gauge panel too ricey?

mrkoven · 03-21-2017, 11:32 PM

im thinking about getting this:

http://ind-distribution.com/ind/cate...89-gauge-panel

what do you guys think, yay or nay? should be a pretty easy install i think right? did a quick search and cant find any similar threads.

another option would be the p3 digital vent gauge which is more lowkey

Tangent · 03-22-2017, 12:50 PM

I don't think it's too ricey, at least so long as it has useful gauges like oil pressure instead of just flashy ones like an AFR wigwag. The one thing I don't like about that panel is it sticks those gauges in a pretty bad spot. Even if the shifter wasn't in the way it would be pretty far out of the driver's line of sight.

paris1 · 03-22-2017, 03:27 PM

What he said^^^ (about position).

distinctperson · 03-22-2017, 09:54 PM

It looks like it belongs in a 350/370z. Very ricey and the incongruence with the interior of the otherwise elegant E89 is quite palpable, IMO.

VailM3 · 03-23-2017, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by distinctperson

It looks like it belongs in a 350/370z. Very ricey and the incongruence with the interior of the otherwise elegant E89 is quite palpable, IMO.

All that

mrkoven · 03-23-2017, 01:26 AM

yeah.. i think you guys talked some sense into me, lol

jts1981 · 03-23-2017, 07:22 AM

What they said...I do like the P3 gauge, but does it display what you need, or just boost? I can't remember off the top of my head.

NoQuarter · 03-23-2017, 12:25 PM

Not a fan. Especially considering the very less than practical use of it.

Besides... where would I lay my phone!

mrkoven · 03-23-2017, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jts1981

What they said...I do like the P3 gauge, but does it display what you need, or just boost? I can't remember off the top of my head.

they have a $229 boost only, and $399 full data. and yeah the p3 vent does look way cleaner the more i think about it. i wish i could delete this thread in shame

NoQuarter · 03-23-2017, 03:44 PM

Ha... No shame in talking car stuff among friends!

STR8-6IX · 03-28-2017, 04:03 PM

those are cool.

if they are useful (which they can be) its not rice.

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Tangent Lieutenant 296 Rep 581 Posts Drives: G01, F82, E89, F25 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: California iTrader: (2)	I don't think it's too ricey, at least so long as it has useful gauges like oil pressure instead of just flashy ones like an AFR wigwag. The one thing I don't like about that panel is it sticks those gauges in a pretty bad spot. Even if the shifter wasn't in the way it would be pretty far out of the driver's line of sight.
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distinctperson Human 36 Rep 160 Posts Drives: 2014 E89 35is Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	It looks like it belongs in a 350/370z. Very ricey and the incongruence with the interior of the otherwise elegant E89 is quite palpable, IMO.
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mrkoven Second Lieutenant 65 Rep 273 Posts Drives: 2016 Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Silicon Valley iTrader: (0)	yeah.. i think you guys talked some sense into me, lol __________________ Mineral White FBO MHD Stage 2+ Focal & ARC Audio
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jts1981 Captain 212 Rep 887 Posts Drives: n54 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	What they said...I do like the P3 gauge, but does it display what you need, or just boost? I can't remember off the top of my head.
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STR8-6IX Banned 536 Rep 2,825 Posts Drives: RWD 528i N52 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	those are cool. if they are useful (which they can be) its not rice.
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