If you have an older car that didn’t come from the factory with all of the important gauges, or you own a new car that you’ve improved enough that you need better readouts for things like water ...
Keeping tabs on your tire pressure is one of the simplest ways to improve safety, fuel efficiency, and tire longevity, yet it ...
Do you even look to see if the speedometer works when you buy an old car? When we shop for something built in the 1960s or 1970s, we assume the speedo needle winged off into the night or the cable is ...
We've already recommended a good dozen gauge kits for owners of all vehicle types looking for the nitty-gritty readouts on their car's mechanical and electrical systems. But there's always more. These ...
Q: I’d like to add gauges to my older car, which has only red lights. How difficult is this to do? A: There are two ways to do this. It’s possible your car model could have been purchased two ways, ...
It's easy to overlook the importance of a car’s tyres; maintaining them can often be something many motorists don’t consider until it’s time for a new set. One tool which can ensure both the optimum ...
Stick-type pressure gauges resemble a ballpoint pen are simple and compact, and don't need batteries. Pressure is read off of a sliding scale proportional to the air pressure. Digital gauges have an ...
Sometime during my Friday afternoon tradition of blankly staring off into space thinking about matters of the automobile, the topic of gauge clusters floated into my consciousness. What’s the best ...
Lots of companies have tried digital dashboards with varying results. GM’s Corvette dashboards of the mid ’80s spring to mind as a particularly … interesting … idea. But Sharp has come up with a ...
I bought my used 2000 Nissan Xterra almost three years ago. Every once in a while it did this weird thing where all the dashboard functions froze. The tachometer, speedometer, temperature gauge, fuel ...
My car’s computer gauge has a normal mark and the needle usually stays on it during a journey. However, sometimes it goes a bit higher and sometimes lower. Is this okay or does it indicate a problem?