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Installing gauges

Hi friends,

I have a Maxima 1999 and I'd like to install some gauges on my car - There are so many gauges available in the market - like

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. Some of the gauges that seem interesting are the fuel pressure gauge, voltmeter, oil temperature, water temperature, etc.

  1. Could someone tell me of these which are relly usefull gauges. If none of them are a necessity then which are nice to have - (any two)

  1. How would one install them? Especially get the wires through the firewall? Any other methods of connecting gauges?

  2. When you say oil pressure gauge, what does that mean and what does it actually indicate? How does it help in better driving?

Thanks in advance, SD

Reply to
<dotcomguru
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With so little knowledge of the subject, why would you want to install them in the first place...because they look really cool?

Reply to
JW

Some of the gauges that seem interesting are the

Hello,

As far as gauges go, if I were to install a set i would go with voltmeter and oil pressure. You already have a temp. gauge in your cluster. You really don't need a fuel pressure gauge. The oil pressure gauge shows the amount of pressure that your oil pump is putting out. If your oil pressure is very low then that will indicate a problem and you can shut the car off before doing major engine damage. If you need help as far as wiring diagrams or any other questions please visit our website Nissan Help at:

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Reply to
Mark Iezzi

Hi,

Thats exactly my question, why would one want to install them. One thing is that they dont look really cool at all - they (gauges) are just there - some like 'em some don't . But the main question is DOES IT HELP YOU BE A BETTER DRIVER (or lemme put it as - does it help you be a better racer ;) )

-SD

Reply to
<dotcomguru

An oil temperature gage can be useful, more useful in my opinion than an oil pressure gage. You don't want to push the engine before the oil reaches operating temperature and you can't really tell when that is by watching the coolant temperature.

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John Smith

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