lugnutgmc
Well-known member
I've decided to go with aftermarket (autometer or VDO) tach, speedometer, fuel, oil pressure, etc. gauges for my AHU into mk1 swap. I think it'll be easier than trying to frankenstein any cluster into place. I can cut a bezel out of aluminum that mounts in the mk1 dash and mount whatever gauges I need.
Having zero experience with aftermarket gauges, how do I go about ordering ones that are compatible with the signals coming from the various sensors and ECU?
Right now I have full CE2 from the donor jetta. Only thing left from mk1 is lightning. I'd like to take the wires that wouldve gone into the mk3 cluster (reddish maroon plug and white plug) and wire them into the various gauges that I need. With the wiring diagrams its easy to find which wire carries the signal from the ECU, but I'm not sure in what form its sending the signals to the gauges.
Does anyone know? Will most any "programmable, electronic" aftermarket gauge work?
Thanks.
Having zero experience with aftermarket gauges, how do I go about ordering ones that are compatible with the signals coming from the various sensors and ECU?
Right now I have full CE2 from the donor jetta. Only thing left from mk1 is lightning. I'd like to take the wires that wouldve gone into the mk3 cluster (reddish maroon plug and white plug) and wire them into the various gauges that I need. With the wiring diagrams its easy to find which wire carries the signal from the ECU, but I'm not sure in what form its sending the signals to the gauges.
Does anyone know? Will most any "programmable, electronic" aftermarket gauge work?
Thanks.