Gauges in Dash (also show us your gauges)

With a pending engine build happening in the next 18 months I am looking to install a taco, oil temp and oil pressure gauges in my beetle. Would be interested to see what options i have in the type of gauge and where i can mount them.

Lets see lots of pics please.

Here we go again.
Do you think this Thread will be as popular as the others Paul?
You Post Whore 😂

AUSSIE_MICK wrote:Here we go again.
Do you think this Thread will be as popular as the others Paul?
You Post Whore 😂

stop your stirring and post a pic of yours buddy

Nothing to show.
My car is old news, been and gone.

I guess here is one option

Wheres Kev?
His dash looks great!

you mean this? They do look good dont they

In my 1968 I have the oil pressure and oil temp in a small pod mounted just under the ash tray.





And with my Baja I remade the RHS panel that goes next to the speedo in alloy. Then mounted the gauges to this. Along with some switches etc. Looks a bit rough here but cleaned up a lot nicer.






Smiley 🙂

Paulc1964au wrote:you mean this? They do look good dont they

Looks very smart.
Tell me Paul, how do you copy someones picture from their post?
I tried but it didnt work.

Right click on their pic and copy image location then paste it as an image

Sorry i missed out on Rosie today.
Started the new business this week and finding it hard to get back into that dirty habbit of having to work.

AUSSIE_MICK wrote:Sorry i missed out on Rosie today.
Started the new business this week and finding it hard to get back into that dirty habbit of having to work.

absolutely disgraceful that you have to work, my condolences buddy

Interested to see what gauges people are using out there as well

Keeping it alive for ya Paul!

thanks Mick what about your car i know you have a separate tacho but what about oil gauges?

Nope nothing, old school simple.

Paulc1964au wrote:you mean this? They do look good dont they

I think that speedo might need some calibration. Says he's doing 40 odd with no rpm, oil pressure etc.

Hi

My old Aero 1302, a mixture of SW and VDO.

Steve

you know mine Paul

like the orange one simple and cool

As for the style of gauges..Ive been eyeing off a few Autometer gauges and dont mind the American Muscle series gauges..Their slightly retro and I reckon would look home in the wifes beetle dash.
Have you looked at the AIRKEWLD website paulc1964au?.. They have a steering column billet mount that houses 2 gauges either side under the dash.These brakets are specific for earlier models not like our 68-70 models..but gives you an idea?..If they make them for later models I would definately consider their gauge mounts.

snitz wrote:As for the style of gauges..Ive been eyeing off a few Autometer gauges and dont mind the American Muscle series gauges..Their slightly retro and I reckon would look home in the wifes beetle dash.
Have you looked at the AIRKEWLD website paulc1964au?.. They have a steering column billet mount that houses 2 gauges either side under the dash.These brakets are specific for earlier models not like our 68-70 models..but gives you an idea?..If they make them for later models I would definately consider their gauge mounts.

Thanks i believe vollks.com.au has them as well

ph billet wrote:you know mine Paul

Thanks Pete yes know yours 🙂

not the best pic but u get the idea of my old baja..
the left was oil pressure then the right was boost and air fuel mix with the fual guage and watter temp under the ashtray. the only thing i would have changed is the mout for the tacho, i would mount it under the dash on the right side so it wasnt sticking up so much...




steff......

oil temp and presure

Don't know if you're still checking this thread but or not but here is the rough version of mine

depending on how far you want to go with it. I've cut a speedo ring out of another dash and welded it in... then i searched for an autometer 5inch tacho that doesn't have a shift light (won't fit otherwise).
the standard speedo ring is a little smaller than 5 inches (no photos of testing fitting, sorry)
then just fab a bracket to fit the standard mounts.

Bringing this one back to life...

I am in the midst I wiring, but have decided (after putting the new main harness through the roof) to put in a tacho, oil temp gauge and voltage gauge. I would love to hear people's thoughts on the best way to wire these up, in particular getting the sender wires through to the back (carpets are all in). Should i go under the car (external) ? Or try to get back through the heater channel?

Any ideas?

Cheers
Phil

I put a 3 core (or whatever is appropriate) with the og wiring, roof early, floor late.

Paulc1964au wrote:you mean this? They do look good dont they

How did you take a photo at 45km/h without a steering wheel!!!?

Mine is 67, so early type 1, the harness is through the roof . Dont want to pull it back out for a couple of sender wires... I guess I will have to look at options under or through other parts of the car. Take note those planning a rebuild- don't leave the gauges too late!!

I decided on putting gauges in the glove box and the tacho under the dash forward of the gear shift

Paulc1964au wrote:I decided on putting gauges in the glove box and the tacho under the dash forward of the gear shift

I think that is a good place for the gauges you have mentioned, you will just have to find another spot in the car now for your handbag 😂😂😂😂

Kev 😉

ummmm gauges in a glove box? Why bother Paul, all that extra weight and you cant see them 🤪

AUSSIE_MICK wrote:ummmm gauges in a glove box? Why bother Paul, all that extra weight and you cant see them 🤪

Well when i do need them i can just open the glove box to see them, you do have a point though basically this is just to monitor the engine at critical times like when blowing away a certain orange beetle 🙂

Wheres Kev?😂