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Mini Mike
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Ok so im halfway through making my dash and I need to know what gauges I need?

Speedo, Tacho, Fuel, Water Temp, Oil Preasure, Oil Temp, Volts

What els do you guys recomend? And who make good gauges that work in minis?

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I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:
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K.I.S.S. willy???

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Yeah i agree, my mate is doing the autometer dash for his monaro, he has Tacho, shift lite, speedo, fuel gauge, fuel pressure, water temp, oil pressure, NOS, volts.

I think its a tad on the busy side. It just looks way to cluttered....

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willy wrote:
I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:


WRONG willy, volts are very nesessary, they show up the 1st sign of any electrical dramas, oil temp is'nt rally needed

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Volts is needed definitely! Too many guages is silly in one spot, but if you put them about the palce as in say 3 + 3 rover stlye on the dash, 3 more down low on a centre cnsole or similiar and you cand do it. Craig Goss has 5 on his centre console and it looks awesome!

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Hey Doogie... When am I comming around to go over that van for you mate... I got my Texta ready

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2 S's & a clubman wrote:
willy wrote:
I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:


WRONG willy, volts are very nesessary, they show up the 1st sign of any electrical dramas, oil temp is'nt rally needed

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Its a Mini... electrical dramas are a given.
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willy wrote:
2 S's & a clubman wrote:
willy wrote:
I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:


WRONG willy, volts are very nesessary, they show up the 1st sign of any electrical dramas, oil temp is'nt rally needed

Doogie


Its a Mini... electrical dramas are a given.


For mini's they should make a light called the 'Lucas' light by Bosche to tell us when lucas has crap itself, it would be permanately on, But if it were a 'Lucas' light by Lucas surely it wouldn't work at all.... :lol:

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lol slinky

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Nothing wrong with a volt gauge though, easy to hook up.

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2 S's & a clubman wrote:
willy wrote:
I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:


WRONG willy, volts are very nesessary, they show up the 1st sign of any electrical dramas, oil temp is'nt rally needed

Doogie


1st sign of any electrical dramas..are electrical dramas :lol:
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aussie wrote:
2 S's & a clubman wrote:
willy wrote:
I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:


WRONG willy, volts are very nesessary, they show up the 1st sign of any electrical dramas, oil temp is'nt rally needed

Doogie


1st sign of any electrical dramas..are electrical dramas :lol:


When you smell the smoke.....

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slinkey inc wrote:
aussie wrote:
2 S's & a clubman wrote:
willy wrote:
I'd omit oil temp and volts... not necessary.

Don't overdo it... K.I.S.S. :wink:


WRONG willy, volts are very nesessary, they show up the 1st sign of any electrical dramas, oil temp is'nt rally needed

Doogie


1st sign of any electrical dramas..are electrical dramas :lol:


When you smell the smoke.....


or see flames :shock:
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