my gauge install [pics]

[cali yaris]

I got the gauges in place, will post more pics when I finish the wiring this week. The cutting was scary and tedious, but I think worth the "OEM" look I wanted. These are Glowshift gauges - tach, voltmeter, and water temp:

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0296.jpg

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0298.jpg

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0299.jpg

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0300.jpg

[uncleyaris]

nice job, I think the work was well worth it!

:cool:

[eTiMaGo]

nice, can't wait to see pics when it's wired up and lit up at night :thumbsup:

[nickhjort]

Hey with the Tach installed, how many RPM's are you getting? What are the idling RPM's? I installed an Evil 2 inch Tach in the same spot and it has a jumper on the back and I can either choose a 4 cyl., 6 cyl, or just use no jumper and all three give me different readings. I'm not sure which one's accurate. Let me know if you know :)

[eTiMaGo]

RPMs when the car is warmed up and idling should be 600-800RPM

[PetersRedYaris]

Excellent work... I was thinking about doing the same with a tach only.

[uncleyaris]

nice, can't wait to see pics when it's wired up and lit up at night :thumbsup:

x2

[tk-421]

Great install!
How does the inside of the dash compartment look like now? Do the cables get in the way?

[cali yaris]

Not wired up yet, but the last pic shows the gauges from the inside...I'll do a nice little harness so the glovebox can still be used.. :wink:

[smokinyaris]

its really simple how u did urs i really like how etimago has his done and i think he used DEFI's for his BALLA STATUS..................

[jdium]

Nice. How does it look at night. And what is the glare like with no shade over the gauges?

[cleong]

It would look tons better if it was angled toward the driver instead of sitting flat and flush against the glovebox cover.

[cali yaris]

not too much of an angle from where I sit behind the wheel, they are perfectly readable. Mounting at an angle would not be possible without some custom fabrication -- maybe later!

[cali yaris]

ok so here's a few night shots, sorry for the crappy photography. I'll take some with a tripod and post up again. The needle is always red, the background color is changeable. There's a mode where it constantly dissolves from color to color, which will be cool for shows.

[Note: If you're going to race, don't buy these gauges, they are really cheap, the scale is completely useless and they are slow to respond. Autometer FTW. Just so you know.]

All red:

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0024.jpg

White background:

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0025.jpg

Blue background:

http://www.sciontcx.com/images/Yaris/gauges/0023.jpg

[Black Yaris]

are those difficult to read at that angle? or would they be easier to read if they were straightened out?

[slothman86]

how is the glare during the day?

[cali yaris]

they are easy enough to read, how often do you need to know how many volts you're running, etc. :wink: No glare problems - I can only think of one angle where the sun might bounce off.

Yes, pointing them more horizontally would be better -- but it's a LOT more work, IMO. I'll get to that later, probably will require some fabrication to make it look pretty.

However, the range on these gauges is just plain stupid:

voltmeter: goes to 19 volts?
tach: goes to 11,000 rpm?
water temp: goes to 350 degrees?

The fact that only a portion of the gauge range is useful to me in this car is much more of an issue than the angle at which I mounted them.

[Chris07LB]

Perfect.

Summit, JEGS, etc. all sell little angled collar's you slip in before the gauge. They come in a few different size angles as well.

I think it looks perfect flush fit like that. :thumbup:

[falkor_99]

The night shots look totally awesome, I was thinking about getting those glowshifts too, but go for the side pillar pod.

[Kioshi]

Loving the night pics. You have to write a DYI on this, I would def. want something small, compact, and flashy like this on my car.

[cali yaris]

Thanks, I put a nice little loom on the wiring, I'll post some pics of that.

Here's an update. You'll love this.

None of the gauges remember what color they were on. But.. they DO have constant voltage. I had the key out of the car and the tester right on the jack and right on the wire, 12v.

So I called Glowshift. The tech guy actually said "maybe it's a Yaris problem". huh? LOL.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

they look sweet. very OEM and race-like at the same time.

[yoxx]

i got a q?

how to wire the water temp and voltmeter gauges?
please help!!!!!!!!
i need to wire minessssss

thanks

[yoxx]

i got the voltmeter done, but i need help with the water temp gauge

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

[LA Yaris]

I wish I can do that to my sedan. Nice work Cail. yaris :headbang::bow:

[why?]

Are they really as small as they look in the pics?

[Henry G.]

Super nice install. Looks great especially at night. I cheated and just got the Scangauge.