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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ 914-6 Quad gauges
Posted by: marks914 Feb 25 2007, 05:20 AM
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FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU COULD EER NEED ON THESE UNITS, GO TO MY WEBSITE:
http://members.aol.com/bigmarkdesign/products
Like the description says, 914-6 quad gauges, full VDO units. follow the link below for the PDF full story on al the gauges.
You may want to save target as, its 4 megs.
http://members.aol.com/bigmarkdesign/flyer
Here is a pic though. With prices starting at $250, they are a great value.
Mark
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Posted by: Dr Evil Feb 25 2007, 09:33 AM
Nice! But, when I click your link all I get is a screen full of gibberish. 
Posted by: Vacca Rabite Feb 25 2007, 10:15 AM
There is badness on your linking page. It crashed out Firefox. Hard.
Zach
Posted by: Eric_Shea Feb 25 2007, 11:37 AM
Those look nice Mark. 
Price is awesome gang.
I'm going to let these play out here for a while to get some national/international attention but after a while they should head to the Vendors section 
Excellent. You'all better be pony'n up some dough.
Posted by: smontanaro Feb 25 2007, 12:02 PM
Nice! But, when I click your link all I get is a screen full of gibberish.
It's actually a PDF file. I placed a copy here:
http://www.webfast.com/~skip/914/flyer.pdf
that should download and open just fine.
Skip
Posted by: Brando Feb 25 2007, 12:21 PM
Lemme get this straight... left one has PSI for oil and ºF for temp, right one has BAR for oil and ºC for temp?
Posted by: Eric_Shea Feb 25 2007, 01:03 PM
Looks to me like:
Clockwise starting at the top:
Oil Temp
Voltage
Fuel Level
Oil (Oel) Pressure
Posted by: marks914 Feb 25 2007, 01:40 PM
The link is to a PDF file, pretty standard stuff.
The gauges are the same, just one is english units, the other is metric.
Mark
Posted by: Andyrew Feb 25 2007, 02:09 PM
oh.... That temps me way to much..
Mark, how long will you be selling these?
Posted by: fiid Feb 25 2007, 03:15 PM
Lemme get this straight... left one has PSI for oil and ºF for temp, right one has BAR for oil and ºC for temp?
I don't think the right side is Bar... I think it's something like kg/cc or something. I have a guage from a european 924 or something that is in the same units. Took me a while to figure out what it was/is for......
Posted by: marks914 Feb 25 2007, 03:48 PM
I have enough "stuff" to make about 5 more right now.
The metric version is 10 bar scale, or 150 PSI.
I have had these available for a while, I can put any 90 degree sweep VDO gauge in it. It seems that no one realized that I could use a 150 unit instead of an 80 psi unit work for a 6.
I also did a unit the other day for a 911 guy tat had 2 CHTs, oil temp and pressure.
Mark
Posted by: scotty b Feb 25 2007, 05:41 PM
O.K. so I'll be the guy to start the shart maybe but I have to ask.
Since you are doing such a good job with the quad gauges.....could you.....would you ....maybe start a run of the traditional 904 triple gauges? No one else could seem to get it done to a complete unit (or complete face for that matter). I was on the list for the triple faces but no one could get the silkscreening done 
the silkscreening done. You certainly seem to have the right connections 
Posted by: JPB Feb 25 2007, 07:38 PM
PM sent Dibididibdibs!
Posted by: marks914 Feb 26 2007, 06:26 PM
Scotty:
If someone has the stamped bezels, i can get them and the faces printed.
Most good silkscreen shops charge about $70 for setup and around $50 to run 50 faces.
The shop I use does all my showcar / prototype and SEMA stuff, so i get a good deal.
The stamped bezels require pad printing, since the surface is not flat.
Mark
Posted by: scotty b Feb 26 2007, 07:13 PM
Scotty:
If someone has the stamped bezels, i can get them and the faces printed.
Most good silkscreen shops charge about $70 for setup and around $50 to run 50 faces.
The shop I use does all my showcar / prototype and SEMA stuff, so i get a good deal.
The stamped bezels require pad printing, since the surface is not flat.
Mark
Someone here was/is selling the faces without any printing. I THINK it may be John (?) Maybe the 2 of you could get together on this? I'll do what I can to find out who specifically it is that sells them. I and MANY others would love to see the triple faces available again
Woudl you want one of the faces first to make certain it is in the correct condition (?) for silkscreening? If so I would gladly be the one to buy it and have it sent to you.
Posted by: marks914 Feb 26 2007, 07:56 PM
scotty
If they are not a flat plate thay cannot be silkscreened, that could be why no one can do them. Pad printing is the way to go, more costly set up though. thats how they print on pens, keycains, balls, general SWAG.
I can't think of anyone off hand who pad prints, but I can check into it.
Mark
Posted by: John Feb 26 2007, 08:01 PM
They are a flat plate. I could not find anyone that could do real sharp edges/fine lines that I wanted. (The quality was just not there) After sinking a bunch of time and money, I punted and am offering them unprinted.
After I saw your gauges, I thought about pursuing decals, but like yours, the white is just not opaque enough. I prefer them blank. I know what the gauges are for. It's pretty easy to figure out the fuel, temperature and pressure gauges. The idiot lights are equally easy to identify (at least to me). Where did you get your decals done and do you have extras? I do like the symbols....
Posted by: scotty b Feb 26 2007, 08:06 PM
Hey John ignore that PM I just sent ya. 
Posted by: marks914 Feb 27 2007, 10:21 AM
They are a flat plate. I could not find anyone that could do real sharp edges/fine lines that I wanted. (The quality was just not there) After sinking a bunch of time and money, I punted and am offering them unprinted.
After I saw your gauges, I thought about pursuing decals, but like yours, the white is just not opaque enough. I prefer them blank. I know what the gauges are for. It's pretty easy to figure out the fuel, temperature and pressure gauges. The idiot lights are equally easy to identify (at least to me). Where did you get your decals done and do you have extras? I do like the symbols....
John,
The Icons I use are actually a 50% gray. I chose this so that they are sub-dominant over the numbers on the face. The numbers on this gauge are also rub-downs, and are opaque so that they are very bright. I do have some more of the gray ones if you want them.
Mark
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Posted by: agrump Feb 28 2007, 01:00 PM
Do you have a picture of a guage with the CHT option? Is it possible to put an led down by the zero in the oil pressure gauge (similar to the gas guage)? Can the guages be reorganized so that the oil temp is on the left, oil pressure is on top, cht is on the right and gas stays on the bottom?
Thanks,
Dean
Posted by: marks914 Feb 28 2007, 09:34 PM
Dean,
I do noy have a pic, but I will post the proof artwork for that type of gauge tomorrow when I get to work.
Yes, I can move all the stuff around. I can put any 90 degree sweep VDO gauge in any position.
Yes I an put the led in the pocket of the oil pressure gauge, like the reserve lamp, in fact, I can add LEDs to the other quadrants. Like the one on the 2nd page of the PDF.
Here is another pic with 5 LEDs, optional icons for them and some other special order stuff. The picture is not that great but you get the idea.
Mark
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Posted by: marks914 Mar 1 2007, 10:30 AM
Dean,
here is a proof of the what the gauge would look like with a CHT
Mark
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Posted by: agrump Mar 1 2007, 03:21 PM
Very nice. I'm playing around with the CHT icon right now and deciding if I want to put extra LED's for an oil temp idiot light and what not. I'll place my order this weekend.
Posted by: marks914 Mar 1 2007, 04:41 PM
Here are the icons to choose from.
I made them 50% gray so that they are sub-dominant from the numbers and so that they show up on black or white.
I also send a high-res proof before I start the gauge on any special orders.
Mark
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Posted by: marks914 Mar 3 2007, 04:49 PM
Thanks for the great response everyone. I am finally starting to pay off the R&D and the materials. I just might break even!
Mark
Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut Mar 4 2007, 06:11 PM
What's with the triangle w/the gas pump? I understand the gas pump, but the triangle???? I think it'd look better w/o the triangle.
Gauges look great! Good work!!
Posted by: marks914 Mar 4 2007, 07:29 PM
What's with the triangle w/the gas pump? I understand the gas pump, but the triangle???? I think it'd look better w/o the triangle.
Gauges look great! Good work!!
Its not a triangle, its the arrow pointing to the fuel filler, like most cars
Mark
Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut Mar 5 2007, 12:12 PM
Huh. My '73 914 says "Tank", my '72 VW just has the gauge (no icons), same goes with my '81 Goldwing, and my '95 Jetta and my g/f's 2002 Passat only show the fuel pump w/no arrow. Must be a non-German thing.
Posted by: John Mar 5 2007, 12:31 PM
I first noticed this in rental cars, but it seems that most newer cars have either an arrow pointing to the side where the filler is or the icon is set to the side that the filler is on.
I kind of like the icon thing, but I also like the retro TANK and the nothing at all.
Posted by: marks914 Mar 12 2007, 06:13 AM
Hre is a lettered face...
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Posted by: marks914 Mar 12 2007, 06:14 AM
Here are some white faces I did...
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Posted by: spunone Mar 12 2007, 07:40 AM
Ya got a pic white faces with alum trim rings ??
Posted by: marks914 Mar 25 2007, 12:59 PM
FOR ALL THE INFO ON THE GAUGES AND SOME OTHER PRODUCTS/SERVICES, GO TO MY WEBSITE:
http://members.aol.com/bigmarkdesign/products
Thanks for all the support!
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