The true cost of cheap gauges

I THINK I BOUGHT THE SAME GAUGES AS YOU ! is it 3 small ones i think they wer 20$ and my water temp gauge dosent work some times and the lights wer very dim then they started to burn out one by one ! look at my pics to see if they are the same one's there should be a rule's about building crap

 

If it was this set, then yes.



The ammeter seems to be accurate enough, I checked that with my multimeter. I don't have a way to check the oil pressure gauge, but what it's telling me seems sane. The temp gauge is junk though. All of them will be replaced soon.

 

stewart warner makes good guages as well they have been around a long time.

 

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That would be the end of the big box stores and Walmart.

 

This eBay store is selling Stewart Warner gauges cheap to clear out old stock. Might be a deal or two in there.

DD Instruments

 

There is. You get what you pay for.

 

At 103.00 you got off cheap it could have cost you a lot MORE like the cost of a motor replacement .

 

Yes... I am thankful that the gauge wasn't erring in the other direction.

 

i bought the other one's but i seen that set up there :16suspect

 

excuse me; how may I install the amp meter???; my battery is being depleted very fast
thanks in advance
Octavio

 

Isn't everything in Harbor Freight made in China? If China had rules against building crap nothing would be built in China

 

Doing it for a living I dont trust any in car gauge. Have to verify with a known good thermometer or IR. A good IR gun should be in a car guys garage. It has so many uses. I highly suggest it. When I run a car I have my thermometer in the rad and I use my IR gun to monitor the temp below the stat If I am burping out air. When the sat opens and it burps I top it off and seal it. Then use the IR gun to verify fan on temp.

 

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He said that in 2009!!!

 

and they are still in business today...