Gauges for day and night
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Gauges for day and night
Hi,
Just picked up my second miata. This one came with a Greddy turbo So far, I have no complaints except for the installed a/f and boost gauges. They are fine during daytime, but after dark I find them bright and annoying. I had to keep my hand over the a/f gauge because it was literally blinding. Do you have any recommendations on new gauges that (1) match a stock cluster, (2) are not too bright or even dimmable with the cluster, and (3) are accurate. Ideally, the a/f gauge would dim down when the lights come on, like most radios do when you turn the lights on.
Thanks
Ben
91 base, 54k miles, turbo, intercooler, bov, msd ignition
Just picked up my second miata. This one came with a Greddy turbo So far, I have no complaints except for the installed a/f and boost gauges. They are fine during daytime, but after dark I find them bright and annoying. I had to keep my hand over the a/f gauge because it was literally blinding. Do you have any recommendations on new gauges that (1) match a stock cluster, (2) are not too bright or even dimmable with the cluster, and (3) are accurate. Ideally, the a/f gauge would dim down when the lights come on, like most radios do when you turn the lights on.
Thanks
Ben
91 base, 54k miles, turbo, intercooler, bov, msd ignition
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Thanks for the responses. I hadn't considered installing less intense bulbs... I'll get on that, but the biggest problem to me is not the background lighting, but the led markers on the a/f gauge. They're too bright at night because they don't dim down.
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Originally Posted by Ben
the biggest problem to me is not the background lighting, but the led markers on the a/f gauge. They're too bright at night because they don't dim down.
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Originally Posted by brgracer
a narrowband fed A/F gauge... not really useful for any real tuning.... but you'd probably get more info from another gauge such as water temp/oil temp/EGT/etc...
On the positive, you could sell the "A/F gauge" to pay for the new one.
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i wired my guage to the dimmer switch.
i popped the dimmer switch out of the dash, and put a multitester on each of the three wires coming out of it. by turning on the parking lights and adjusting the dimming ****, i found the one that adjusts. i tapped the lighting wire from the gauge into that wire.
i popped the dimmer switch out of the dash, and put a multitester on each of the three wires coming out of it. by turning on the parking lights and adjusting the dimming ****, i found the one that adjusts. i tapped the lighting wire from the gauge into that wire.
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