Hey All,

Just thought I'd take a sounding on what people's favorite aftermarket gauges are?

I want gauges that aren't going to interfere with the normal sensors as they are on the car, if that's even possible. I don't know much about them, as you might guess.

Are Mallory gauges any good? If they're mechanical, how can they fit "any car"? That's what somebody is telling me that has a set for-sale, used.

Thanks

Except for a VDO Tacho I like to add none as they are superfluous.

I've got an old Stewart-Warner Triple Gauge wired into my PV444. It's a tiny thing that gives me the info while being unobtrusive under an otherwise stock dash. It's an all electric unit w/oil pressure, coolant temp, and voltage. If you use an electric gauge you can retain your stock idiot oil light by using a brass T fitting at the sender hole in the block.

Now I've got amps, voltage, temp, oil press, fuel, ...all the modern amenities. Now if could just get the car back on the the road...

--Aiden
Boulder, CO
1957 PV444

--A foot of snow on April 29th????

I'm guessing that by 'mechanical', the seller means analog (as opposed to digital). I doubt you'd have a problem with interference with the other gauges... as long as you install them correctly. With any aftermarket gauges, my opinion is that you always avoid cheap ones. I expect Mallory is probably OK. I expect there are better names out there...

Couple things to watch for.. make sure you can run the tach on your 4cyl engine.

Oil pressure gauges with plastic pressure hoses suck... get an electric one, or one with a quality steel hose. Them plastic hoses break, and all your oil leaves the engine eventually resulting in no oil pressure, and no more engine if you don't catch it in time.

Make sure you have a place to put 'em that won't interfere with the gearshift or you legs or whatever...


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-Matt I ♥ my ♂

"Mechanical" usually means there's a rotating cable or a pressure tube connection of some sort... the opposite is "electronic" which uses only wire(s).

I favor Autometer gauges, but would guess that any reputable name brand would be okay. No experience with Mallory myself.