[s-cars] Boost gauge for cluster installation (clock replacement)

[Dave Forgie]

Mark: Which part is "not true"?  We have to wait until Monday for the
answer? What kind of deal is that?   Dave F.

Mark Strangways wrote:

> Not true, I will explain Monday Mark
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Dave Forgie
>      To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>      Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 11:01 AM
>      Subject: [s-cars] Boost gauge for cluster installation
>      (clock replacement)
>       Ah, if it were only that easy, we'd all have in dash boost
>      gauges.
>      Unfortunately, it isn't easy at all.  Those three "gauges"
>      (clock, oil
>      temp, oil press/voltmeter) are not three separate units.
>      They are
>      integrated via a printed circuit board.  IF you replace the
>      clock, you
>      have to find away to patch around the hole you need to
>      create for the
>      boost gauge.  Bob Pastore's install is at the far right hand
>      side
>      (presumably replacing a volt meter) with a no longer
>      available back-lit
>      SPI boost gauge.  It could still be done but I don't think
>      the all the
>      work would be worth it.  You would have an indash boost
>      gauge but it
>      still wouldn't be perfect and the location (line of sight)
>      is bad.  The
>      Autometer pillar pod (20191 for an A4) and tapping into the
>      boost line
>      in the engine compartment, going through one of two
>      available grommets
>      and getting switched lighting from the Green/yellow wire
>      coming out of
>      fuse position No. 7 is an easier way to go.  Gauges go from
>      an
>      inexpensive (side lit) Autometer Phantom 5703 to a much more
>      expensive
>      Greddy 2 5/8" back lit (still fits in the 20191 pond with
>      some Dremel
>      work ala Sean Douglas's (quattro20v) recent very neat
>      install).
>
>      But hey, what do I know?
>
>      Dave F.
>
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