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  1. 22nd July 2007, 06:35 PM #1
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    Best aftermarket gauges ??

    Hey everyone what brand of aftermarket gauges are the best ?? what everyone use ??
    Thanks Regards Adrian
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  2. 23rd July 2007, 07:18 AM #2
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    VDO imho

    just fitted a vdo mechanical temp gauge to mine.... and am hunting a few other gauge to fill my mud center console when they pop up at prices i can afford.
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  3. 23rd July 2007, 08:18 AM #3
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    Autometer, just pick one of the better ranges. They survive anything.
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  4. 23rd July 2007, 03:26 PM #4
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    Thanks guys.incisor Vdo is the brand i have mainly been looking at but didnt know if they were any good. does anyone know a rough price for VDO gauges ?? also where would be the best place to mount gauges on a Td5 Defender with the older style of dash(like a tdi) not the newer console type.
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    where can you get them?
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    Is for Land Rover? Smith's gauges.

    Good enough for Vincent, Jag, Bentley. Good enough for my farm truck.

    VDO? Nice.
    Don't know where you are, but, there is a VDO distributer on Port Road in Adelaide.
    If that helps.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Defender=1st View Post
    does anyone know a rough price for VDO gauges ?? also where would be the best place to mount gauges on a Td5 Defender with the older style of dash(like a tdi) not the newer console type.
    Thanks Regards Adrian
    If you want VDO, get them here (Which I found after I'd paid nearly as much for cheap copies locally!) Only downside is I couldn't find a metric version for all the gauges...

    To solve the mounting issue, I put one of these in, which also gave me somewhere to put the UHF and a few extra switches.

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  8. 25th July 2007, 10:42 AM #8
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    G'day Folks

    VDO instruments were founded in Frankfurt Germany in 1921, and are of very good quality, try VDO Instruments Australia Pty/Ltd Head Office 115 Northern Rd West Hiedelberg Vic 3081 or you could try VDO .com.au, they do Automotive, Industrial, Marine and Aviation, Commercial instruments.

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  9. 25th July 2007, 05:29 PM #9
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    Thanks for the info guys.
    Regards Adrian
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  10. 25th July 2007, 06:35 PM #10
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    VDO are the best IMHO, but in my Rangie I put Speco (Taiwanese made VDO!!!)

    Speco are well priced and the 2 inch (52mm) are very similar to the Standard Defender ones.

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