winnie? If so, no you cant, but you can set the alarms wherever you want. They are both audible & visual (beeps & background changes to a pre-set colour).
I have my EGT set at 525deg, oil pressure at a tad under 20psi & coolant at 100deg.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3 Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2 lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)
Do you mean the red line Winnie? If so, no you can’t, but you can set the alarms wherever you want. They are both audible & visual (beeps & background changes to a pre-set colour).
I have my EGT set at 525deg, oil pressure at a tad under 20psi & coolant at 100deg.
Yeah, bloody typing on the phone.
That's cool though.
I think there is too much going on in 2 in 1 gauges for see whats happening at a quick glance as you point out.
VDO do a great gauge ,very easy to read as well. I have speco white face and find them easy as well.
PM me if you want to do the dual pillar pod, cancell that Ill sms details for you.
Plenty of pods that sit on top the dash too.
Redarc are just Autron copies
Last edited by threedogs; 14th January 2016 at 01:17 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Originally Posted by Cuppa
I chose to go with 2 in 1 gauges & am very pleased with them. Clarity & ease of reading was high on my priority list, as was trying not to clutter up the limited real estate in the GU cab any more than necessary. The EGT/boost gauge shows the boost in digital figures at the bottom & the EGT on the ‘analogue’ gauge which is large enough to easily read at a glance. The water temp & oil pressure gauge has an ‘analogue’ scale on either side of the gauge for each & is also easy to read. It also has an option for another temp reading if wanted, presented as a digital readout at the bottom of the gauge, but I didn’t bother with that, thinking it might make things a bit too ‘busy’. Colour & contrast can be adjusted to suit. Not cheap but I haven’t seen better. Better in reality than in the photo as there is more contrast between the ‘needle’ & the face than the photo shows.
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