This is mainly for alias747 but for all of you as well. Here is a comparison with the glowshift boost gauge and the red color of the stock gauges. I got my gauge from:

www.glowshift.com

And havn't had a problem at all! Very well built. Here you go!

Josh

 

Nice - how do you like having your gauge over in the side vent instead of the center vent?

 

I like it a lot better. I think it's a cleaner install and it just looks better when you are in the car. Not everyone has to see the gauge, just the driver!

Josh

 

looks good. I didnt know the pre 2k had red instrument panel

 

Looks real good bro! I wasn't so concerned about the color matching so I skipped on the 7 color one! lol Anyway, like you said about the tube being a bit short in the kit... If I installed mine in the center vent would there be plenty on slack?

 

Just ordered the tinted 7 color model for $40.77 w/s/h. Great price for what you get - a VDO is $35+s/h and thats just the gauge, Install kit is an extra $13. I can't wait!!

 

looks good man, that matches pretty closely.

got any shots of how you mounted the gauge?

 

Damn your oil temp is a tad high there... Were you driving like you stole it right before you took that shot?

 

I'd hope not, the engine is off. josh my friend, are you not letting your turbo cooling down after beating on it? tsk tsk.

 

For the oil temp, why would it go up? I wasn't driving hard at all! Could it have been because I was driving then turned it off for a min or two then turned the car on again? I know with the water temp that it will do that because it's no longer able to be cooled so the temp will climed for a few min slightly and then start going down. Oh and I always let my turbo cool down. I have a turbo timer, but I just haven't installed it yet. What should the oil temp be by the way?

Josh