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cobra_4
02-21-2009, 09:25 AM
I am going to add an oil pressure gauge and a temp gauge to my 85 because at six thirty in the morning driving to work my brain doesn't like to figure out how many little lines I have before the H or the L etc. But I want the gauges to match my factory gauges( I guess they are factory in might be an aftermarket cover. But anyway they are black faces with red numbers.
I thought about the auto meter ES series but they are so much higher than the normal silver faced gauge. I would have two hundread bucks in the gauges and pod. They look like this.
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/100/105/105-5921.jpg
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/100/105/105-5932.jpg
I thought about these digital ones from Jegs they are only around forty bucks a piece. They would look cool Im just worried they would be a POS.
Anyone used them or heard of them? They are "Cyberdyne" gauges.
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/200/280/280-A210E060Y.jpg
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/200/280/280-A020E060Y.jpg

Any thoughts or other suggestions?

Notch93
02-21-2009, 12:56 PM
I use Autometer Ultra Lite's

http://www.autometer.com/img/products/4321_d.jpg

http://www.autometer.com/img/products/4332_d.jpg

86gtstang
02-21-2009, 01:00 PM
The auto meter look great,are you going with electric or mechanical

puttputt
02-21-2009, 01:02 PM
i have the ultra lites in mine as well.

cobra_4
02-21-2009, 01:55 PM
I like the ultra lites I have those in my camaro but I want to keep the red face. Im going with mechanical gauges.

nastynotchback1
02-21-2009, 03:11 PM
i have the ultra-lites in the car and white face in my truck.like them both.cyberdyne makes a pretty good gage so i have heard.no first hand here.

LX EXPRESS
02-21-2009, 06:24 PM
I had cyberdynes till recently,i did like the adjustable warning indication on them and thought they were some pretty good gauges.They were just a little too bright for me.

Nova
02-21-2009, 07:27 PM
i kinda like the reverse lighting of the sport-comp II's

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/3/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/4510692/img3/img.jpg

cobra_4
02-21-2009, 09:55 PM
I had cyberdynes till recently,i did like the adjustable warning indication on them and thought they were some pretty good gauges.They were just a little too bright for me.

Were they the digitals?

slonomo
02-21-2009, 09:59 PM
Personally i like the red face mechanical.the red face still kinda fits the era somewhat better. I always thought the digital looked kinda cheesy.but thats just me.

bonesgt
02-21-2009, 10:04 PM
If I ever get the cash to do the gauge swap this is what I want...
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/atm-880082_w.jpg

LX EXPRESS
02-22-2009, 10:35 AM
cobra 4, yes they were digital.

Blacksheep
02-22-2009, 02:26 PM
Auto Meter Nexus

Sphinxmunkey
02-23-2009, 02:03 AM
Man... I'm with bones on that... if I had the cash to get some of those Ford Racing gauges :drool:

nyfreakinrican7
02-23-2009, 03:41 AM
I'd go with the digital ones. They're cheaper and definately easy to read.

cobra_4
02-23-2009, 08:03 AM
I'd go with the digital ones. They're cheaper and definately easy to read.

I think that is the route I am going to go:yes1: