boost gauge installed!
#1
02-28-2008, 05:54 PM
boost gauge installed!
So I got a GlowShift boost gauge installed. Didn't take too long, and we did things PROPERLY. My buddy and I soldered each wire, ran things properly, and overall made the whole assembly look pretty clean. The most annoying part was cutting through the vent; but once you pierce through all the way it becomes easy. From that, I used a dremel and touched it up:
The dremel slipped on my very first attempt and blemished one of the fins, as you can see. Also, they're not 100% perfectly cut. I'm over it. It's hard to tell in the car unless you're looking for faults. By the time I was done, I had mastered the dremel, and all the edges of the fins are perfectly smooth and rounded off so it doesn't look like a chop-job. They're also grooved so the gauge sits in at an angle and doesn't vibrate at all.
As you can tell, I have it angled slightly towards me. It maintains that symmetrical look with it being mounted in the center vent, but it's form following function with this slight modification. All you have to do is dremel into the fins just a little bit so you can snap it in more on one side than you can on the other. I might touch this up so it's angled slightly more towards me.
From the other side. Sorry about the embarrassing fin-cut, but it's seriously not noticeable unless you're being a dick and going "LOL WHAT CAN I FIND THAT'S COSMETICALLY IMPERFECT"
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Overall, I really like the boost gauge. It has a ******* ridiculous red glow that matches the interior 100% perfectly. It looks stock. I also really like the soft white glow with a red needle; it matches my dash.
There's seven solid colors you can choose from; white, cyan, blue, green, red, purple, and yellow. Also three color-changing modes if you're feeling exotic. One jumps straight from color to color (really boring), another fades in and out (really cool during day-time driving with parking lights on when you don't really care about the color, since it's not all that visible) and the third one is a little more complex. As it fades out, it flickers on and off, then gradually fades into the next color. It's really just for show, but also very cool indeed.
I'll take some night-time pics once the sun sets (no ****?)
The dremel slipped on my very first attempt and blemished one of the fins, as you can see. Also, they're not 100% perfectly cut. I'm over it. It's hard to tell in the car unless you're looking for faults. By the time I was done, I had mastered the dremel, and all the edges of the fins are perfectly smooth and rounded off so it doesn't look like a chop-job. They're also grooved so the gauge sits in at an angle and doesn't vibrate at all.
As you can tell, I have it angled slightly towards me. It maintains that symmetrical look with it being mounted in the center vent, but it's form following function with this slight modification. All you have to do is dremel into the fins just a little bit so you can snap it in more on one side than you can on the other. I might touch this up so it's angled slightly more towards me.
From the other side. Sorry about the embarrassing fin-cut, but it's seriously not noticeable unless you're being a dick and going "LOL WHAT CAN I FIND THAT'S COSMETICALLY IMPERFECT"
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Overall, I really like the boost gauge. It has a ******* ridiculous red glow that matches the interior 100% perfectly. It looks stock. I also really like the soft white glow with a red needle; it matches my dash.
There's seven solid colors you can choose from; white, cyan, blue, green, red, purple, and yellow. Also three color-changing modes if you're feeling exotic. One jumps straight from color to color (really boring), another fades in and out (really cool during day-time driving with parking lights on when you don't really care about the color, since it's not all that visible) and the third one is a little more complex. As it fades out, it flickers on and off, then gradually fades into the next color. It's really just for show, but also very cool indeed.
I'll take some night-time pics once the sun sets (no ****?)
#2
02-28-2008, 06:28 PM
RE: boost gauge installed!
Oh, for those of you who are wondering, I have the APR chip, and I spike at 20psi and hold 15-16, sometimes I see 17, but I think my eyes are lying. Free bump for myself.
