Vic: Thanks a bunch for the reply. I thought someone must have done these
since
they seem to be such a great buy, I think! Glad you are enjoying yours.
Mind
if I ask you a few questions?
Did you go through Summit? Are they good to deal with?
Have you had any component failures (gauge or sending unit) yet?
Did you gut your dash and build a new bezel? If so what material did you
use?
How deep are these gauges (amount of clearance from behind)?
What color did you get (green,amber or red)?
Are they bright enough during the day (or dim enough at night)?
Do they dim manually OK?
What gauges of the six you mentioned did you install?
Are they M series or std.
What gauges would you add (or not add) if you were doing this again?
How'd ya cut the holes? Hole saw or ? Are they 2 1/16" or 2" holes?
Do you use the limit feature that flashes the gauge when a max limit has
been reached?
Anything you like (or dislike) about what you've done or would do
differently?
Nate: Yes, I purchased them through Summit and found Summit to be extremely
reliable and quick to ship. Best prices I could find as well. Consistently
beat JC Whitney and had better inventory. I returned a set of Cyberdyne
gauges to them and it couldn't have been easier.
So far, no component failures. I've had them in use for a year although I
haven't put many miles on the coach. My understanding is that Intellitronix
uses Hewlett Packard LED's (meaning of good quality).
Ah, the dash. One on my grand schemes is to remold the dash in the style of
the Ford Probe (or Saturn or Mercedes sports car - is it the SLK?). It will
have analog tach and speedometer (probably VDO) and digital 2 1/16 support
gauges. Somewhere in there will be a 15" portrait LCD screen (connected to
a computer box, not portable) to run GPS (I'm totally hooked on it after
4000 mile trip - will post later), mirror (backup and otherwise) as well as
other "essentials". I want the dash to be lower (as well as the steering
wheel) and closer to the seat so that I get a better view of what's in
front. I say "grand" because I don't dare start it until I'm at least road
worthy and have some kind of interior reconstructed. Likely a few years
from now. Otherwise I'll never get the beast back together. As for now, I
have them mounted in a temporary assembly down near the floor beneath the
power level dials (I have a 75 transmode). Unhandy as hell to see but they
don't get in the way as I do the other work and the wiring has been
modularized so that I can move them easily later on.
Clearance? Lots of it right now. The gauges are not terribly deep IIRC.
They seemed very similar to standard mechanical gauges in size. I believe
mine are red (they are definitely not green!). They don't look amber. I
think that red was the only choice when I purchased mine. They are
comfortably bright during the day (but remember that I have them mounted
fairly low to the ground which may not be the best test - not much bright
light there) and I have the dimming tied to the headlight switch.
The gauges are 2 1/16. I was just too lazy to type out the 1/16 on the
first message. I have the following: gas, volts, oil pressure, water temp,
transmission at pan and transmission at return line to the cooler. I was
going to add a clock and altimeter but the GPS has both so I won't bother.
The only addition that comes to mind is the air/fuel gauge. There is a new
type of sender now produced that is more accurate the norm - I'm checking
into it. I'm not a fan of the digital gauge panel for a couple of reasons.
The first is that I just like the look of the analog gauges. Very
subjective choice. Secondly, I think that I would find the constant change
of the tach and speedometer a distraction. When riding in Chevrolet taxis
(which generally have the digital speedometer), I haven't liked the
constant changing. However, I think that Heinz is very pleased with his
digital tach and speedo. Although I like the analog gauges, I prefer the
digital for the range that I have. The don't change quickly (unless there
is an emergency), and I can quickly see exactly what the temperature or
pressures are. More of a comfort zone there for me. Again, I also really
like the look of these round digital gauges. I don't find the Digital Gauge
Panel as pleasing to the eye.
I have the standard series rather than the oversize digits (M series). The
oversize wasn't available previously. I would probably prefer the oversize
in my present mounting position (a fair distance away) but would prefer the
standard if the gauges are fairly close. I don't want to feel that they are
in my face.
As for the mounting, a friend did the work for me but I would assume that
he used a hole saw. But as I said, they are just mounted in a temporary
chassis of wood.
I wasn't aware of the limit feature. Probably came afterwards. I don't see
a mention of it in the new Summit catalog. I think that there definitely
should be a tie-in to some kind of alarm system for danger zones. Haven't
figured anything out yet. Where did you find out about the limit feature? I
see that the M series has a high temperature memory recall.
I can't think of anything that I've done that I would do differently.
Perhaps have a temporary mounting position closer to me. I would have to
say that I am extremely pleased with the gauges.
Good luck.
Vic
since
they seem to be such a great buy, I think! Glad you are enjoying yours.
Mind
if I ask you a few questions?
Did you go through Summit? Are they good to deal with?
Have you had any component failures (gauge or sending unit) yet?
Did you gut your dash and build a new bezel? If so what material did you
use?
How deep are these gauges (amount of clearance from behind)?
What color did you get (green,amber or red)?
Are they bright enough during the day (or dim enough at night)?
Do they dim manually OK?
What gauges of the six you mentioned did you install?
Are they M series or std.
What gauges would you add (or not add) if you were doing this again?
How'd ya cut the holes? Hole saw or ? Are they 2 1/16" or 2" holes?
Do you use the limit feature that flashes the gauge when a max limit has
been reached?
Anything you like (or dislike) about what you've done or would do
differently?
Nate: Yes, I purchased them through Summit and found Summit to be extremely
reliable and quick to ship. Best prices I could find as well. Consistently
beat JC Whitney and had better inventory. I returned a set of Cyberdyne
gauges to them and it couldn't have been easier.
So far, no component failures. I've had them in use for a year although I
haven't put many miles on the coach. My understanding is that Intellitronix
uses Hewlett Packard LED's (meaning of good quality).
Ah, the dash. One on my grand schemes is to remold the dash in the style of
the Ford Probe (or Saturn or Mercedes sports car - is it the SLK?). It will
have analog tach and speedometer (probably VDO) and digital 2 1/16 support
gauges. Somewhere in there will be a 15" portrait LCD screen (connected to
a computer box, not portable) to run GPS (I'm totally hooked on it after
4000 mile trip - will post later), mirror (backup and otherwise) as well as
other "essentials". I want the dash to be lower (as well as the steering
wheel) and closer to the seat so that I get a better view of what's in
front. I say "grand" because I don't dare start it until I'm at least road
worthy and have some kind of interior reconstructed. Likely a few years
from now. Otherwise I'll never get the beast back together. As for now, I
have them mounted in a temporary assembly down near the floor beneath the
power level dials (I have a 75 transmode). Unhandy as hell to see but they
don't get in the way as I do the other work and the wiring has been
modularized so that I can move them easily later on.
Clearance? Lots of it right now. The gauges are not terribly deep IIRC.
They seemed very similar to standard mechanical gauges in size. I believe
mine are red (they are definitely not green!). They don't look amber. I
think that red was the only choice when I purchased mine. They are
comfortably bright during the day (but remember that I have them mounted
fairly low to the ground which may not be the best test - not much bright
light there) and I have the dimming tied to the headlight switch.
The gauges are 2 1/16. I was just too lazy to type out the 1/16 on the
first message. I have the following: gas, volts, oil pressure, water temp,
transmission at pan and transmission at return line to the cooler. I was
going to add a clock and altimeter but the GPS has both so I won't bother.
The only addition that comes to mind is the air/fuel gauge. There is a new
type of sender now produced that is more accurate the norm - I'm checking
into it. I'm not a fan of the digital gauge panel for a couple of reasons.
The first is that I just like the look of the analog gauges. Very
subjective choice. Secondly, I think that I would find the constant change
of the tach and speedometer a distraction. When riding in Chevrolet taxis
(which generally have the digital speedometer), I haven't liked the
constant changing. However, I think that Heinz is very pleased with his
digital tach and speedo. Although I like the analog gauges, I prefer the
digital for the range that I have. The don't change quickly (unless there
is an emergency), and I can quickly see exactly what the temperature or
pressures are. More of a comfort zone there for me. Again, I also really
like the look of these round digital gauges. I don't find the Digital Gauge
Panel as pleasing to the eye.
I have the standard series rather than the oversize digits (M series). The
oversize wasn't available previously. I would probably prefer the oversize
in my present mounting position (a fair distance away) but would prefer the
standard if the gauges are fairly close. I don't want to feel that they are
in my face.
As for the mounting, a friend did the work for me but I would assume that
he used a hole saw. But as I said, they are just mounted in a temporary
chassis of wood.
I wasn't aware of the limit feature. Probably came afterwards. I don't see
a mention of it in the new Summit catalog. I think that there definitely
should be a tie-in to some kind of alarm system for danger zones. Haven't
figured anything out yet. Where did you find out about the limit feature? I
see that the M series has a high temperature memory recall.
I can't think of anything that I've done that I would do differently.
Perhaps have a temporary mounting position closer to me. I would have to
say that I am extremely pleased with the gauges.
Good luck.
Vic
