Throw 5 grand at something, you damn well better love it and that's conservative.
Ultimately that’s why I’ve shied away from this. After doing the research it appears it’s going to cost me way more than I ultimately think it’s worth.
Throw 5 grand at something, you damn well better love it and that's conservative.
And, there are several glaring mistakes that I could never accept that the average person would never catch.Ultimately that’s why I’ve shied away from this. After doing the research it appears it’s going to cost me way more than I ultimate think it’s worth.
I'm sure what you see is different than what I see -And, there are several glaring mistakes that I could never accept that the average person would never catch.
The radii being different is very bad. Spacing is bad. The weld burn on the aluminum where the sides meet the center is bad. Glove box door should have been flanged inward with a matching flange in the opening and the fasteners for the continuous hinge hidden. Button head screws should have been Torx or Phillips flat head countersunk to limit how obvious they are in case the hole isn't concentric to the corner radii. The speaker pod on the dash is annoying. The flat top of the dash should have had a large rolled radius lip at the edges closest to the driver. The center of the dash where the large round is should have been recessed for a sunglass pocket. The angle in front of the shifter where the console meets the dash looks off. Have to see it in person to tell.I'm sure what you see is different than what I see -
I couldn't live with the different corner radius on every panel, and different gap & spacing everywhere.
The shifter looks like it's completely blocking other controls.
Blowing hot air onto the back of an ipad sort of sucks.
Visually it's just an incohesive hot mess.
I don't want to be top down in the sun in this either.
I don't know - when the YJ came out it was criticized for being cheap plastic - but I loved the straight row of small gauges and the room for switches directly under. The TJ dash is a nice simple non-distracting design as is. Things are within reach and line of sight. I'll keep mine that way.
It’s a COCKPIT, but I am not politically correct...My goofy gauges are American made right here in Anaheim Ca.. I like them A LOT!. I have them tuned so it feels like I'm doing 8-9k and 150 mph.
Just kidding, they are "properly" tuned.
I cerakoted the bezel Titanium. At some point, the whole dash will be Titanium.
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I am also running a ScanGauge II
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Moved my GPS/ipad (running Gaia) up to the top too, cleaned up the control pit a bunch:
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I’ve seen that gauge cluster bezel on Quadratec/Extreme Terrain, and would really love to get something like this installed. Does anyone know what the cost/difficulty is with installing this set up on a stock TJ with the 4.0? I really like the look of old fashioned gauges like a CJ/Bronco/defender etc...I like Speedhut gages, the spedo was gps unit, so do not have to worry about gearing or tire size. Also the speedo has elevation reading, and few other fun options. The set was $600, the Auto Meter was $200, but the steering wheel blocks top outside gages. I chopped off the OEM plugs, then traced the wires I needed, and installed new wiring for LS. I used wiring diagram also. I was able to do it all with this 16 pin plug. Then there was tools, wiring, etc which was another $150.
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I’ve not fully integrated everything yet. Still in the building area.
(ive been sitting on my butt. )
mine is a engine swap so I did it to get rid of the factory computer.
What motor did you use
I did the R2.8.
I messed up with my gauges in my lack of planning. The oil sender is a closed reading. So when I start it up I get Zero pressure. The fuel gauge I initially bought was backwards so it indicated full when empty.
Like I said I didn’t plan my gauges correctly. But I did opt for the GPS speed-o
I did not like the pre made gauge pods. So I dismantled a factory pod and used thin aluminum to create my own. I did have to mount the tachometer on the A pillar.
all said and done as much as I dislike digital the Dakota digital would probably been easier
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What all struggles did you have with this setup? Looking at doing the exact same thing!
I ordered the GPS speedo that was $550ish. everything else was less than $80 each.
i ordered the wrong gauges in a few of them. the oil pressure shows 0psi, and the Fuel gauge has the wrong Ohms reading. so those two i need to send back to auto meter.
do the research before ordering, i was running out of time and was very hurried. thereby made some mistakes.
i had a sheet of thin aluminum and made my own cut outs.
I ordered the GPS speedo that was $550ish. everything else was less than $80 each.
i ordered the wrong gauges in a few of them. the oil pressure shows 0psi, and the Fuel gauge has the wrong Ohms reading. so those two i need to send back to auto meter.
do the research before ordering, i was running out of time and was very hurried. thereby made some mistakes.
i had a sheet of thin aluminum and made my own cut outs.