I've been searching for a boost gauge to match my plus dials for ages and eventually decided i would have to modify one. I found a stack gauge that was a good match on the silver background and was also back lit so the numbers are illuminated. Next step was to swap the red needle for a yellow plus one and then change the colour of the dial illumination. Just need to fit it in the coupe now

What do you think?

Group buy sexual.

Thats a quality effort Jame5 looks class.

There was a batch made years ago that hardly ever crop up now these days.

But that is the best effort I've seen since, ahh you've got me at it now I've always been put off boost gauges for this very reason OCD but now I may be tempted

V nice ! I'll have one cheers

You need one of these and a plus clock for the needle. Getting the stack gauge apart is the tricky bit (i can do a how to if anyone is interested) and getting the plus needle on is not easy. Painted the rear of the dial face red but a piece of red filter film would be better. I'll get some pics up when it's in and illuminated.

Can't you fit a red bulb or LED for the illumination to save messing with paint.

Nope, it has 4 small surface mounted leds soldered a circuit board behind the dial, a piece of coloured filter would be much easier than painting, i just didn't have any to hand.

That's when you need a Quality Street wrapper handy! Or perhaps the red lense of a set of 3D glasses. Could you not paint the needle that's already in place to save butchering a set of plus dials?

I don't think painting the needle would work, it's made from red plastic and the whole thing lights up. I've got a sheet of red filter paper that i used to match my widget to the dials somewhere in my garage but it has been peeing it down all day and i'm sure it's buried under all sorts of crap, a quality street wrapper might actually work!

I've used these before for converting import dials.

http://www.clusterrepairsuk.co.uk/

Now I wonder if they stock a plus style needle in a size that fits as they have allsorts of weird and wonderful parts for clusters ? As said be nice to find a good source because plus dials are scarce these days might be worth an enquiry?

Look forward to seeing the lil beast lit up lol

I have one in my Coupe and they're not as great as they seem. Not bad, but not great either.

Yours looks good James Just need a group buy on them now and a silver surround for those of us that have dial rings

Yeah I thought it was you that had one Theresa


Good idea I'm game

If we can source a yellow needle it might be worth looking into a group buy but I spent ages looking for one with no success. Definitely worth contacting the guys in Brad's link if they might be able to make some.

Fitted pics!

Spunked all your cash on gauges and LEDs and not petrol

Looks good mate

James, is that boost gauge pillar pod a single one from Auto DS.

JG

Smart

Yes it is, i painted it myself, they normally come in primer or black. The gauge is a little bit of a tight fit, the pod could do with being a few millimeters deeper.

Nothing gets past you does it eagle eyes! By the time i'm finished i'll be running it on farts

Looking nice, very OEM, all that hard work was worth it defo

Come on Jame5, time to start knocking these out as a group buy, name yer price!

What size is the gauge and which A pillar mount do you have?

Aahh need to paint my clock mounted boost needle white!
Good thread.

If you send me a plus clock and a gauge i'll do one for you but it's far too much ball ache to start manufacturing them!

Its a 52mm from AutoDS

That's one of the better pillar mounts Ive seen. How does it attach? How do you rate it?

I think they are meant to be screwed in place but i glued mine, it fits in place very nicely but is a little short on space. I had to bend the threaded mounting screws on the back of the gauge and the compression joint for the vacuum tube fouls the rear of the pod (only fractionally and my first gauge fitted perfectly).