period 1980'S gauges

[koh]

does anyone have any info on the sort of gauges that would have been used around the time the ae86 were being made?

pics would be even better if you have any,i want to put some decent instruments in but i dont want to use new style gauges that stick out like a sore thumb

many thanks

[Apolan]

i think (Siemens) VDO gauges are the best choice.. they have been making gauges for many sportscars in the 80ies including porsches etc.. Their classic line (cockpit vision i think its called) is superb for a hachiroku. imo.



btw, welcome to the board, a real nice trueno you have there

[The Doctor]

omori does some gauges which do not look to flashy either

[koh]

wow those ones look great i think they are just about perfect,i should have thought about checking vdo,suppose my head is still in the jdm clouds

thanks,mine is nice but needs a few things doing to it

[XJS]

I'm using Westach gauges.

There's a distributor in the UK, with very friendly service, they will make teoretically every pairs out of their "dual" range. EGT/AFR and oil temp/water temp in my car:

http://www.ae86.hu/wp-content/gallery/ha...cn1601.jpg

[koh]

i quite like the westach ones i might enquire about prices for those,my gauges will be going in the double din stereo slot angled up slightly

[XJS]

Paid 120 pounds shipping and sensors (EGT K-type as well!) included for the two duals in '05. The size is 2 1/4", so it will fit into the center console. I guess the angles can be done with any DIN holder.

[koh]

thats excellent value for four gauges,are they electric or mechanical ?

edit,silly question

[F0Bman]

They would have used the TRD gauges because they had those during that time. If net I woudl use the VDO gauges found in the VW and BMW cars.

[4agze]

when i was young i see them 3 gauges like this



or what they call a globe gauges



or voltage gauges