Has any one got a vent boost gauge fitted?

I'm tempted by the one from awesome Gti but its really expensive!

Any pics will be great too

tbh maTE I LOOKED INTO ONE AND AGREED THE PRICE IS FRIGGIN RIDICULOIUS .. IM TEMPED TO MAKE ME OWN

My mate was the prototype for them. I'll get a picture, iv also found them cheaper than awesome, I'll dig the link out in the morning!

cool buddy thanks i need to buy a boost gauge first lol not sure where they go on diesels im sure you need a piece coming from the intercooler pipe is that right?

is that home grown or a proper one so to speak as home grown are proper excuse the pun

I don't like them, they just don't seem to sit well and look a bit stuck on :/

They look better in person than in the pictures.

I was going to use this place, they offer the choice of a new one, or send yours off to be converted. I dont have a drivers vent so I was gonna get a new one but it still works out a little cheaper I think.

http://www.swgmotors...ails.asp?id=218

+1 for Big Deano making his own.

I got mine from swg was but cheaper then awesome gti n thats who they use i was lead to believe they do sit better in person like

Mine is real. Didn't pay full price came across it on ebay

+1 for Big Deano making his own.

lol i think thats on the cards mate save a few dollars as the prices are OTT for me

They are pretty ott for what they are. If you can make one half decent you could make a few quid I suspect.

cool buddy thanks i need to buy a boost gauge first lol not sure where they go on diesels im sure you need a piece coming from the intercooler pipe is that right?

couldnt you just put a tee piece in a vacuum hose?? there are plenty going to the vacuum box on osf strut top

£75???

you would have to be mental to pay that for someone that has stuck a bit of PVC into a standard vent!

why not take the whole cover off, blank off the vent and mount the gauge behind it and just take out the moving shutters? or make your own blanking plate so it sits flush?

Sounds like a good idea

I was mainly asking as I have a double din stereo, so no room underneath it for gauges.

For those with the vent pod do your hands get in the way at all?

I might make a pod on the A pillar

its what i plan on doing

Awesome

couldnt you just put a tee piece in a vacuum hose?? there are plenty going to the vacuum box on osf strut top

The boost gauges require a feed straight from the turbo pipework itself. If you t piece it into the vacuum side itll read negative readings.

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Edited 16 February, 201313 yr by DanHam

If I eventually decide then I'm going to go down the chavvy route of mounting them in the A pillar, a standard A pillar with some universal pods and some fibre glass then get it flocked or something

They do look quite good tbh, but I couldn't do with a non working vent in the winter, as it helps demist and deice the car.

Just my opinion.

That's what I thought too

Why not just get creative with the A pillar?

That's what I'm thinking now