What gauges match OEM the closest?

What gauges match OEM the closest?

05-30-2007, 01:29 PM

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Sean Flanagan

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What gauges match OEM the closest?

I've finally scraped together enough spare cash to put some gauges in my truck. I never have really liked the white faced gauges, but I am finally getting used to them. The question I have for you is, what brand / model of gauges most closesly match my OEM gauges for both daytime and night time viewing? And are these gauges easy to read at night?

I had some ID priocol gauges in my last truck (a '98.5) and they looked great in the day, but the pointer didn't light up on the EGT gauge, making it hard to read at night. I was hoping not to make a similar mistake this time.

Thanks for your help,

Sean

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