[Crazy Canuck]

Hi,

I'm ripping the whole dashboard and putting a custom made one...
Here is what I'm thinking... please critique anything you want on it. (sorry for white edge thing around each gauge... not an graphic artist)
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Here are some information on why the given setup on the dash.

• Note that all gauges are upto scale (large = 4", small = 2-1/16")
• background will be black metal... only light will be a red light in the middle = check engine
• speedo is in km/h... not mph
• put the water temp right in the middle for fast access
• oil pressure also closest to tach for fast eye access (imho, oil-pressure + water-temp = 2 most critical ones to keep a close eye)
• the rest just followed based by grouping
• least important ones, but practical are in the a-pillar 3-pod
• the A/F is actually a wide-band.

QUESTIONS:

1. Would you place them any differently ?
2. if so, where/why (ie what changes) ?
3. given that it's a turbo setup (in case the boost gauge didn't give it away), which is more practical to have out of these 2 gauges:
   • oil temperature
   • intake temperature

Thanks for your feedback.

[bubba353z]

I think if it was my car, I'd switch the water temp and oil pressure gauge positions first. Then I'd switch the volt and fuel pressure gauges. I'd like to be able to see both of the fuel functions at one glance and I like watching oil pressure more than temp (although like you said they are both important).

Is there room to move the tach / speedo outward and put three gauges in between them in an inverted triangle? Then you could have oil press / water temp / oil temp smack in the middle with fuel level and volts in the corners.

Just my $0.02

This post has been edited by bubba353z: Feb 7 2014, 11:25 PM