I made my wife be the fuel gauge that way when I run out I get to yell at her lol. Actually I would love to have a gauge also hopefully the aftermarket is listening.
Got that right Neverenough!!! I think gas should be black or someother color so it would show up better in the viewing slot...This is a rinky-dink deal on the Teryx. Can't believe they couldn't come up with something better than this.
The gauge that neverenough and Zr uses seems to drown out the LOUD exhaust going up or down steep hills and then for the rest of the trip after the first mudhole.
Ok, this might be far fetched, but how bout a float system like some lawnmowers or older street bikes use.
The gauge that neverenough and Zr uses seems to drown out the LOUD exhaust going up or down steep hills and then for the rest of the trip after the first mudhole.
The more I read it the funnier it got. If my wife reads it it will not be funny any longer. I want diesel to try out my gauge and see how it works on his teryx.
im not lucky enough to get people to send me free parts so i did some research and found every thing thats in the black rhino kit alot cheeper. everything is the same more or less. I had to trim the sending unit 1.5" but that was not a problem . I used a step drill bit and i would say that worked better than a hole saw to punch the 1" hole in the tank. and i recomend using 1.25" long screws not 1" that are recomended. I had 1 screw that did not hold that well with the shorter screws. its a simple install just follow the directions.
Looks good, were you able to find a decent mounting location for the gauge itself, you know there are limited flat areas on the dash, or atleast is seems that way. Where on the dash did you mount your gauge? I am thinking just to the right of the steering column. Is that the autometer sending unit that is on the autometer site?
I just finished the mold for a center console and hopefuly I will finish it this weekend. that will be the permanet mount for all my gauges and switches. I have it mounted in a gauge cup untill I am 100% happy with the console. here are some pics of the plug and mold for the console.
I like your console. I had the same idea because I needed to mount my stereo in a hurry before a desert trip and i didn't have the time to do it right . ( Story of my life, temporary always becomes permanent). I didn't want to rush it and cut holes in the dash for speakers , so I made a very cheap console myself. It's pretty much is the same shape as yours. The stereo unit mounts at the top and the 6 inch speakers are mounted on the sides. Don't laugh i made it out of a black plastic office trash can from staples mounted upside down. I cut it so it fit over the center hump like yours, I velcro'd it at the bottom to the hump on the floor and wedged rollbar foam in the 2 inch space at the top. It never moves and I can remove the power wire and the whole stereo comes out speakers and all in 1 minute. Someone should make a real one with cup holders on the front. I'll probably leave it the way it is. It never fails to make my friends laugh when they realize what i made it out of. It actually works too. It took 1 hour to do, if I spent 2 hours it could have been better, but that's how I do things. I'll leave it this way until someone makes a real console that does the same thing.
That is a nice looking start to a console can't wait to see it finished. If you don't mind me asking how much do you think you have total in the gas gauge set up? And if you still have all the packaging maybe you could do a parts list for the rest of us. Yours look like it should work great.
I got my sender from everythingoffroad.com but you can get them from black rhino or a boat store. the gauge is simple all you need is a 240-33 fuel gauge. You can get that at any auto parts store as cheep or expensive as you want. I used autometer gauges dont remember what it cost but I think it was around 40 to 50 bucks. The only other stuff you will need is some wire and terminal conections. I would say I have 120 total into this whole project and it looks more complicated than it is.
Sounds like he is in the process of mounting the gauge in a custom enclosure he is making, at this time, I believe he mounted it into a gauge pod temporarly.
Here is a link to show you the sending unit in the tank:
Yes the OHMS are very important. 240-33 is standard but thair are other combinations out there. The gauge and the sender need to be the same.
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