Xyberautos-3 autometer guage pack
27 February 2005, 03:47 PM
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Xyberautos-3 autometer guage pack
I found this website through SN in a previous thread, the autometer guages look good and the price is pretty good aswell but some reveiws say that the dimmer doesnt work properly which is putting me off a bit. Has anyone got these guages, if so what are they really like...
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http://www.xyberautos.com/catalog/pr...roducts_id=458
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http://www.xyberautos.com/catalog/pr...roducts_id=458
27 February 2005, 11:29 PM
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just had gagues fitted today,
look great but no pics yet.
need to get correct pod, the uni one they supply no good!!!! wrong size.
dimmer not that good too!!
also the fittings they supply are poo
look great but no pics yet.
need to get correct pod, the uni one they supply no good!!!! wrong size.
dimmer not that good too!!
also the fittings they supply are poo
28 February 2005, 05:27 PM
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hmmm...might look again at some other guages quite a few reveiws have said that...but cheers for the reply m8
08 March 2005, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by austen_wrx
the dimmer is fine as long as it is wired up correctly, you just need to switch the power between the 2 lighting sources.
MMmmmm.... not so sure.... Got these Gauges myself & am well pleased with them, but, & it is only a small but, the dimmer doesn't seem to do much. Mines connected to the illumination circuit of the radio, it does dim but only slightly. Not that this is a problem though, because they look the bo**ox when they're illuminated at night. Not quite Defi's, but similar look, quarter of the price...
Well worth the money if you ask me.... You'll get better, but its gonna cost you a lot more....
Gazza...
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Improved dimming:
If you want to experiment, for a few pence:
Pop into Maplin, buy one of these resistors:
Maplin Link
Product: 10W W/W 33R
Code: H33R
Price: £0.19
And one of these relays:
Relay link
Product: 30A SPDT Auto 12Vdc
Code: N00AW
Price: £1.49
This relay is quite hefty (30A max) but it has spade connectors which saves messing around with PCB mounting components.
Wire them up like this:
Only wire the thicker red and black wire up to this circuit. The orange lead will not be used now. The other thin red and black go to +12 and ground respectively. The green wire goes to the sensor as normal.
Now, when the lights are off, the gauges get the full 12V. When the lights are on, the relay turns on and the 12V is routed through the resistor which reduces the current to the gauges.
I haven't tried this so you may need to experiment with different resistor values to suit your preference, but according to my calculations
this should work fine.
Pop into Maplin, buy one of these resistors:
Maplin Link
Product: 10W W/W 33R
Code: H33R
Price: £0.19
And one of these relays:
Relay link
Product: 30A SPDT Auto 12Vdc
Code: N00AW
Price: £1.49
This relay is quite hefty (30A max) but it has spade connectors which saves messing around with PCB mounting components.
Wire them up like this:
Only wire the thicker red and black wire up to this circuit. The orange lead will not be used now. The other thin red and black go to +12 and ground respectively. The green wire goes to the sensor as normal.
Now, when the lights are off, the gauges get the full 12V. When the lights are on, the relay turns on and the 12V is routed through the resistor which reduces the current to the gauges.
I haven't tried this so you may need to experiment with different resistor values to suit your preference, but according to my calculations
this should work fine.
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