shimmydude Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Hey, i was looking at fitting a volt meter in the car. Now i have a triple guage pillar mount for 3 other gauges so dont have room there, and i would like to keep both my blowers on the dash. What i was wondering is, are there any kind of digital volt meters like rectangle shaped that could sit behind the steering wheel (on the column) Similar to those that have boost controllers and that. Short of no-one knowing of anything like that, what else could i look at doing to mount a normal 52mm guage that would look good? Would appreciate any help & idea's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I have a Greddy Turbo Timer and that has a built in Volt Meter function. Have mine sitting on top of the steering column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 My Blitz FATT does the same thing. I also have an HKS 48mm Voltage gauge and a HKS CAMP (Computer Automobile Multi Player) that dislays voltage etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 my Blitz timer shows the volts too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Mines an N/A so i dont think i could manage to blag having a turbo timer in there just for the volt gauge lol. Looking for something i could have in an N/A that could show the voltage, but still look good as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Umm have you looked at some of the Audio stuff, I know AudioBahn do a little metal LED read out Volt Meter, looks very nice, but think it connects to an amp. Let me see what I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 umm not sure if this is what you are looking for but in red http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DC-0-500V-Digital-LED-Volt-Voltage-Panel-Meter-Red-LED_W0QQitemZ110076139894QQihZ001QQcategoryZ25411QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or in blue http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20V-100A-DC-Blue-LED-Solar-Panel-Battery-Amp-Volt-Meter_W0QQitemZ230076309922QQihZ013QQcategoryZ41981QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or green http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/0-500v-GREEN-LCD-Digital-Panel-Volt-meter-w-REGULATOR_W0QQitemZ150079834011QQihZ005QQcategoryZ25411QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Nice find there dude, thats the kind of thing i was thinking of. Not entirely sure how id mount it as the backs exposed. Are the audiobahn ones you were thinking of self contained ? we are def on the right track tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 You could cut a hole in the dash or mount it elsewhere, maybe even make a holder type thing for it.? The AudioBahn ones are self contained, but they connect to an amp, so not sure how you would slice it into a wiring loom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 The Audiobahn ADM100T is the kind of thing that would be perfect. Small self contained, Nice display. Only A) im not sure if you could rig it to read from the bettery and not from the amp (would have thought so) and b, not sure if its available in the UK, couldnt find anything UK based, all American... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 ADM100T thats the one, umm I know a place I might be able to get one, around £50 though. Would imagine it could be edited to run off a standard 12v source and not an amp connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 hmm getting kinda expensive :S Am gonna have to have more of a look round i think and see what else similar to that ebay link you sent us (friendlier price as well) If you come acorss anythign else mate let us know I appreciate all the help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 My Stereo Head Unit has a built in Volt meter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 mine hasnt do'h!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Does anyone know what size the clock space is on a pre-facelift ? Was wondering if a gauge could be fitted there insted of the clock.. Have read threads about doing this with a boost gauge but that was on a facelift supe, and i seem to remember reading something like the clock was bigger on the facelift models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 off all the gauges i could stick in a supra why in the name of Homer Simpson would you want a volt meter - just interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 off all the gauges i could stick in a supra why in the name of Homer Simpson would you want a volt meter - just interested To keep an eye on volts, duh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 To keep an eye on volts, duh! yeah right, i have an oil pressure gauge, transmission temp gauge (allways looking at that) engine oil, AEM wideband, EGT, and boost (peak hold is very handy) my Apexi turbo timer has a volt meter but who gives a f**k - like i said just interested, is it an ICE thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmydude Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 off all the gauges i could stick in a supra why in the name of Homer Simpson would you want a volt meter - just interested If you saw my first post you would see that this is not the "only gauge" i want in the car. I already have 3 on the A-pillar and none of these are volt gauges. Why do i want a volt gauge? Because i will hopefully be running some kind of audio setup at some point and would like to be able to check on what volts the battery is putting out. But back to my question, does anyone know what size the pre-facelift clock is, and can a gauge be put there without too much work - i.e. cutting the dash to make the hole larger. :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 yeah right, i have an oil pressure gauge, transmission temp gauge (allways looking at that) engine oil, AEM wideband, EGT, and boost (peak hold is very handy) my Apexi turbo timer has a volt meter but who gives a f**k - like i said just interested, is it an ICE thing ? No idea mate. I'm fitting one in mine eventually, but as you say that will be for monitoring voltages for my ICE install. I wouldn't have thought there would be much point to one ordinarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 If you saw my first post you would see that this is not the "only gauge" i want in the car. I already have 3 on the A-pillar and none of these are volt gauges. Why do i want a volt gauge? Because i will hopefully be running some kind of audio setup at some point and would like to be able to check on what volts the battery is putting out. But back to my question, does anyone know what size the pre-facelift clock is, and can a gauge be put there without too much work - i.e. cutting the dash to make the hole larger. :S ahh right, i thought ICE, yes you can put a 52mm gauge in the clock location with little trouble i have my EGT gauge there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Just curious, why a volt meter, I know its to "keep and eye on volts, but there must be more important things that could fail, that could cause real damage, that are more important to "keep and eye on". The alternators on the MKIV are pretty reliable. When I have finished build I will have oil pressure, and oil temperature. Transmission temperature, Water temperature,AFR, EGT. If I could add another it would be transmission fluid pressure. Not having a go just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 i have a pic of said gauge in the clock location in my garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Just curious, why a volt meter, I know its to "keep and eye on volts, but there must be more important things that could fail, that could cause real damage, that are more important to "keep and eye on". The alternators on the MKIV are pretty reliable. When I have finished build I will have oil pressure, and oil temperature. Transmission temperature, Water temperature,AFR, EGT. If I could add another it would be transmission fluid pressure. Not having a go just curious. slight hi-jack here termy, i have a tranny temp gauge which along with the boost is probably the most watched gauge in the car, interrested to here your comments on pressure i never thought it an issue, food for thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 May be we need a thread about gauges their priority. I am sure it would get some good discussion going. Obviously certain gauges become more important with increasing power. Also a slight hijack - I don't have a MKIV box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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