Back when I bought Laura in the very early 1990’s, had a need for more information, than the gauges could give me.
She left the factory with the two standard gauges, and four warning lights:
- 100mm Jaeger speedometer with a 5 digit odometer, and a top speed of 120 km/h.
- 100mm Jaeger dual ampere metre, fuel gauge and a blue main beam warning light.
- Oil pressure warning light (red)
- Charging warning light (green)
- Cold start/Choker warning light (orange)
- In the top left corner a switch to turn the two incandescent bulbs (one in each gauge) on and off.
I didn’t feel comfortable pulling a heavy horsebox or driving off-road without at least a temperature gauge and an oil pressure gauge.
Mounting only two 52mm gauges over the original pod looked strange, and while shopping for gauges I ended up buying a lot more than I expected. Not because I needed them, but because my accessory dealer was changing his display, so he offered me all those from the old display, for a fraction of the price.
I ended up coming home with a shopping bag full of gauges, sensors, relays, tubes, wires and mounts.
In stead of mounting only two lonely gauges, I ended up mounting 6, as they fit in the gap above. I didn’t really need the clock, but it was the “sixth choice” that made most sense, and it was better than leaving an empty hole 😉
Above the gauges I mounted a row of switches and bulbs, for spotlights, reverse lamps, blinkers etc.
![Lauras Dashboard](https://www.siia.dk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2827658129_3c1dc06ffc_o-1024x681.jpg)
Have you changed, upgraded or modified the gauges in your classic car?
If so, please tell us what you mounted and why. Would you do anything different today?