Gauges

[Scotty]

I'm posting this here since it's technically a modified question and it's purely a question of interest...

For those who still run a stock Alpine setup but did away with the Jaeger gauges, what did you end up using instead? I'm of the mind to service the gauges I already but at the same time I like to have options in case I find something I like better, especially if the gauge happens to illuminate or do something that makes me go ooh lol

Thanks in advance!

 

[Bill Blue]

I used VDO Visions gauges. The tach, speedo and fuel gauge have been fine. The temp, pressure and voltage gauges have been nothing less than terrible. Over a life of 115,000 miles, I have replaced them a total of about ten times.

Bill

 

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[Scotty]

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Yikes, are they mounted right or did one roll to the side abit? I like how the faces look...

 

[puff4]

Yikes, are they mounted right or did one roll to the side abit? I like how the faces look...

Old school racer trick. Rotate the gauge so that the redline is at the top of the gauge... easier to see when you're racing.

 

[loose_electron]

Here, I used Speed Hut instruments.

http://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php?media/20171217_234838.3752/

 

[sunalp]

Here, I used Speed Hut instruments.

Do the Speed Hut gauges fit the stock dash?

 

[loose_electron]

Do the Speed Hut gauges fit the stock dash?

To a large extent yes, if I recall, most were the same diameter as the originals. I redid the dash structure with my own design, but speed, tach, oil, fuel, voltage all dropped into the original holes. I got rid of a few things that never worked well or were not needed (windshield wash pump, cigar lighter) and used modern variant LED indicator lights. The surface is a wood grain Formica, that looks good, but so far stands up to abuse pretty well.

 

[sunalp]

Thanks Jerry!
I have a new project and looking ahead as to what I might use for it.
Cheers!
Steve

 

[loose_electron]

Thanks Jerry!
I have a new project and looking ahead as to what I might use for it.
Cheers!
Steve

Happy to help. Poke through the other pictures in the link above and you will see the dashboard re-do with all the things that got filled n and re-drilled. The one thing I probably would do differently in the future is leave out the clock. (I always wear a watch and it's a PITA to reset a clock when daylight savings or battery disconnects happen) Other than that pretty happy with the results. Two oddities there - I ended up using a GPS feed for the Speedo, after several attempts to get the transmission to feed me pulses. ($30 find on EBay) Also, there's a little box hidden under the dash with a full MP3 player in it. (another $40 find on EBay) which I keep loaded with era appropriate music.

 

[sunalp]

I ended up using a GPS feed for the Speedo

Did the GPS speedo feed come from Speed Hut? I have a friend that has one in his Alpine V6 but it was a smaller
gauge than the stock gauge. Made it fit but it illuminates in red and doesn't match the rest.

 

[loose_electron]

Did the GPS speedo feed come from Speed Hut? I have a friend that has one in his Alpine V6 but it was a smaller
gauge than the stock gauge. Made it fit but it illuminates in red and doesn't match the rest.

NOT a GPS speedometer. I originally tried to get the speed hut speedo working with a sender off the tranny. Did not work, due to the way the tranny was set up. So, I bought a GPS based sending unit which was then plugged into the Speed Hut Speedo.

Here - one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/GPS-speed-...193044?hash=item3fc54e7554:g:MPsAAOSwXLFZg0L5

 

[sunalp]

OK, got it! That sounds like just what I'll need. Thanks again!
Cheers!
Steve

 

[tylerite3124]

OK, got it! That sounds like just what I'll need. Thanks again!
Cheers!
Steve

Hi Steve. My Avatar shows most of the VDO gauges in my Series II. They look good and the ammeter and clock are matching too. If you want a better picture let me know.
Rick

 

[sunalp]

Thanks Rick,

I see that you have white faced gauges. Assuming that they have them with black faces and red needles too.
I'll check them out.

Thanks again!
Steve

 

[Bill Eisinger]

Here’s the set of Speed Hut instrumentation that’s going in my SI V6 conversion project.

 

[loose_electron]

Here’s the set of Speed Hut instrumentation that’s going in my SI V6 conversion project.

Those are pretty much what I go, you got the shiny chrome, I have the satin option.

 

[sunalp]

They look great! Definitely an option!
Thanks again!
Cheers,
Steve