Which gauge brand to get?

[hachirusto]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ae86=fun @ Aug 24 2008, 12:06 PM) </div>pretty much the majourity that you would find wihich are the black face ones are mostly mech but I have seen some elec ones in black as well, the white ones ive seen are mostly elec as they are new build , ive got white series ones in mine in omori din cluster set up with a tacho to but thats just cause suited the others ones in white

[floody31]

Visually, I love HKS Direct Bright Retro right now but they\'re spendy...


Lamco, Omori, Defi all good, as are Smiths, VDO, Autometer... Just pick a brand thats stood the test of time. Leb spec China shit for the lose, i.e. DRFT, Sabre etc.

[mc68]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kaibeecee @ Aug 24 2008, 08:52 PM) </div>
i was under the impression VDO made the instrument panels for BMW, aswell as porsche

[kaibeecee]

consider your impression politely corrected

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[stinger_007]

I'm using omori for w temp, oil temp and oil press.

Apexi for tacho.

also a RSM...just cos i have one.

[Dish]

I bought some autometer sport comp mechanicals. Very well known brand, not bad on price. Trying to sell them to fund some electric gauges. Mechanical is just so hard to hook up without pulling off the head and tapping into galleries etc.. Tried getting some fittings made up to tee into a sandwich plate, but the fitting was like 200mm long just to run an oil temp probe.

Would love some omori's to keep it old school, don't like all the new shiny shit. Hence the original purchase of black faced autometers.

[works510]

All our cars bar 1, run autometer "ultralite" series.
Known brand, been around, and can be brought at decent prices new from the states, pending exchange rate
and before you ask, metric series are avail in the usa too
white faced omori in the ceffy, I believe theyre about 10 years old and all are mech