Optix Gauges?
10-31-2008, 08:36 AM
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Optix Gauges?
I bought some optix gauges from Diesel Manor lately and the trans guage I installed has doesnt look all that good at night. It spotlights pretty badly, and even the pyro seems to spotlight a litte. Is this normal?
10-31-2008, 01:28 PM
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XXL...what do you mean you heard it was a problem? Were these not the ones you told me to get? I thought you said Dipricol optix's? Even the diesel manor guy told me that it was a problem, but he didn't know if he could do anything about it. I then told him that he should include that info on his website then!
XLR8R....no not too bright, but shining upwards on the pillar giving it a funny look at night that doesnt resemble the other two gauges. The diesel manor guy was hesitant to return it, but ended up saying he would look at it in his lab but couldnt promise anything since it was now a used gauge! I was like......What the *******, and told him all I did was hook them up and it never worked right. I told him that he must have sent me a dud.
Im going to take it off when it comes to your shop, that way I wont have to stare at a blank hole. I should get it back shortly after your work is completed.
XLR8R....no not too bright, but shining upwards on the pillar giving it a funny look at night that doesnt resemble the other two gauges. The diesel manor guy was hesitant to return it, but ended up saying he would look at it in his lab but couldnt promise anything since it was now a used gauge! I was like......What the *******, and told him all I did was hook them up and it never worked right. I told him that he must have sent me a dud.
Im going to take it off when it comes to your shop, that way I wont have to stare at a blank hole. I should get it back shortly after your work is completed.
11-02-2008, 12:14 PM
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11-02-2008, 12:25 PM
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I have the ISSPRO gauges...never heard of this? If they pull away from their seat they geat a little halo at night. I just push them back in and they are al good.
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11-02-2008, 05:55 PM
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My egt is a little bright compared to the others, I dimmed it down a little more to help out. Still has more of a blue(ish) look to it.
Your harness has separate dimmers behind each gauge, correct? Have you tried dimming it down a bit>
Your harness has separate dimmers behind each gauge, correct? Have you tried dimming it down a bit>
11-03-2008, 12:56 PM
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This is exactly what I was told by diesel manor about the short sweep, that it wouldnt look right and to go with the full sweep. Just didn't want to spend anymore money, and of course now I think they should put that info up on their site! I would rather have paid the differenc than to mess with it again!
11-03-2008, 01:34 PM
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I really need to get some better pictures, but I've not experienced any spot-lighting with my gauges. The EGT appears to match the closes to OEM, but they're all really close. There is some light that can be seen around the needle base if viewed from the side (like when getting in the truck sometimes).
This picture makes the gauges look funny...they match alot closer than what it looks like here...and there's not a blinding "halo" around the center in reality.
--Eric
This picture makes the gauges look funny...they match alot closer than what it looks like here...and there's not a blinding "halo" around the center in reality.
--Eric
11-03-2008, 08:56 PM
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This is exactly what I was told by diesel manor about the short sweep, that it wouldnt look right and to go with the full sweep. Just didn't want to spend anymore money, and of course now I think they should put that info up on their site! I would rather have paid the differenc than to mess with it again!