Installed Oil Pressure and Voltmeter Gauges

Jeffh1199 · Jul 11, 2011

Pyrite,

Here is a link to a diy I made for an oil pressure gauge install. It has the part numbers for everything you need.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/117896-diy-oil-pressure-sending-unit-install.html

Jeff

P.S. It Has been awhile since I updated that thread but that site will also make you a custom made hose so you have more room to work with. 6 to 8 inches would be enough. If not its pretty tight in there. My next oil change I will update my pics.

gooch14 · Jul 11, 2011

Yellow Fire Trucks! Glad I'm not the only one!

Coupe · Jul 11, 2011

gauges and more gauges.......

2011crewman · Oct 26, 2011

Pyrite FD[OP] initial post: ↑

So I have a scangauge and all, but miss the volt and oil pressure that is found on every other vehicle I have ever owned.

It was easy to wire up and install, just minor trimming on the handle. Its the lotec pillar btw. The gauges are Autometer sport comp II, white LED through the dial lighting.

I have the oil pressure sending wire ran and ready to plug in, just have to find a BSP 1" extension. As most of you know, the stock pressure warning gauge uses BSP threads, and most senders use NPT. So I had to find a very special adapter. I ended up finding one that has a male BSP that screws in stock sensor hole, accepts 2 1/8 NPT, and 1 BSP for the stock sensor. Just need that extension though to make it all fit nice. Summit has one, dunno if NAPA will but I doubt it. Oh well...

Anyways here are a few pictures. What do you think?

One thing for me, they are really bright. I have it wired into the dimmer, but being LED they dont really dim, they just eventually shut off. So Ive trying to decide what to do.

One option, autometer makes an LED dimmer than I can get to DIM them down some.

Option two, summit has some gauges as well that supposedly are led amber. Id like the color match I think, but that means Id have to buy more gauges and lose money on mine selling them on Ebay.

Option three, get the sport comp I version with regular lighting that I can plug in LED or put on a bulb color. Its not through the dial lighting though, its backlit..so I dunno

Not the best pics, but you can see the brightness levels. Thanks!
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hi,
I read your thread and realize it's a few years old but I had a question since I started my install using the same Autometer sport comp gauges. The gauges came with "161" bulbs. I can hardly tell they're lit. What LED bulb did you use to get your gauges brighter? thanks, any other assistance is appreciated.

2011 crewman

rollin904 · Oct 26, 2011

I've never toyed with Autometer gauges but my AEM gauges from my old car had removable pieces under the face of the lens that dimmed the gauges...I just removed them to make them brighter.

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