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frenchy

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 133

52mm Gauges

Well I thought that this was going to be easy...……

I am going to install a Mud Console in the 300tdi.

New radio across the bottom - OK

Bank of Carling Switches above the radio - OK

I want a couple of 52mm gauges across the top (volt meter, Rev counter, EGT monitor)

I want all the gauges to look like a match to the standard dash gauges (black face, white markings, white or red needles and white backlight) similar to the voltmeter and overall panel look below...….

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The VDO range of gauges look ideal but I cant find an EGT gauge in their line up, or indeed a Rev counter.

Fourby do an EGT gauge but it can't be fitted in the EGR blanking plate as the probe is too short

Stack do an EGT gauge but its expensive and I have no idea if its probe would fit.

There are some Rev counters on Ebay, but the ones that LOOK like a good match say "NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDROVERS"???????
see below......
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R-SPEC-DIESEL-5...SwAh1dyVq~

Can Somebody please point me in the right direction...…. 2000 D2 TD5 - ahhh bless
2006 D3 - no longer with us and sadly missed
1997 300tdi d90 - now with electrics that work!
- now with a brand new custom made soft top fitted
…...…...............….new chassis now all fixed and driving like new
2010 D4 alas no more, but a lovely colour (Nara)
2016 D4 battery magically fixed with NOCO charger

25th Jun 2020 11:12pm

Oldsalt

Member Since: 03 Jul 2018
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 14

1995 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Portofino Red

Saw this one on ebay, seems to be universal fit, not sure why the one you found not suitable for land rover.
Price not too bad so may be worth a gamble.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/52mm-0-6000-RPM...890.l49292

26th Jun 2020 5:30am

jonny

Member Since: 10 Mar 2013
Location: North Wilts
Posts: 167

VDO do make a rev counter, but you will have to hunt hard to find it for a decent price:

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s/instr...ion-gauges

Likewise EGT (Pyrometer):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PYROMETER-GAUGE...1499148226

I ended up getting the rev counter from the US as it worked out considerably cheaper.

They are a pretty close match to standard gauges, the illumination is slightly different and the needles are red not orange but other than that they don't look out of place.

26th Jun 2020 7:55am

hxk494

Member Since: 29 Apr 2013
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 241

I recently had a similar dilemma, though fitting in a Mud mini-pod dash mount. Ended up with a Stack EGT gauge - can confirm probe fits but needed a slight bend. Can take some photos later if you like.

It was expensive but no issues with fitting or operation. 1996 300Tdi Defender 110

26th Jun 2020 8:49am

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6633

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Also have a look on https://vdo-webshop.nl

e.g. https://vdo-webshop.nl/en/temperature-gaug...22637.html

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

26th Jun 2020 12:00pm

frenchy

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 133

hxk494 wrote:
I recently had a similar dilemma, though fitting in a Mud mini-pod dash mount. Ended up with a Stack EGT gauge - can confirm probe fits but needed a slight bend. Can take some photos later if you like.

It was expensive but no issues with fitting or operation.

Yes any photos of the installation would be great if not too much troulbe

2000 D2 TD5 - ahhh bless
2006 D3 - no longer with us and sadly missed
1997 300tdi d90 - now with electrics that work!
- now with a brand new custom made soft top fitted
…...…...............….new chassis now all fixed and driving like new
2010 D4 alas no more, but a lovely colour (Nara)
2016 D4 battery magically fixed with NOCO charger

26th Jun 2020 11:39pm

Alex1976

Member Since: 23 Jan 2013
Location: Buckingham
Posts: 596

I did my dash with gauges all from Stack as that was the only supplier that seemed to be able to offer all the matching set and that worked with the 300tdi. Really like the style of them too, the 270* sweep of the gauges for accuracy and a nice led backlight display.

I went for speedo, EGT, water temp, fuel and clock.

27th Jun 2020 10:33am

frenchy

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 133

Fourby do this rev counter...…..

https://fourby.co.uk/epages/950004277.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=48769021

I think I'll mount this in the dash - close enough match the the original instruments (black / orange / white) - and move the clock to the Mud console.

If I go for Stack instuments, I might have to upgrade to a stack Stack clock as well (but £93

)

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/stack...t3317-3367 2000 D2 TD5 - ahhh bless
2006 D3 - no longer with us and sadly missed
1997 300tdi d90 - now with electrics that work!
- now with a brand new custom made soft top fitted
…...…...............….new chassis now all fixed and driving like new
2010 D4 alas no more, but a lovely colour (Nara)
2016 D4 battery magically fixed with NOCO charger

27th Jun 2020 1:27pm

frenchy

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 133

Alex1976 wrote:

I went for speedo, EGT, water temp, fuel and clock.
]

Alex - love the look of your cabin - all clean, matching, and 'factory look'

27th Jun 2020 1:31pm

Alex1976

Member Since: 23 Jan 2013
Location: Buckingham
Posts: 596

Cheers Frenchy - I was trying to keep it all looking ‘factory’ or at least uniform

Here’s a couple more pics that show it better.

27th Jun 2020 8:20pm

Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3787

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

What about a real quality English gauge,.."SMITHS"?
Pickles.

27th Jun 2020 9:50pm

Jon w

Member Since: 22 Dec 2015
Location: North East Wales
Posts: 216

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221181060375

What about that?

Do seem to call them a pyrometer

28th Jun 2020 12:16pm

frenchy

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 133

Alex - is that a Raptor dash?? - I like it all sprayed black

Piclkes - I love Smiths / Jeager speedo from the series 2 - if it was a Series vehicle maybe, but the defender has that 80s / 90s look and I am looking to match the original instruments. 2000 D2 TD5 - ahhh bless
2006 D3 - no longer with us and sadly missed
1997 300tdi d90 - now with electrics that work!
- now with a brand new custom made soft top fitted
…...…...............….new chassis now all fixed and driving like new
2010 D4 alas no more, but a lovely colour (Nara)
2016 D4 battery magically fixed with NOCO charger

29th Jun 2020 12:03am

frenchy

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 133

So, here's the plan...….

Main Instrument Binnacle -
Original speedo / Fuel / Temp plus New Tacho for fourby (saves £60 over the VDO unit and a close -ish match to originals)

Centre Mud Console
New EGY (PYROMETER!!) / New Clock / New Voltmeter - all from stack and (for me

) eye wateringly expensive but will all match each other and a close enough overall match to the main instruments

Got a new Kenwood radio now as well - just need to work out how to set the multi changing LED colours to match the rest of the instruments (I'll have to read the destruction book

)

29th Jun 2020 12:18am

Alex1976

Member Since: 23 Jan 2013
Location: Buckingham
Posts: 596

Yep Raptor centre console and a raptor dash with the raptor metal binnacle housing too. It makes it so solid compared to the original plastic jobby

29th Jun 2020 12:28am

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