Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here XJ (84-01)
All OEM related XJ specific tech. Examples, no start, general maintenance or anything that's stock.

custom gauges?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-09-2011, 07:12 PM
  #1  
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
 
xPlover24x's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 473
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 2004
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Default custom gauges?

i've seen a few guys with cool looking gauges and i'm wondering where you found them. i'm looking at Black Cat right now
Old 01-12-2011, 07:50 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Jeep95's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: straight 6
Default

Yeah I would like to know too. And what other gauges ppl are running in there jeeps.
Old 01-12-2011, 07:54 PM
  #3  
CF Veteran
 
freegdr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Broward County Fl.
Posts: 47,923
Likes: 0
Received 22 Likes on 22 Posts
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
Default

you talking about the dash inserts ?
Old 01-12-2011, 07:57 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
Jeep95's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: straight 6
Default

I'm not. I didn't really understand what the guy meant (no offense) but I'm curious what other gauges ppl run and possibly pics of their set up.
Old 01-12-2011, 09:28 PM
  #5  
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
 
xPlover24x's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 473
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 2004
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Default

just custom setups that look cool. like digital or 120mph or just custom gauge cluster setups
Old 01-12-2011, 09:34 PM
  #6  
CF Veteran
 
freegdr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Broward County Fl.
Posts: 47,923
Likes: 0
Received 22 Likes on 22 Posts
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
Default

they make cluster inserts that change the gauge faces
Old 01-12-2011, 09:36 PM
  #7  
CF Veteran
 
freegdr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Broward County Fl.
Posts: 47,923
Likes: 0
Received 22 Likes on 22 Posts
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
Default

like these
Attached Images  
Old 01-12-2011, 09:37 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
Jeep95's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: straight 6
Default

Originally Posted by xPlover24x
just custom setups that look cool. like digital or 120mph or just custom gauge cluster setups
Alright then we both wanna see the same thing. Haha I've been looking for a thread that shows custom gauge set ups. Hopefully you've started one.
Old 01-12-2011, 09:42 PM
  #9  
CF Veteran
 
1996XJSport's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: West Bloomfield,MI
Posts: 1,992
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L, CAI, Edelbrock Breather, Optima Yellowtop
Default

I've got some "reverse glow gauges" from ebay
Here's a pic
Old 01-12-2011, 10:02 PM
  #10  
Junior Member
 
Midwest_Mudder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Kennard, NE
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Year: 1986
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 2.8l v6 with some wiz bang additions
Default

are you talkin like actual useful gauges? like water temp, battery, oil pressure, air/fuel, tach? Otherwise those reverse glow and white face gauges are about all there really are short of using aluminum to build one.

Im probably going to be putting an autometer or sunpro Water temp gauge, a oil pressure gauge and maybe a battery gauge in a piller pod b/c my stock ones from 86 dont exactly show me the truth. im also putting an air/fuel gauge underneath my stock clock. ill get pics up after this weekend which is when ill be putting the AFR gauge in.
Old 01-12-2011, 10:14 PM
  #11  
CF Veteran
 
1996XJSport's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: West Bloomfield,MI
Posts: 1,992
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L, CAI, Edelbrock Breather, Optima Yellowtop
Default

Originally Posted by Midwest_Mudder
are you talkin like actual useful gauges? like water temp, battery, oil pressure, air/fuel, tach? Otherwise those reverse glow and white face gauges are about all there really are short of using aluminum to build one.

Im probably going to be putting an autometer or sunpro Water temp gauge, a oil pressure gauge and maybe a battery gauge in a piller pod b/c my stock ones from 86 dont exactly show me the truth. im also putting an air/fuel gauge underneath my stock clock. ill get pics up after this weekend which is when ill be putting the AFR gauge in.
I actually made a set of overlays a while back. I took the original gauge faces and I scanned them, then I hit the negative button so it made them into white faces. and I put "cherokee Sport" in racing type font down by where the needle sits on the pin. I printed them out and taped them to the existing faces. It was pretty cool and completely accurate. I used them up until I did my cluster swap.

Oh, I want to put a tranny temp gauge in my A pillar lol
Old 01-12-2011, 10:16 PM
  #12  
Senior Member
 
Jeep95's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: straight 6
Default

Originally Posted by Midwest_Mudder
are you talkin like actual useful gauges? like water temp, battery, oil pressure, air/fuel, tach? Otherwise those reverse glow and white face gauges are about all there really are short of using aluminum to build one.

Im probably going to be putting an autometer or sunpro Water temp gauge, a oil pressure gauge and maybe a battery gauge in a piller pod b/c my stock ones from 86 dont exactly show me the truth. im also putting an air/fuel gauge underneath my stock clock. ill get pics up after this weekend which is when ill be putting the AFR gauge in.
You are correct actual useful gauges.
Old 01-12-2011, 10:22 PM
  #13  
Junior Member
 
Midwest_Mudder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Kennard, NE
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Year: 1986
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 2.8l v6 with some wiz bang additions
Default

ooooo i forgot tranny temp gauge.

if you have the stock clock area, im putting a small air fuel ratio gauge in there. then going to buy a "universal" a piller triplet gauge set for the front piller. havent decided what ima put in there. but all of them are "easy" to wire up.

and i might steal that idea for overlays. everything is so black in there as it is.
Old 01-12-2011, 10:24 PM
  #14  
CF Veteran
 
1996XJSport's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: West Bloomfield,MI
Posts: 1,992
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L, CAI, Edelbrock Breather, Optima Yellowtop
Default

Originally Posted by Midwest_Mudder
ooooo i forgot tranny temp gauge.

if you have the stock clock area, im putting a small air fuel ratio gauge in there. then going to buy a "universal" a piller triplet gauge set for the front piller. havent decided what ima put in there. but all of them are "easy" to wire up.

and i might steal that idea for overlays. everything is so black in there as it is.
Nice, I want to get a stock clock out of an XJ at the salvage yard. I've only seen one and it was on an 86.... If your Jeep has the stupid gauge cluster with the giant fuel gauge and dummy lights, I may still have the .JPG of the overlays if you want it.
Old 01-12-2011, 10:28 PM
  #15  
Senior Member
 
Jeep95's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: straight 6
Default

Midwest mudder are you getting a wide band or just air to fuel gauge?


Quick Reply: custom gauges?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:53 PM.