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gauge positioning
shaned - October 22nd, 2012 at 04:58 PM

Hi guys
I have just got a full set of vdo gauges for my baja speedo,rpm,oil pressure and temp volts and fuel . I am a bit up in the air on how to position them . I have cut out the dash and welded it up so i n put them we is best . I have 2 options .
1. put the speedo and tack each side of centre of steering wheel and 2 gauges either side whitch means i can see all the gauges easily but they are close together .
2. put the speedo in the middle tacko on the right and 2 gauges each side this gives more room to spread the gauges but makes it hard to see some of them
what do you guys think
Cheers

Giddyarp - October 22nd, 2012 at 05:08 PM

My vote would be first option... Simply because you will be able to see them all easily..... I also think it would look much nicer too !!!!

vwo60 - October 22nd, 2012 at 05:09 PM

I put the speedo and taco in the middle with the oil temp and oil pressure at the bottom, you can see these gauges clearly with no obstruction from the steering wheel, the top two gauges, volts and fuel are partialy obscured, i run a 14" momo wheel, if you had a standard wheel all of the gauges are visable, they are as close together as i can get them.

shaned - October 22nd, 2012 at 06:13 PM

thats the way i am thinking vwo60 . thanks for the pic looks good gr8 help

cam070 - October 22nd, 2012 at 06:59 PM

What brand of gauges are they vw060?

vwo60 - October 22nd, 2012 at 07:15 PM

They are pricol, look like smiths, don't laugh, they are made in india by VDO. every thing works well and have checked them for accuracy, been in the car for about five years. a lot of cobra guys use them.
http://www.snakebite.com.au/pricolspeedogaugechrome-p-477.html 

nils - October 22nd, 2012 at 07:53 PM

heres mine to add food for thought

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/baja53/2011/dashdone.jpg

68AutoBug - October 22nd, 2012 at 11:28 PM

vw060 that looks great..

I have the common way with 3 vdo gauges plus Tacho and VW speedo

I bought the gauge plates from the USA and thought I could just reverse them for RHD.. WRONG

they didn't fit that way at all, so i had to make the panels.. lol

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1163443588050767931vTtlmu 
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2165961180050767931YPEcpU 

LEE

Sbug 71 - October 23rd, 2012 at 08:48 AM

Oh Poo! I just bought some of those panels in the US. I'm not home to try them but it sounds like they're not going to fit.

Sbug 71 - February 8th, 2013 at 07:41 PM

Hey 68Autobug,

Did you completely remanufacture the panels or cut holes in the ones that were already fitted? I've got the same gauges and am not sure how to go about fitting them. I don't really want to cut holes in the panels in case I balls it.

Cheeres.