d-gauge looks funny when lit

daveyfx · Mar 19, 2006

So a couple of nights ago I finally got around to installing my Defi D-gauge boost gauge.

It looks kinda funny though. Anybody else seen the gauge light up like this? If so, how the heck can I get the weird white illumination to go away?

Thanks.

daveyfx · Mar 19, 2006

By the way, it is the white face D-gauge if that makes a difference.

Red 97 GSX · Mar 19, 2006

i have the same gauge but in black, i dont think the white light shines like that in mine, id have to take a look

daveyfx · Mar 19, 2006

It definitely doesn't do that on the black face gauge. I'm trying to find out if it's something with the white face units

D_Eclipse9916 · Mar 20, 2006

Its an Eclipse of your gauge.....hahah...wow its too early, damn 8 AMs...

daveyfx · Mar 20, 2006

So it looks like the gauge is defective. Great thing too since the D-gauge series boost gauges have been discontinued.

It's only been a couple of days since I have installed the gauge and I have to run the car for about 2-3 minutes before the needle reads vacuum (or boost). It will sit at zero for an undeterminable amount of time.

Anyone got any suggestions?

trd-2-dsm · Mar 20, 2006

get the one with the black on red those are teh jdm hotness LOL

EclipseTrbo420A · Mar 21, 2006

daveyfx said:
It definitely doesn't do that on the black face gauge. I'm trying to find out if it's something with the white face units

Get one of those Orange "light condoms" ( Autometer gives them to you in their packages ) and that white will turn orange if not go away completly. I think I have an extra if you need it.

EclipseTrbo420A · Mar 21, 2006

daveyfx said:
So it looks like the gauge is defective. Great thing too since the D-gauge series boost gauges have been discontinued.

It's only been a couple of days since I have installed the gauge and I have to run the car for about 2-3 minutes before the needle reads vacuum (or boost). It will sit at zero for an undeterminable amount of time.

Anyone got any suggestions?

check the line going to your gauge, make sure theres no leaks...NONE LOL

PieEyedPiper · Mar 23, 2006

Sorry to hear your gauge is sluggish, but at least the halo is normal!

There is a light behind the needle, duh, we already knew that or else it wouldn't light up at all! The reason you are seeing such a pronounced "eclipse" effect is because you are using a white faced gauge. The light is reflecting more off of the refelctive nature of white.

My Defi-D Boost gauge is black faced to match the rest of my gauges and hvac lights. I too have a small halo around my needle, though less prnounced due to the non-reflective nature of black. Why do our gauges get that halo again?? Cause there's a fricken light back there!

If it was all sealed up with a gromet or something then the needle would have too much resistance to rotate in it's housing. Hence the space.

Nonrml4 · Mar 23, 2006

EclipseTrbo420A said:
Get one of those Orange "light condoms" ( Autometer gives them to you in their packages ) and that white will turn orange if not go away completly. I think I have an extra if you need it.

With my autometer gauges I got a red and green bulb condom. What I found was that using a orange sharpie marker on the bulb gets it to match the center console and gauge cluster almost perfectly. Here you go. John

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daveyfx · Mar 23, 2006

PieEyedPiper said:
Sorry to hear your gauge is sluggish, but at least the halo is normal!

There is a light behind the needle, duh, we already knew that or else it wouldn't light up at all! The reason you are seeing such a pronounced "eclipse" effect is because you are using a white faced gauge. The light is reflecting more off of the refelctive nature of white.

My Defi-D Boost gauge is black faced to match the rest of my gauges and hvac lights. I too have a small halo around my needle, though less prnounced due to the non-reflective nature of black. Why do our gauges get that halo again?? Cause there's a fricken light back there! If it was all sealed up with a gromet or something then the needle would have too much resistance to rotate in it's housing. Hence the space.

Makes sense to me. I wasn't sure if it was just a poor seal around the pivot point of the needle that was causing that light to escape. The other odd thing was that I could see the light shining _through_ the gauge face (from behind). It turns out that's normal too.

Thanks for the responses!

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