[s-cars] VDO Ocean Line Gauges vs Screening Gauges

[joeamund]

Fellow listers!
VDO is making a boost gauge as close to our instruments as possible without
custom fabricating one. It is not  a vacum gauge but  pure boost gauge from 0
- 2 barg(0 - 28,4psi) with an electric pressure-sensor ala our oilgauges,
hvite backface(although not tranlucent as we would have liked but...), with
"red indicator arrow"(this is tranlucent) and black centerknob. Looks good
with the red bulbs installed, and in the daylight there is not to be seen any
different  from the  original gauges.

Although the pictures on the web site is not  too good(only shows one white
instrument), download the pdf-brochure and turn to page 16 of 18.

http://www2.vdo.com/vdo/business_customer/bc_product.aspx?a=&ID=453

The part numbers:
Instrument       - N02 124 102 (USD 70,- in Norway)
Pressure sensor  - 360 081 032 025 (USD 80,- in Norway)

It is as somebody else not a "bolt on", but modifications to the bezel and
front of the instrument has to be made if it  is to replace the clock, and
the  circuit board has to be  removed/modified as well.

I assume this is to be bought in the US  as well as in Europe.

Best regards Joern,MTM RS


>===== Original Message From CyberPoet <thecyberpoet at cyberpoet.net> =====
>How to:
>1. Get the gauge with the right range. Note the gauge must support
>rim-lighting and center arm lighting (i.e. - light from around the rim
>of the gauge, and the indicator must carry light of it's own by virtue
>of translucence). Traditional from-rear translucent lighting of the
>dial will not work.
>2. Disassemble and scan the face of the gauge.
>3. Color modify as desired.
>4. Go visit your local signage printer (same guy who does stickers for
>race cars). Tell him to print on clear 3M material with whatever you
>want on the face. Make sure you bring him the original, so he can size
>it perfectly. Should run about $25 - $75 for something this size,
>especially if you already did the prepress work (i.e. - color changes,
>etc).
>5. Be careful during application to ensure the newly printed gauge
>label lines up perfectly with the old gauge settings (so the numbers
>aren't off).
>6. Reassembled and install.
>
>Note that because of the nature of this method, back-lit gauges don't
>work properly (the ink used to print the numbers is not transluscent).
>
>Best Wishes,
>=-= Marc GLasgow
>
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