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racer_dude
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Joined: May 11, 2006
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Location: Oak Hills, CA
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 Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Auto Meter Gauges |
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has anybody, or is there a kit to put a Auto Meter speedo in vw's? i really want to go to a different setup over stock, and i like the autometer phantom guage.
i would like to do the speedo, seprate fuel, oil pressure and voltage gauge's. just break up the dash a little bit
thanks in advance |
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bmwloco
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Location: Asheville NC
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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VDO is probably the best way to go. They are expensive, but you get what you pay for in the end.
They have a complete line of gauges for almost any application.
Check out http://www.egauges.com/vd2_main.asp
There are many other sources out there too... |
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Captain Spalding
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Auto Meter Gauges |
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bmwloco
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the giggle, Capt. |
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gus111
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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I say buy the "auto meter" brand 
Their made here in my home town and its one of the few places still helping with my property taxes  |
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Ferretkona
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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I say buy the "auto meter" brand
Their made here in my home town and its one of the few places still helping with my property taxes |
From the google search I did, they are made in Taiwan.
Unless you are on their payroll, they are not helping your payments on any property taxes. |
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gus111
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Look at the bottm of the contact page. It says Sycamore IL. One of my friends was an electrical engineer for them.
http://www.autometer.com/contact.aspx |
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ztnoo
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Ian Epperson
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Although they are based in Sycamore, they still may have some of their production done overseas. They can't put a "Made in USA" sticker on it, but they still probably design and assemble them in the US. Many companies do this.
So, I'm saying, you're all probably right
I've a friend who's an Autometer dealer, and I want to go with them simply because of price. If 2 guages work and both look good, then why pay more for one (VDO) then the other (Autometer)? |
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