[Lucky Strike]

I like the stock gauge color very much in the new sti. The white needle and red face are a very nice match. I was looking for aftermarket gauges, and nothing looks as good as the subaru oem gauges from japan, which i am planning on ordering but i also wanted a few other gauges as well. I didnt want to have all orange gauges with two that have white needles. My wife is in complete agreement so the search is on! The rumor is they are defi gauges and upon close examination of pictures it looks to be true, the needle setup and layout seem to be idenitcal. I was wondering if anyone has modified defi gauges to have the white needle or if the gauge backlighting also lit the needle as well? Anyone have some insight? thoughts? suggestions?

[Joey_08sti]

i put a omori boost gauge, and it has the red backround and white needle, i got it at
jspectunning.com

[inpuressa]

I have an old omori gauge too. What pod do you recommend for the steering column, and where did you tap the power for the gauge from?

[Joey_08sti]

i got the power from the ignition, and as for the pod i bought a whole kit, and i mounted mine on the piller. im going to post pics of my car tuesday

[Lucky Strike]

how well does the red of the gauge match the red of the cluster?

[bklynpanman]

don't sacrafice quality for looks. The defi gauge still matches up nice

[CFar]

Originally Posted by Joey_08sti

i got the power from the ignition, and as for the pod i bought a whole kit, and i mounted mine on the piller. im going to post pics of my car tuesday

When you post it up, please do a write up with wiring and hardware install.

Thanks,
Chris

[Edvig]

I'm thinking of putting in a Defi boost gauge. At first glance, the Defi Racer Gauge series seems to match up pretty well.

[solovus]

Although the Defi doesn't have a white needle...it is black with power off and does the sweep dance during power on...very similar to stock 08 gauge cluster. I vote for Defi.

[baneonrt]

Originally Posted by Joey_08sti

i got the power from the ignition, and as for the pod i bought a whole kit, and i mounted mine on the piller. im going to post pics of my car tuesday

So what happens in the unfortunate event that the pillar mounted air bag deploys?...

Steve

[Wales Garage]

Originally Posted by baneonrt

So what happens in the unfortunate event that the pillar mounted air bag deploys?...

Steve

you get stiches along with a airbag burn?

[Lucky Strike]

from what ive seen the gas cartridges are located behind the pillar plastic but until i take mine off, i wounldnt mount them there.

[impressive]

has anyone installed the boost gauge sold by japanparts.com? can this be installed in the steering column? how does it start up? same as the defi?
thanks

[Joey_08sti]

the red is the same no diff heres the link J-Spec Tuning

[bklynpanman]

the pillar doesn't actually fly off when the airbag deploys. It only pops out a few inches.