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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 08:33 PM
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SunPro Bunko Gauges

I know. Pay more and get better quality, right?

I just wanted to post so others know what to expect.

I've had 4 S.P. water temp gauges. They last 6-12 months, and I expect no more.

Anyone have probs with AutoMeter?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 12:17 AM
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All autometer in my truck no issues so far.

 
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 08:22 AM
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have had sunpro in my truck for almost 2 years now and all gauges are ok.
I'll buy them again. The water temp gauge was in the truck before I bought it and it works well too. 4 bad in a row isn't good.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 12:40 PM
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I've never had problems with Autometer; I've really gotten to like Equus gauges for now, though.

They sell individual parts of gauges so if you accidently roll your seat over the bulb after you've dropped it, you can get a new one without buying a whole gauge.

Not that I've ever done that before, but I've heard people have...
 
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 01:12 PM
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I've had a sunpro tach for about 3 years. It' about as good as a gauge gets. I'll be buying matchig sets when I rebuild my cluster.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 02:14 PM
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I have an Autometer tach that i bought in 1989. Still works.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 06:17 PM
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I've not had any problem with my Sun Pro gages, my STII is 28 years old, my vac gage is as old, my temp gage is a few months old, but I feel certain it'll be OK as well as my new volt meter and oil pressure gage. My last oil press gage was 22 yrs old, I only replaced it because it was cheaper to get the three gage set than to buy just a volt meter and temp gage.

I also have a 18 year old or older SP voltmeter on my '85 Honda GL1200A that is fine.
 
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