2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Gauges with Multiple Readings

  1. ZippyNH

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    #2 ZippyNH, Jun 8, 2014
    Check with forums with multiple postings to ensure multiple replies and multiple responses of multiple opinions of your multiple gauges multiplication question....you will get multitudes of answers!! Lol. Personally I don't use a obb2 guage reader...the info is only as good as the source... The cars own network of sensors....IMO get a 3 guage pack with separate sending units and do a nice install....
    That way you can TRUST the data.....if not, you are just seeing data represented that the car already believes/thinks to be true....so not as useful since it is not independently confirmed.
     
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    #4 genik, Jun 8, 2014
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    ZippyNH can you please rephrase that cause i didn't understand a thing!

    Metalman can you please rephrase that cause i didn't understand a thing!

    you b@st@rds :biggrin5:
     
  3. Metalman

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    #3 Metalman, Jun 8, 2014
    Check with forums with multiple postings to ensure multiple replies and multiple responses of multiple opinions of your multiple gauges multiplication question....you will get multitudes of answers!! Lol. Personally I don't use a obb2 guage reader...the info is only as good as the source... The cars own network of sensors....IMO get a 3 guage pack with separate sending units and do a nice install....
    That way you can TRUST the data.....if not, you are just seeing data represented that the car already believes/thinks to be true....so not as useful since it is not independently confirmed.
     
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    #5 rkw, Jun 8, 2014
    Maybe not what you had in mind, but instead of a dedicated gauge you can use an app on smartphone or tablet with Bluetooth OBD. In addition to gauge displays, you would also be able read and reset fault codes and do other diagnostic functions.
     
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    #6 ScottinBend, Jun 8, 2014
    ....or the ScangaugeII
     
  6. Gil-galad

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    #7 Gil-galad, Jun 8, 2014
    These AeroForce Interceptors can do everything a Scangauge II can do, and since each gauge includes a dual display a pair of gauges like I have allows one to see any four of the 30+ available data items simultaneously (a big advantage over Cravenspeed's nGauge). Each gauge also has a set high intensity warning lights that can be program using logic from multiple feeds. I have the lights on the top gauge set to a single feed (RPM) and programmed to come on at 5K RPM so it functions nicely as a shift light.

    These probably wouldn't look nearly as good alongside an analog speedo, but I think they make a sweet match with the Nav screen.

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    More expensive than the smartphone approach but a much more integrated look and feel.