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Offline keano

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Boost gauge fitment
« on: July 18, 2011, 07:25:15 am »
Morning chaps,

I've just bought a boost gauge similar to that of Robin's but it fits in a pod in the air vent.

Are these easy to plumb in myself or is it worth paying a garage to do it? (+how long would it take them)

Thanks in advance, :drinking:

Nick


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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2011, 10:15:59 am »
You can do it yourself I fitted my own I would say it takes an hour tops   :happy2:
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2011, 10:26:34 am »
Pretty easy job, nothing hard just a bit fiddly getting the nylon pipe through the bulkhead.
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2011, 12:14:46 pm »
Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on July 18, 2011, 10:26:34 am
Pretty easy job, nothing hard just a bit fiddly getting the nylon pipe through the bulkhead.

Had a night mare getting the vac hose through the bulk head on the leon   :sick:
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2011, 08:45:45 pm »
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on July 18, 2011, 12:14:46 pm
Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on July 18, 2011, 10:26:34 am
Pretty easy job, nothing hard just a bit fiddly getting the nylon pipe through the bulkhead.

Had a night mare getting the vac hose through the bulk head on the leon   :sick:

Me too, but I could prob do it in an hour now..

Best place to feed the vac line through is behind the battery (remove the battery first).

This is how mine ended up  :happy2:


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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2011, 08:51:49 pm »
there is a large grommet just above the abs unit , on the bottom of it you have a few nipples you can use just cut on off and you feed the pipe through into the rear passenger foot well . i used it fitting my tpms
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 08:54:59 pm »
Thanks for the tip.

Will come in handy if I mount braille battery in boot.  Thinking it will end up going in OEM position though.
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2011, 09:12:41 pm »
a couple of questions were did you get this and how much  is there a wiring diagram with it  cheers   me like
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2011, 09:20:03 pm »
Awseome GTI sell the pod and gauge (not the gauge that I have though)..
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Re: Boost gauge fitment- Update and query?
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 06:13:55 pm »
Dum dum dummmmmm......

Installed the boost gauge by running the boost pipe into the breather pipe using a fancy little metal t-piece thing that attatches directly to the breather pipe.

The gauge works perfectly, but there is an annoying buzzing/rattling noise when boosting.  :fighting:

I've read about an anti buzz t-piece, and I think I have it in my kit, but I have no where to put it in my system, as the pictures will show, as the boost pipe runs from the metal t-piece directly to the gauge and no pipes have been cut...

Any ideas wise ones? :notworthy:





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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2011, 06:34:00 pm »
All you need is something in the vac line to reduce the internal size of it...

Or you can get this... http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=6780&xSec=153
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2011, 07:23:03 pm »

The ticking used to bug me but I dont hear it any more lol
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2011, 07:24:22 pm »
You dont get any of that with a electrical gauge  :wink:
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2011, 09:24:28 am »
Quote from: damoegan on July 25, 2011, 07:24:22 pm
You dont get any of that with a electrical gauge  :wink:

Nope  :happy2:
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Re: Boost gauge fitment
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2011, 01:23:57 pm »
Excuse my stupidity but how do you fit a electrical gauge I'm looking a boost gauges at the moment and would like to consider both options
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