Gauge panel install by Banned wagon

Vehicle: VW Fox
By stevegolf
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Gauge panel install


Compliments of Banned wagon @ http://forums.vwvortex.com


So I have had these gauges in a box in my garage for the last 10 years. I pulled them from a MK1 cabby, but didnt ge the senders. I have no radio in my car so i got a Din gauge panel form 42 Draft Designs

So the install is pretty straight forward for most of it 5 wires

Brown= ground

Gray with blue stripe= dashlights

Black=12V+ switched

Blue with yellow= oil pressure

Green with Black= oil temperature

So I don't yet have any of the senders yet. but i have determined what i need and have ordered them.

10 bar is about 145psi So i orderd a 150PSI Oil Pressure Sender M10x1


300F Oil Temp Sender M10x1


once get the senders. i will update this, as I am thinking that getting them to fit in may take a few more bits. I am planing on putting a T on the back of the head for the new oil pressure sender and the stock oil pressure switch. 

M10x1 Male T Adaptor


not sure if the same T will work for the oil temperature sender as it looks a little longer. I plan on the oil temp sender to mount on the oil filter flange.

I ordered the VW mk3 Triple Gauge Panel



The T adapter is 7 bucks.

Also made a lower panel from the stock panel from the MK1 cabby. 

the panel and shown gauge are for a different car and project all together 

a few more pics 

For the Fox I cubby you need something slighly bigger then the standered DIN size ($16 din panel)

for the lower panel I cut and sanded the MK1 cabby center console till it fit in the opening. or you can just get a FoxII center console(only seen in gray but you can paint it )




Got to the shipment from 42 Draft finished up the rest of the install.

I decided to tap the oil filter flange for the oil temp sender.



10mx1 tap and 23/64 drill bit (didn't have a 9mm bit)











all cleaned up ready to go in 




used the brass T on the water temp sender



I am using the dual sender/ pressure switch on the head. the values on the pressure switch are close but not the same. shouldn't be a problem on the Fox. (in newer car will throw a code and check engine light some times) 



Now for the fun part the coolant temp gauge install
Pull the canter vents, one screw on the top



pull the lighter out 



cut out the hole used a die grinder



wired up. just taped to the power, ground and dash light . from the lighter plug




all done 








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