Though i'd share this with you all as i haven't seen one done like this before.
The objective was to fit an oil pressure gauge which was easy to view and which didn't mean having to sacrifice the foglight switch as i need that
It needed to illuminate the same colour as the dashboard dials, and I wanted to simply replace the OEM pressure switch - this meant it would have to include a low pressure light.
So...
After a lot of research I went with an SPA Design electronic unit which is one of few that can be dismantled in order to change the backlight LED's for amber ones. It also has a programmable warning light and a peak memory recall.
I made a pod on the driver's door air vent where the unused speaker grill is. Plenty of plastic welding, filling and painting later...
The pressure transducer supplied has an 1/8 BSP thread which isn't the same as the OEM pressure switch so I had the sensor manufacturer make an identical one but with an M12x1.5 thread instead :cool2:
Overall, this was quite an intricate and involved job and not one that i'd been keen to repeat in a hurry, but i'm very pleased with the results.
If you are thinking of doing this yourself, i'd be happy to provide some more details.
The objective was to fit an oil pressure gauge which was easy to view and which didn't mean having to sacrifice the foglight switch as i need that
It needed to illuminate the same colour as the dashboard dials, and I wanted to simply replace the OEM pressure switch - this meant it would have to include a low pressure light.
So...
After a lot of research I went with an SPA Design electronic unit which is one of few that can be dismantled in order to change the backlight LED's for amber ones. It also has a programmable warning light and a peak memory recall.
I made a pod on the driver's door air vent where the unused speaker grill is. Plenty of plastic welding, filling and painting later...
The pressure transducer supplied has an 1/8 BSP thread which isn't the same as the OEM pressure switch so I had the sensor manufacturer make an identical one but with an M12x1.5 thread instead :cool2:
Overall, this was quite an intricate and involved job and not one that i'd been keen to repeat in a hurry, but i'm very pleased with the results.
If you are thinking of doing this yourself, i'd be happy to provide some more details.
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