just got my gauge in the mail, but had a question. they gauge isnt even hooked up and it's reading 3 hg? is the gauge broken or will it re-set itslef when i hook it up? and the hose that goes into the plastic adaptor on the back of the gauge leaks when i blow air in though the other side of the hose. i pushed that hose all the way in too. any idea's?

thanks

 

Well since it's a mechanical gauge I would send it back. It will not correct itself.

 

send it back

 

i did that to my SW when i dropped it once-its broke

 

Yeah its broken, 99% most likely from shipping. send it back and they will send you a new one. I had that problem when I ordered my DEfi. However, I now have SW.

 

def send it back. SW > Defi?

 

i dislike the stewart warner.. at night its not bright enough.. but i guess you get what you pay for

 

wow, i never looked at prices for them....pretty inexpensive. i think my defi could be a lil brighter in direct light. i guess tinting the windows could help that. was a lil pricey though for the whole deal

 

I had the Defi-D then after getting retuned, I found out the gauge was reading incredibly innaccurately, and others have found this out to. I switched to SW and havent looked back. I love the look of them and they are dead accurate and inexpensive.

Not bright enough? Mine is more than enough!?

 

damn it

 

maybe my wiring is f*d up, or the bulb itself. b/c the outer rim of the gauge is bright, but the inner part of the guage is dim..

 

i used to have a Blitz gauge on my DSM, and that was REALLY bright

 

Its possible. Mine is more than adequately bright enough at night. What color bulb do you have? I have the red which matches the stock gauges perfect.

 

i can read it just fine...but when the moonroof is open in the right sunlight its washed out a bit...absolutely love it though! and the control unit is awesome, cant wait to get the rest of the gauges

 

i have the red also, ill check over the wiring. maybe the wire gauge is too small