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Anyone try the TurboGauge?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by coff33, Jan 30, 2022.

  1. Jan 30, 2022 at 6:46 AM
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    coff33

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    It's like ScanGauge but half the price. Wondering if people here have tried it and how it worked out for them.
     
  2. Jan 30, 2022 at 6:56 AM
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    Aren't they all generally the same? Turbo, scan and ultraguage? Even some OBD2 things like blue driver will do the same stuff and then some, just needs to be used on your phone - or a spare display like an old phone. Tons of people do that stuff on their dash mounting systems along with tablets for map reading etc etc. Since I'm not always staring at tranny temps, I use the blue driver (there are cheaper options there too) to monitor occasionally. I do know the guage specific things can be pretty limited. Where scanguage might show one thing, the turbo doesn't.

    Would be nice to just have this info in the dash tho... :playball:

    What exactly do you need/want to see on the gauges?
     
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  3. Jan 30, 2022 at 9:06 AM
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    I had one in my previous 4x4 and in my Corolla. They work great, probably just as well as the Scangauge I have in my Silverado.
     
  4. Jan 30, 2022 at 9:52 AM
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    Stock guage not working. Need a temp fix.
     
  5. Jan 30, 2022 at 10:23 AM
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    Montana_Actual

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    The digital one? Have you checked how much a replacement is? Might be about the same price. What year and model?
     
  6. Jan 30, 2022 at 10:33 AM
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  7. Jan 30, 2022 at 10:41 AM
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    so... 2nd gen? I'd fix the whole thing before I invested in a chinese knock off of a scanguage. Have you taken the cluster out? Any signs of why it stopped working? I'm assuming this is the whole cluster because there is no digital screen on 2nd gens, but you might get better advice posting in 2nd gen forums or looking for a used one in the marketplace, local yards, ebay etc etc. Not sure how much a turboguage is but it doesn't seem to have very positive reviews and searching the forums most people have said the same thing about it.
     
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