Installing Boost & Oil Temp Gauges?

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

Hey guys, Wanting to install Defi Boost & Oil Temp gauges on my Legacy BH5.

Haven\'t started my research on instructions yet so fort I\'ll try on here first.

Any ideas on where to start? cheers.

[lachlan]

there has to be a million "how to\'s on the net about these :

do they have a control unit ? or is it the sweet "defis that dont need one dawg "

are they electrical or mechanical (does the boost gauge have a nipple on the back for a hose or does the hose connect to a separate black box )?

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

 lachlan said:

there has to be a million "how to\'s on the net about these :

do they have a control unit ? or is it the sweet "defis that dont need one dawg "

are they electrical or mechanical (does the boost gauge have a nipple on the back for a hose or does the hose connect to a separate black box )?

They\'re Electrical, don\'t think it came with a control unit. Think you got to buy them separate?

[Kiwi_Fozze]

erm... your boost gauge may be poked... should be sitting at 0, unless it resettles once it has power to it...

[lachlan]

what exactly do you want help with ?

connecting the sensors to the engine ?

wiring the gauges to a power supply ?

getting the harness through/around the fire wall ?

or how to physically mount the gauges to the dash ?

or all of the above ?

have you opened the boxes to see if they have all the stuff you need in them ?

its a stepper motor gauge . they return to lowest point on power off

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

 lachlan said:

what exactly do you want help with ?

connecting the sensors to the engine ?

wiring the gauges to a power supply ?

getting the harness through/around the fire wall ?

or how to physically mount the gauges to the dash ?

or all of the above ?

have you opened the boxes to see if they have all the stuff you need in them ?

its a stepper motor gauge . they return to lowest point on power off

All of the above yes I have opened the box, everything is inside. was sealed

before I opened it.

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

Anyone know if these are genuine?

[sti555]

these are the same gauges i have.sorry to say but these are fake.you dont need a control unit to run these.and you can set peak and adjust colour using the button behind each gauge..fairly easy to set up.you only need to power one gauge then daisy chain the others off it.they use daisy chain like genuine defi.oil sensor is simple 2 wire positve nd earth.the boost sensor has 3 wire..red earth lol black positive and white illumination.they buggered up wiring colours..they look the business though.any troubles pm me but u should be fine with the instructions supplied

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

 sti555 said:

these are the same gauges i have.sorry to say but these are fake.you dont need a control unit to run these.and you can set peak and adjust colour using the button behind each gauge..fairly easy to set up.you only need to power one gauge then daisy chain the others off it.they use daisy chain like genuine defi.oil sensor is simple 2 wire positve nd earth.the boost sensor has 3 wire..red earth lol black positive and white illumination.they buggered up wiring colours..they look the business though.any troubles pm me but u should be fine with the instructions supplied

Yeah fort they were fake, oh well looks the part which is cool with me ;D yeah man doesn\'t look

to hard to wire up, what about the oil gauge?

[sti555]

if they have a little black button on the back thats a give away they are fakes,and dont make the mistake i did and try use a defi controller on these,it wont work.same gauges are on ebay for $30 U.S..oil gauge requires a oil filter sandwich/adaptor then just screw the sensor in supplied.run the power for oil off the boost gauge