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Speco Gauges

Post by B.D.R »

I need some new Gauges in the Mav, so i'm looking at Speco.

What are they like, they would have to better than 20 year old Nissan Gauges would'nt they :lol: .

Or is it like usuall you get what you pay for :D
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Post by bru21 »

I've used them and they are fine.

Don't buy them in oz though.

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Post by B.D.R »

Good enough for me then :D

Thank's mate
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Post by PJ.zook »

My Speco oil pressure works fine, but im on my 2nd and almost 3rd water temp gauge. They fog up behind the lens too
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Post by nicbeer »

Ive got Mech water gauge and volt gauge working well
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Post by bru21 »

no worries.

I would use VDO next time though - as we used them on the 7 and they are awesome.
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Post by Chook350 »

ive got mechanical oil and water in my shorty and cant say anything bad about them, they are the sport-comp with black dials, but i do have 2 pro-comp (silver dial) mechanical water temp and oil pressure that are brand new in the box if your intrested, either mount in dash or get the pods
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Post by beinthemud »

bru21 wrote:no worries.

I would use VDO next time though - as we used them on the 7 and they are awesome.

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Speco are Cheap Entry level (DIY) Gauges ,In saying that they do work But Id take what they say with a grain of salt .
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Post by mike_nofx »

Chook350 wrote:ive got mechanical oil and water in my shorty and cant say anything bad about them, they are the sport-comp with black dials, but i do have 2 pro-comp (silver dial) mechanical water temp and oil pressure that are brand new in the box if your intrested, either mount in dash or get the pods
Sounds like your talking about Autometer (sport come, pro comp) Or do speco use the same names
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Post by anzac »

not in a 4wd but I recently fitted 4 speco gauges in a mates mini (put in a whole new dash).

I'm not sure if it's because I bought them off eBay they were shoddy or what but they are crap!
The tacho has some how flipped all the way over so it doesn't work now that took one drive to happen.
The oil temp guage doesn't register. Resistance changes from sender everything just never moves off the start. Moves to 50 degrees (start point) when you start the car but if that mini doesn't reach 50 degrees oil temp on the highway (or anywhere) I'll eat my hat.
The ammeter has done nothing but short out. It's not the wiring, it's inside the guage that shorts.
That leaves the oil pressure guage and guess what........ it works.

End of short story is we've bought all new autometer ones, paid too much for them but they work great.

Take from that what you will.

One other thing of note is that the guy we bought them off doesn't give a stuff. Says we bought them too long ago, (nearly a year admittedly) but they weren't even taken out of the packets until I fitted them a fortnight ago. The small dangers of saving money on eBay.
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Post by money_killer »

they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
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Post by beinthemud »

money_killer wrote:they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
The Cobalt ones make me Hard, They are Hell cool,But should be for the price
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Post by money_killer »

beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
The Cobalt ones make me Hard, They are Hell cool,But should be for the price
:? i thought they were and alright price ?
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Post by mike_nofx »

Just buy Autometer and you wont go wrong. Damn good looking gauges, and good quality too.

There are some cheap sites to buy them from the US.

Yes you get what you pay for.
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Post by beinthemud »

money_killer wrote:
beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
The Cobalt ones make me Hard, They are Hell cool,But should be for the price
:? i thought they were and alright price ?
Yeah they are Didnt say it was a bad Price ;)
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Post by mike_nofx »

money_killer wrote:
beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
The Cobalt ones make me Hard, They are Hell cool,But should be for the price
:? i thought they were and alright price ?
Your mean the Autometer cobalts right? Theyre Ok, but the sport comps and pro comps look better!

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Post by money_killer »

beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:
beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
The Cobalt ones make me Hard, They are Hell cool,But should be for the price
:? i thought they were and alright price ?
Yeah they are Didnt say it was a bad Price ;)
think im meaning a different gauge im not talking about the autometer cobalt ones.

there was a bloke on here advertising some digital ones on here


i used to use autometer gauger in my street car a had and never had a drama with them,
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Post by beinthemud »

money_killer wrote:
beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:
beinthemud wrote:
money_killer wrote:they are crap wouldnt buy them again. i would be buying the "cobat" spelling* digital gauges next the bloke was trying to sell them on here not long ago
The Cobalt ones make me Hard, They are Hell cool,But should be for the price
:? i thought they were and alright price ?
Yeah they are Didnt say it was a bad Price ;)
think im meaning a different gauge im not talking about the autometer cobalt ones.

there was a bloke on here advertising some digital ones on here


i used to use autometer gauger in my street car a had and never had a drama with them,
I think they do a Digital one
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Post by money_killer »

2nd pic in this thread is the gauges i talking about

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Post by phat-customs »

Have got specos in the paj ATM and they work well. Have had autometer in my corolla and they worked but they did have probs. Clock stopped working randomly. Vacuum gauge had a wicked buzz in it. Oil and volts worked but the lights in the back of them burn the side out the gauge. Speco ones are working fine so far, oil pres is a bit over sensitive. Take from that what u wil etc etc.
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Post by BASSYK »

anzac wrote: The ammeter has done nothing but short out. It's not the wiring, it's inside the guage that shorts.
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isnt an ammeter a short i.e it should go in series with the load unlike a voltmeter which should go in parallel?
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