Not real happy with autometer
JOE, I read everything that came with, I broke the seal on all the packages...I used a standard mopar sending unit 3/8's tube...the unit is grounded and the tank is grounded ( freekin everything is grounded 2 or 3 times across the frame, drive train , block and firewall....I used almost $60 in HD ground straps....
That being said I did not see ANYTHING about "reprogramming" the fuel gauge on the C2 gauges.... there is really nothing on he back of the gauge save the sending unit connectors and the lighting connectors .... when they sold me the gauge they looked it up and there is a C2 gauge especially for Mopars and one for fords & chevy's The mopar one operates using 70 or 90 ohms or something.... and the ford & chevy ones a much lower resistance...
I can run a dedicated hot line easy enough and I can shield it fairly simple....BUT as you said there was NOTHING in any speedo instructions or calibration instructions saying ANYTHING about either shielding or a dedicated power source and this puppy is boucing like a superball if I go over 55!!! that is plain old too much damn money to spend for a gauge that is that sensitive to interference!!! Cell phones, cell towers hell satellite radios if that interferes with gauges...that is a huge problem
i have the auto meter untralite II. close to $1000. the gas gauge i had to re-program to read the chrysler sending unit. not a big deal don't really have a problem with that gauge.. i made it read E with a few gallons in it because i would rather read E early then late..lol. it goes through the first half tank a lot faster then the second half but thats what ya get with after market gauges. it is what it is i guess.
now the speedo is a real pain in the ***. installed and wired it like the directions say. calibrated it and its within 1 mph of my two gps units but it bounces around also. not as bad as yours but maybe 10 mph or so. i called the usless tech number and they say the speedo is picking up interference somewhere. they say i need to have a separate wire for power to the speedo even though their wire diagram clearly shows different. i say ok and try it.. nope same thing.. i call those usless a-holes back and this time the tech gets nasty and says i'm picking up interference from the ign wiring and the speedo sensor wire needs to be run a different route then the other wires and in some kine of shielding wrap (forget the name of it), yea ok.. screw pulling all that wire i just put in there out and re-doing it.. my question is why don't the directions say anything about this crap? id they mentioned it i would have done what it said. the tech dept is usless and its not worth even calling those clown.
in the future if i even decide to use autometer gauges i will be sure yo either use a GPS speedo ro a old cable set up and not bother with this electronic bull ****.
JOE, I read everything that came with, I broke the seal on all the packages...I used a standard mopar sending unit 3/8's tube...the unit is grounded and the tank is grounded ( freekin everything is grounded 2 or 3 times across the frame, drive train , block and firewall....I used almost $60 in HD ground straps....
That being said I did not see ANYTHING about "reprogramming" the fuel gauge on the C2 gauges.... there is really nothing on he back of the gauge save the sending unit connectors and the lighting connectors .... when they sold me the gauge they looked it up and there is a C2 gauge especially for Mopars and one for fords & chevy's The mopar one operates using 70 or 90 ohms or something.... and the ford & chevy ones a much lower resistance...
I can run a dedicated hot line easy enough and I can shield it fairly simple....BUT as you said there was NOTHING in any speedo instructions or calibration instructions saying ANYTHING about either shielding or a dedicated power source and this puppy is boucing like a superball if I go over 55!!! that is plain old too much damn money to spend for a gauge that is that sensitive to interference!!! Cell phones, cell towers hell satellite radios if that interferes with gauges...that is a huge problem
