Temperature gauge

i have one of these and they are excellent.if you have an appropriate Garmin GPS this plugs into your obd2 port and connects via bluetooth.its called a ecoroute hd.
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warrick

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One of the reasons why temperature gauges are not provided is that they are the cause of many service bookings that the manufacturers believe are not warranted.

In many cases, there is no indication of what the actual temperature is, just that it is "normal". It all depends on the accuracy of the sender and the gauge itself. On my old Torana, GMH got a huge number of service bookings for "overheating" that were because of a wayward batch of senders, so all they did was change the specification for the sender so that the gauge indicated lower. Then they got bookings because owners felt the engine was not warming up!

It is easier to get a sender that provides one accurate reading than one that gives an accurate, progressive reading, hence some newer vehicles having just a LED or one that changes colour that is useless to those who are colour blind.

The problem with an aftermarket gauge is getting it to look reasonable. Then again, there are many who have extra gauges in pods that sit on the dashboard, or a console, or overhead.

Yeah, and also to save them money. :(

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Originally Posted by Sunny43.5

The HUD in our van is a small unit which sits flat on the top of the dash a cable goes around the end of the dash and plugs into the diagnostic port just under the dash driver side , it reflects the image onto a semi clear plastic piece that sticks to the inside of the windscreen . You can see the images without taking yours eyes off the road , whilst I have not had a temperature warning as yet I would imagine it is the same sort of warning I get when over revving it gives a sharp beep tone and maybe a temp sign comes up on the screen but not sure as I said . This is the same as ours but a newer version .LED CAR HUD Head UP Display OBD II 2 Speeding Warning System Fuel Consumption | eBay

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That one seems to have an actual temp dial on it.. Yours doesn't have that? It looks like a reasonable option as I don't want tacky gauge pods everywhere..

I honestly expected it to be a case of only the luxury models came with them or something.. I'm surprised its a common thing!
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I did not even see that on the listing I must not have looked to closely Ha Ha but yes it looks like a temp Gauge . I noticed on some of the other ones on Ebay that in some cases you have to select the temp to see what is doing this one seems like its always there . No our current one only has a warning sound and a thermometer symbol .

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I found thus online:
http://www.kfzpix.de/vw/_images/40a-...instrument.jpg

Anyone know what its from or what'd be involved to install?
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I thought that on the current T5GP's Transporters you need to order the multifunction trip computer to get the extra gauges, or some similar and expensive option.

I'm surprised there isn't more of the upper spec models in wreckers we can pick the dash from..
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I have a factory temp gage on my 2011 Duel cab. I don't know if it's because I have a MFD. The temp sits on 90 deg rain hail or shine, summer or winter. It never budges unless it's warming up from cold.