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Old 08-02-04 | 08:10 PM
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Defi gauges...

Running cheap Autometers right now... Are the Defi Ds more accurate and worth the price?

http://www.rx7store.net/index.asp?Pa...RODGROUP&ID=38
Old 08-02-04 | 08:33 PM
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top quality, i have their boost gauge adn love it, although i havent had teh car running much. but i people here DONT like autometer.
Old 08-02-04 | 10:05 PM
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I C I C... Thanks. Guess iam gonna pick me up a set. Do you know where you can get them for a good price besides ebay?
Old 08-02-04 | 10:09 PM
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allaround what you gonna do with your autometer ones??? if your willing to get rid of em ill take em off your hands i like autometer personally...
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Old 08-02-04 | 11:22 PM
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Yea, you can get them off me when I get the Defi gauges...
Old 08-02-04 | 11:30 PM
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They are more accurate, but not worth the price tag imo. I happen to own the link set for defi also. I bought them for the sole purpose of play back and warning features. I believe its more of a style deal vs autometer.
Old 08-02-04 | 11:34 PM
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Really... Iam considering them not for the style thing but for the price and the name. But if they are more accurate than the autometer, than Iam in
Old 08-02-04 | 11:56 PM
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They do have a real nice piggy-back set up, and the "Heads Up Display(HUD)" ROCKS!

See here
http://www.defi-shop.com/product/basis/basis_top.html
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pricy..
Old 08-03-04 | 02:58 AM
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i just got one
havent installed it yet ...
Old 08-03-04 | 04:02 AM
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why do you need to be that accurate? There are too many variables to worry about 3' from your water temp or .5 psi from a boost gauge. If you like the look, which match the lit FC interior, then pick them up. Function isnt worth the extra price.
THey really do look a hell of a lot better!
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Old 08-03-04 | 06:17 AM
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Watch it with their boost gauges.
A customer of mine had one of those and it was showing +5psi with nothing connected to it?!?!?
I've heard this is not uncommon...


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Old 08-03-04 | 10:47 PM
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Really... Iam considering them not for the style thing but for the price and the name. But if they are more accurate than the autometer, than Iam in
Opps sorry let me correct myself... Iam considering them for the price and "accuracy"...

REted, what gauges are very accurate around this price range? If not Defi, than What????

Thanks for the input people
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For "cheap", I would recommend VDO.


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i have a greddy one i love it.. love the look too
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soooo, what's the difference between the AM and defi? both are mechanical, right? why not go with autometer? cost less and still accurate enough..
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ah, nevermind then. man, i need to read up on gauges more
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Originally Posted by ALLaROUND
Running cheap Autometers right now... Are the Defi Ds more accurate and worth the price?

http://www.rx7store.net/index.asp?Pa...RODGROUP&ID=38
Defi are not bad, but don`t get D-Gauge product line, its cheap version made only for US market
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Is autometer stuff really all that bad?
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If you want a nice accurate boost gauge, then Apexi and Greddy are the only ways to go IMO. Autometer isn't that bad though.

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i have a mechanical greddy boost gauge i got for 80 bucks and it works great.

however it reads in kg/cm^2 which 1=14.22psi... so its a little different to look at.
Old 08-04-04 | 09:42 PM
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For "cheap", I would recommend VDO.


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Not really going for too cheap, around $150 per gauge is what iam willing to pay for.
So you say VDO is good for its price Ted? My boy runs a VDO boost in his 240.
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allaround how much would you want for all your autometer gauges?? and which ones do you have exactly?
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