135i Custom Boost Gauge--Integrated OEM Look\Feel

Johnnyr135 · 10-19-2008, 04:29 PM

If you are that concerned you probably should not do anything to your car

coco_m3 · 10-19-2008, 07:08 PM

Im down for one.

1erich · 10-19-2008, 07:38 PM

That looks great! Will the gauge lights dim along with your dash lights for driving at night?

taiheung · 10-19-2008, 08:50 PM

As above.

And when can we see a RHD model??

cyberbro · 10-19-2008, 09:05 PM

Nice!

RiXst3r · 10-19-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 1erich

That looks great! Will the gauge lights dim along with your dash lights for driving at night?

yep

MadMan77 · 10-19-2008, 09:15 PM

Do you have the ability to shut the gauge off if you don't wish to see it all the time?

RiXst3r · 10-19-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMan77

Do you have the ability to shut the gauge off if you don't wish to see it all the time?

It has 9 levels of brightness independantly adjustable in both day and night mode (so a total of 18)... so if you don't wanna see it, you can just dim it all the way down.

But, an actual off switch would be super easy, just wire a switch onto the ground wire.

MadMan77 · 10-19-2008, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RiXst3r

It has 9 levels of brightness independantly adjustable in both day and night mode (so a total of 18)... so if you don't wanna see it, you can just dim it all the way down.

But, an actual off switch would be super easy, just wire a switch onto the ground wire.

Ah, I was just wondering if it was programmed into the chip on the circuit board.

RiXst3r · 10-19-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMan77

Ah, I was just wondering if it was programmed into the chip on the circuit board.

You can disable the light bar graph in the firmware settings menu, so it would just be the digits

nordique14 · 10-19-2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Monaco35Dream

Rick said it will be much cheaper than the 335 and there may be several package "options" to reduce the price...:roundel:

I hope there is the option of buying one without the tune button. I don't have a tune so no need to have a button that does nothing.

MastaMind · 10-20-2008, 06:14 AM

I don't know how I missed this thread until now, but I'm definitely interrested. That's about as clean as you can get with a boost gauge.

HondaGoneRogue · 10-20-2008, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by nordique14

I hope there is the option of buying one without the tune button. I don't have a tune so no need to have a button that does nothing.

No need for a boost gauge either then. (no tune = no boost increase)

heyimsam · 10-20-2008, 08:30 PM

so no cutting even on the motor side? everything is just t-ed off, and if you ever wanted to remove you can jsut unclip the harness, and the vacume lines?

ALSO if that is correct where do i sign up??? great job

RiXst3r · 10-20-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by heyimsam

so no cutting even on the motor side? everything is just t-ed off, and if you ever wanted to remove you can jsut unclip the harness, and the vacume lines?

ALSO if that is correct where do i sign up??? great job

Correct, no cutting AT ALL, anywhere, totall reversible, and no signs left behind after uninstall.

-Rick

ronnyek · 10-21-2008, 12:00 AM

my .02, find something about the same size or smaller that I can mount elsewhere... I am a fan of oem, and am not ready to sacrifice 1/3 of my ac vent

clived · 10-21-2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by HondaGoneRogue

No need for a boost gauge either then. (no tune = no boost increase)

A boost gauge is equally capable of spotting a problem (boost leak, failing / failed turbo) on a non remapped car as a tuned one....

HondaGoneRogue · 10-21-2008, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by clived

A boost gauge is equally capable of spotting a problem (boost leak, failing / failed turbo) on a non remapped car as a tuned one....

It's a stock car man, a brand new stock car man, Hopefully, if BMW made a half decent car, there should be a fairly good chance that the boost guage tells you what you already know. (Becoming obsolete) To each his own.

Seems kinda ricey to me tho just my .02. Hold on......brb I gotta go attatch my huge Super GT wing on the bimmer (it still provides downforce you know...)

I would bet on a ODBII scanner before a boost guage.

RiXst3r · 10-21-2008, 07:35 AM

^^^ Unless the car happens to have a track record of boost related problems... like bad wastegates, laggy software updates, etc... :wink: I know someone who was able to prove his lag to the dealer from 29.2 using a boost gauge, and comparing it to another car... caused the dealer to look into it further.

nordique14 · 10-21-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by HondaGoneRogue

It's a stock car man, a brand new stock car man, Hopefully, if BMW made a half decent car, there should be a fairly good chance that the boost guage tells you what you already know. (Becoming obsolete) To each his own.

Seems kinda ricey to me tho just my .02. Hold on......brb I gotta go attatch my huge Super GT wing on the bimmer (it still provides downforce you know...)

I would bet on a ODBII scanner before a boost guage.

I autox and would love to see when I am on boost and off boost. I would also like to know my water temp even though the car is stock. I do not need to have a tune to want to know what my car is doing at any given time. More information is always better.

triggergt · 10-21-2008, 12:26 PM

I agree to each his own but the more info you can get from gages on your car the better. Sometimes driving in rush hour traffic is harder on you car than track time. So the more gages the marrier for me and by the way that is a slick set up

Berduderunner · 10-21-2008, 02:52 PM

WOAHHHHH!!!!!!!

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RiXst3r 273 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	^^^ Unless the car happens to have a track record of boost related problems... like bad wastegates, laggy software updates, etc... :wink: I know someone who was able to prove his lag to the dealer from 29.2 using a boost gauge, and comparing it to another car... caused the dealer to look into it further.
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triggergt Private 20 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2013 135i M package Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NE Ohio iTrader: (0)	I agree to each his own but the more info you can get from gages on your car the better. Sometimes driving in rush hour traffic is harder on you car than track time. So the more gages the marrier for me and by the way that is a slick set up
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