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[KiLLeR2001]

I PM'd you this yesterday but I'll post it here so there won't be a repeat question...

I was browsing through the interior thread and noticed a digital fuel gauge you did for somebody...

http://tehl33tsite.com/240sxdd/help/digifuel.jpg

My first question to you is, where can I find a gauge like this that will display fuel in either % remaining or gallons remaining? I tried looking online and can't really find anything.

Question #2. I plan on locating it here...

http://tehl33tsite.com/240sxdd/help/fuelloc.jpg

But I'm not sure if there is enough space on the top region to place a circular gauge since I only want to expose the digital number through that section in form of a rectangle.

Any tips or tricks to go about this little project would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

I PM'd you this yesterday but I'll post it here so there won't be a repeat question...

I was browsing through the interior thread and noticed a digital fuel gauge you did for somebody...

http://tehl33tsite.com/240sxdd/help/digifuel.jpg

My first question to you is, where can I find a gauge like this that will display fuel in either % remaining or gallons remaining? I tried looking online and can't really find anything.

Question #2. I plan on locating it here...

http://tehl33tsite.com/240sxdd/help/fuelloc.jpg

But I'm not sure if there is enough space on the top region to place a circular gauge since I only want to expose the digital number through that section in form of a rectangle.

Any tips or tricks to go about this little project would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

I officially like the Autometer one because it's the only one that I have seen that is fully programmable to match whatever sending unit you are using:

Auto Meter



I like to mount them behind smoked plexi. I also disassemble the gauge and paint the inside all black. Otherwise you may see some of the white text though the plexi.

I have done several setups with various techniques:

This first setup is the easiest:








This method is much more difficult because I first had to fill in the spot where the OEM switch was:

Build pics here:

Josh's S13 Cluster, HUD, Center Vent and Cluster Shroud album | Broadfield | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.







Then an AEM air/fuel gauge I did in an STi:

Build pics here:

Mike Defalco's Vent Gauge STi album | Broadfield | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

Originally Posted by waxball88

Will i one day be as great as you?

That's entirely up to you.... but good luck

[KiLLeR2001]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

I officially like the Autometer one because it's the only one that I have seen that is fully programmable to match whatever sending unit you are using:

Auto Meter

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I like to mount them behind smoked plexi. I also disassemble the gauge and paint the inside all black. Otherwise you may see some of the white text though the plexi.

I have done several setups with various techniques:

This first setup is the easiest:

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This method is much more difficult because I first had to fill in the spot where the OEM switch was:

Build pics here:

Josh's S13 Cluster, HUD, Center Vent and Cluster Shroud album | Broadfield | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

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Then an AEM air/fuel gauge I did in an STi:

Build pics here:

Mike Defalco's Vent Gauge STi album | Broadfield | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

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Extremely helpful, thank you Toby the super-genius.

More questions...

What products are you using the fill in the stock bezel? And where can I buy smoked plexiglass?

[slim]

so i am in the process of aquiring an 06-07 sti. want to do the same thing u did to this one. would you be able to do this without the car, just the gauge and vent? or is it nessecary to test fit during the process? if this is possible ill send you a pm for a quote after i actually pick one up. thanks in advance. love your work always impressive!!!

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by slim

so i am in the process of aquiring an 06-07 sti. want to do the same thing u did to this one. would you be able to do this without the car, just the gauge and vent? or is it nessecary to test fit during the process? if this is possible ill send you a pm for a quote after i actually pick one up. thanks in advance. love your work always impressive!!!

I would need the car unfortunately. It's a VERY tight fit and I would need to make sure the gauge is perfectly straight up and down with the silver trim ring... which I can only do by setting it in the car for a test fit and then adjust accordingly.

Originally Posted by chiboy002

damn thats a good deal
Thanks Toby!

You know I got your back!

Originally Posted by titopr06

hey toby,

is the process of upholstering the s14 door cards the same as the s13? Is it the same material?

thanks!

Definitely not, but I have never done an S14 card. I do know the S14 cards are cake to do though.

Originally Posted by Seraphim38

Have you ever used a surface mount universal pod to mount on the kick panels of a 240sx? Maybe for mounting a 5 1/4 or 4" mid for added midrange / sound stage? It would have to be a woofer that is not too deep, as I don't really want to relocate my ECU and other stuff housed behind the kick panels

No, I have never used universal pods. That would go against everything I strive for. I always custom fiberglass kicks for whatever the car may be. Here is a set I did for my demo car in the store. I also made custom press fit, flush, black grill cloth covered grills that are not pictured. I actually made these kicks 16 years ago. I just had them out of the car because I put a fresh set of Hybrid Audio Legatia speakers in them. In the kick is a Legatia 4" and Legatia tweeter. The door houses the Legatia 7.1" midbass driver.

[Sgtnubcakes]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

I officially like the Autometer one because it's the only one that I have seen that is fully programmable to match whatever sending unit you are using:

Auto Meter


I like to mount them behind smoked plexi. I also disassemble the gauge and paint the inside all black. Otherwise you may see some of the white text though the plexi.

I have done several setups with various techniques:

This first setup is the easiest:

Do you have a walk through on how to disassemble the gauge or advice on how to do it? I noticed that you used duct tape on the gauge when you were done, is this used because of disassembling it?

Thanks.

[Broadfield]

The duct tape is just an easy way to hold the gauge items together since for that type of install I do away with the bezel.... which holds all of the gauge parts together. In the install I'm posting pictures of below, you can see how the duct tape was used to hold the smoked piece of plexi on there also:





The finished results:





i don't have a writeup, but I do have a nice set of pictures that you can follow and see how I did it. In this particular setup I did for a friend's STi, I ground the gauge bezel down so I didn't need to use duct tape. But this install is completely different since I made a "housing" for the AEM wideband gauge to sit in and then attached the housing to the back of the vent trim:

[Sgtnubcakes]

Another quick question... For the calibration, did you use the custom setting on the fuel gauge? or would one of the presets work because its a nissan.

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Sgtnubcakes

Another quick question... For the calibration, did you use the custom setting on the fuel gauge? or would one of the presets work because its a nissan.

Couldn't tell you... I never actually have these cars at my shop. I ship these custom pieces all over the world which means the wiring/setup/install is obviously not done by me.