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    Hi there
    As anyone got any pics or any advice on putting a turbo gauge in. I own a veccy c 2.0 turbo and thinking of getting a turbo gauge , are these easy to fit and were would you put it in the car. Also we're would you get one from. Cheers people

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    they are easy enough to fit but its best to put aside a few hours.. the gauges come in two sizes, 52mm or 60mm, i prefer 60mm myself.. Some dash mount them woth double sided sticky or trash their dash by screwing the mount into it, some ruin an air vent to fit them in and some mount them in pillar pods. I fitted mine in a universal pillar pod that modified with some fibre filler and sprayed matt black..

    The pipes are fed through the grommet in the firewall behind the glove box to the stepper motor and then the wires take the necessary from there.. Don't use the pathetic cheap and nasty crappy clear pipe that comes with these gauges as they are only just fit for fish tanks, get some decent blue or black pipe from the bay with the same internal diameter instead..

    I'll try and see if i have any pics of mine, I know Ian did some of his..

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    here you can see where is taps into the boost system
    IMG-20111228-00018.jpg

    here you see the pipework heading towards the firewall grommet
    IMG-20111228-00019.jpg

    this was my gauge in its pillar pod... my gauge was a plasma type with RPMs around the outside and the boost digital boost counter in the centre that would read in BAR
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    Cheers for the pics , were would you get the gauge from, cheers

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    its best and cheaper to get a non combo gauge... 52mm are also cheaper...

    I cannot recommend any I am afraid but a few guys on here are using the Maptun gauge.. they do tend to ship with little sunvisors but they can also be bought on their own..

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    I put mine in the drivers air vent. Only problem is it shines in the mirror at night! I got a Tim one from ebay.

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    U got any pics of that mate

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    Any recommendations on wiring the gauge up

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    I can't seem to get the picture off my phone on to the thread. I ran the wires to the cigarette lighter so it lights up when the ignitions on.

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    I presume the wiring behind the dash , have u put the gauge in a pod then in the vent, cheers

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