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Post by welsh_ben on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 21:53

Right ive decided to go one step further with a digital boost gauge installation. Bought a tyre pressure gauge(yes this has been done before on here)
got this gauge coming then ill be taking in apart

and eventually im hoping it will look something like this

will be over a long time due to exams and finding a spare dials to practice on

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Post by _Mike_ on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 22:50

Nice idea Benny boy, can see this being a nice little mod if you can make it work Smile

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Post by Simon on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 22:51

looks nice but i think would look better if the clocks had the blue VW style display

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Post by _Mike_ on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 22:53

Can you change the bulbs on the 306's to make them blue?

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Post by welsh_ben on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 22:53

simon that idea is in pipeline to convert it all to blue leds
i.e. metal monkey dials



either like that but blue obviously or the halo version



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Post by _Mike_ on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 22:54

Answered my question without even knowing it Smile

Blue dials would look nice

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Post by dodger1986 on Tue 28 Apr 2009, 23:04

will look really trick when its done seen a few metal monkey dials in 306s and they aways look the best far better than removing the filters on standard dials

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Post by Abergavenny_306GTI6 on Wed 29 Apr 2009, 00:32

just one thing you gonna have enough room in the back there to run the pipework through . . . just remember longer pipework means less acurate readings

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Post by welsh_ben on Wed 29 Apr 2009, 09:19

be same amount of pipework if not shorter then if i was to put the boost gauge in a vent

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Post by welsh_ben on Wed 06 May 2009, 15:49

done some more work today

first job was to take the clocks out and work out how i was going to do this, struck a problem straight away,a shed load of plastic so had to work out how to run it through the clocks, idea came through using one of the dis used bulb holders


had to make it slightly bigger hole in order to get the small pressure circuit board through then reasemble the other side



secured the main board itself down so i could work out where to make the hole in my dails


started to make the hole,obviously i need to make it larger but ran out of time for the day so had to reasemble it all




also swopped some red dials over i found

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