mcerd1
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 posted on 9/2/16 at 02:00 PM |
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new gauge options?
I'm looking to get myself a set of instruments for the dax, I'm hoping to get the engine running soon and could do with some way of
monitoring what's going on inside it....
I'm not a fan of the digidashes, I prefer analog dials and had been looking at the smiths white faced styles but I'm not loving the
price!
I am liking the look of the white ETB gauges and the price is better (if not actually cheap) but has anyone got any other suggestions?
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nick205
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 02:12 PM |
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I used ETB gauges on my MK Indy a few years ago. Like you I prefer dials to digital and whilst the ETB gauges were a gift I liked them practically
and they worked very well. The one issue I had was using the Sierra fuel gauge sender gave a strange reading on the fuel gauge - full tank registered
half full on the gauge (luckily empty read empty). Having already fitted the Sierra sender to the fuel tank I was loath to change it and lived with
the strange reading. My vote is to use them and enjoy them.
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 02:15 PM |
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I have had etb gauges on a couple of my cars been very happy with them and the after sales has always been excellent .
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nick205
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 02:47 PM |
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True - I too found them to be very helpful when I came to setting things up and installing them.
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hkp57
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 03:03 PM |
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I am in the middle of planning to replace the dash on my wifes Marlin Roadster
I am going to try this set of white gauges from Car Builder Solutions, looks like good value
http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/white-faced-instrument-set
Fleet
SKC Raptor R - Hayabusa
Toyota C-HR Hybrid Limited Edition
Honda VFR1200 CrossTourer
DCT
Marlin Roadster 1800
Mercedes Vito 116 Sport
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Dick
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 03:14 PM |
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We have used the etb gauges lots of times and must say very happy with them just had a set fitted with new dials ect and they came back just as I
wanted. Nice people to talk to
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coozer
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 03:16 PM |
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I've got a set out of an Astra from about 2006 I like that I'm going to use.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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nick205
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| posted on 10/2/16 at 11:27 AM |
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These were my gauges - worked well and IMHO looked good...
ETA...I was lucky enough to have a set of hole-saws which cut the mounting holes to size otherwise I would have had to buy a set - not dear, but would
have slowed me down.
[Edited on 10/2/16 by nick205]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 10/2/16 at 12:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I've got a set out of an Astra from about 2006 I like that I'm going to use.
is that an OE set ? (I assume CAN bus driven ? )
I wouldn't know were to start with making something that could drive them.....
[Edited on 10/2/2016 by mcerd1]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 10/2/16 at 12:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
These were my gauges - worked well and IMHO looked good...
ETA...I was lucky enough to have a set of hole-saws which cut the mounting holes to size otherwise I would have had to buy a set - not dear, but would
have slowed me down.
From what I can see the new ones are more or less the same as yours but they have the button mounted separately (rather than through the glass)
also the new tacho is in thousands rather than hundreds, which I prefer (for some reason I never liked ones in hundreds)
and they seem to have changed to LED backlights
I'll need to get a 4" hole saw, but I was expecting that....
[Edited on 10/2/2016 by mcerd1]
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nick205
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| posted on 10/2/16 at 02:53 PM |
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Noted on the hole saws. IIRC Wolfe do a set of them with a common arbor to fit in a normal drill chuck. As I recall, the hardest part was getting
the cut wooden disc out of the hole saw each time.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 19/2/16 at 08:28 AM |
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Gauges !
I gave ETB a call as one gauge wasn't listed with in the colour I wanted on the website...
They were extremely helpful (and fixed the website almost instantly) and my gauges were in the post about 2 working days later - so fast I had to
delay the delivery so I'd be their to sign for them 
 
ETB gauges
I'm very impressed so far 
[Edited on 19/2/2016 by mcerd1]
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 19/2/16 at 08:41 AM |
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Glad your happy with them ETB are a great company to deal with .
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