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Old 25 September 2000, 14:12
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Hi all

Does anyone know of a place which supplies the centre gauge pod thing for a reasonable price?

It's a piece of plastic, and paying 100 quid plus seems a little bit excessive to my Northern mindset (and wallet).

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Old 25 September 2000, 14:34
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I got my official Subaru one from my dealer, £57 + vat.

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Old 25 September 2000, 16:19
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Stef,

B*gger me, why didn't I think of that? Tried Scoobymania, fell off my chair, picked myself back up, tried PE, repeat ad nauseam.

I'll try Jim Childs, and, hell, may as well take a stroll up to my local garage.

That's a lot better. Happy bunny now. Ta!
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Old 25 September 2000, 21:14
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Hey Stef,

You got the stanard pod from Subaru... what dials did you fit in there. Was it straight forward with the subaru pod?

Thanks!
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Old 26 September 2000, 00:17
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I have 2 1/16" gauges, and whilst it is a tight fit, they do go in. You will need to make up a fascia though, as the pod does not come with one.
I'll post a digi pic when it's all finished in a couple of weeks.

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Old 26 September 2000, 08:26
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For what it's worth, Cheam Motors do have them on their website for £59.95.
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Old 26 September 2000, 08:55
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Hi Chiark

Yes the HKS 46 mm gauges will go in there.

A little tight but they do fit.

The way in which I checked was got the Subaru Pod, printed out 3 hks gauges on a piece of paper and then used that as a template.

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Old 26 September 2000, 10:09
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Yep, and we have done something about that price!

Our original source for these was Australia and that is why they were so expensive.

We have now established 'local supply' and have altered the prices accordingly.


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Old 26 September 2000, 10:38
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Mike,

I sent a couple of mails to "sales@scoobymania.co.uk" but have had no reply - is the mail working ok, or is it personal ?

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Old 26 September 2000, 13:34
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Stef,

Are you sure they're 2 1/16" and not 2 3/64" ( Mine is 52mm! )

How does the song go:

One gauge in my wagon and I'm still whooshing along...

Ooops, wrong thread!
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Old 26 September 2000, 16:58
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You can get the full set (pod and gauges - oil pressure, oil temp and boost) from Subaru dealers in the Netherlands. Cost including BTW (their VAT) is 486 Dutch Guilders - about £135. A friendly dealer's name is Frits Kempen, in Limburg Province - details in the Subaru manual. Alternatively, Auto Tecnica in Huddersfield have a couple in stock which they bought from Frits after they saw my installation. I bought my MY00 inc gauges from Frits 6 weeks ago. Smashing, super, lovely great! What a car!
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Old 26 September 2000, 17:03
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Hi Gav,

Do you have a picture of your dials? Are they the same as Tal's, who got his from Gertjan?
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Old 26 September 2000, 17:40
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Hi - I can't remember whether Tal got the white (expensive) dials or these (black) ones. Pop to
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Old 26 September 2000, 17:45
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He got the black ones... Hmmm.. Choices... I do like the HKS dials...

Tal also never gets -ve boost pressure. I thought the display was supposed to show this?
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Old 26 September 2000, 18:03
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Chiark.

Sorry mate, reply done.

We are making our own centre gauge pod to take at least 3 x 52mm gauges which leaves your choice of gauges much more open.

I am putting 2 x SPA dual gauges and 1 x Autometer (Lunar) gauge in my centre pod.

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Old 26 September 2000, 18:14
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The Racimex boost gauge shows -ve. On a trailing throttle this is a steady -0.5 bar, which goes less if you snap the throttle shut. The gauge is quite smooth in operation - i.e. it doesn't jerk between settings. I'm very happy with mine. Perhaps the feed was taken from the wrong pipe? Bear in mind I'm no expert on mechanical things! Mine is taken from the bottom of a T-piece roughly in the middle of the engine bay.
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Old 27 September 2000, 00:40
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They are 2 1/16". They are from the US, so don't forget they still use imperial!

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Which dealer?

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Old 27 September 2000, 09:27
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This dealer has a carbon instruments surround for £60!! Can't tell if it's real or not though. Is this a Subaru part?
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Old 27 September 2000, 13:12
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Curious. I've got the Racimex ones (fitted by a Dutch dealer) and they have never read negative. Get about .95/1 bar on full boost and the needle goes well above this on a fast gear change.

Mine is also tee'd off the grey pipe to the left of the engine bay. I thought you only got the -ve reading if you took the feed off the spare 'valve' on the top of the engine block.

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