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Old 04-05-2011, 09:15 PM   #1
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Default Guages in a Mk2

Hey Guys,

Just making a new dash fascia for my mk2 and am looking at getting a water temp, oil pressure and voltemeter.

voltemeter is straighforward, however, would i need to buy electric or mechanical guages for my '78 mk2??? do all brands hook up? is there any advice a fellow guage installer could supply!

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Old 04-05-2011, 10:35 PM   #2
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Default Re: Guages in a Mk2

Terrible spelling of gauges in all parts of this post - sorry!
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Old 08-05-2011, 03:44 PM   #3
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Default Re: Guages in a Mk2

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Hey Guys,

Just making a new dash fascia for my mk2 and am looking at getting a water temp, oil pressure and voltemeter.

voltemeter is straighforward, however, would i need to buy electric or mechanical guages for my '78 mk2??? do all brands hook up? is there any advice a fellow guage installer could supply!
No not all gauges hook up the escort gauges are earthed to move
IE low/no resistance from the sender = high reading ( fuel, water)
High resistance = low reading , ( cold, no fuel) VDO are the same, however some others work opposite
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