Show me your (52mm) gauge mounts
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Was watching an M569 restorations video earlier and saw this on his project cologne e46 track project (https://youtu.be/FzIDIqXD0AE?si=ijUckK4kIjtDaxYQ)
I bet you'd be able to get them to 3d print an e85/6 air vent mount for it...
https://shop.sorek.uk/
If you're keen then stick my name down for one of it helps a group buy or one off run
I bet you'd be able to get them to 3d print an e85/6 air vent mount for it...
https://shop.sorek.uk/
If you're keen then stick my name down for one of it helps a group buy or one off run
Sadly they are obd only again, so no oil pressure and temperature on the M54.Ed Doe said:Was watching an M569 restorations video earlier and saw this on his project cologne e46 track project (https://youtu.be/FzIDIqXD0AE?si=ijUckK4kIjtDaxYQ)
I bet you'd be able to get them to 3d print an e85/6 air vent mount for it...
https://shop.sorek.uk/
If you're keen then stick my name down for one of it helps a group buy or one off run
DaveP said:Sadly they are obd only again, so no oil pressure and temperature on the M54.Ed Doe said:Was watching an M569 restorations video earlier and saw this on his project cologne e46 track project (https://youtu.be/FzIDIqXD0AE?si=ijUckK4kIjtDaxYQ)
I bet you'd be able to get them to 3d print an e85/6 air vent mount for it...
https://shop.sorek.uk/
If you're keen then stick my name down for one of it helps a group buy or one off run
I'm confused - the e46 in the video by m539 restorations is an m54, and it works fine? The m54 (like the s54 annoyingly) doesn't have an oil pressure gauge but you can easily retrofit one and then that gauge works just fine? Unless I'm missing something!
That's sort of my point. Oil pressure is the priority for me, so if I'm fitting an extra gauge anyway to get that, I may as well get something like the below which is a lot clearer and has configurable alarms.Ed Doe said:DaveP said:Sadly they are obd only again, so no oil pressure and temperature on the M54.Ed Doe said:Was watching an M569 restorations video earlier and saw this on his project cologne e46 track project (https://youtu.be/FzIDIqXD0AE?si=ijUckK4kIjtDaxYQ)
I bet you'd be able to get them to 3d print an e85/6 air vent mount for it...
https://shop.sorek.uk/
If you're keen then stick my name down for one of it helps a group buy or one off run
I'm confused - the e46 in the video by m539 restorations is an m54, and it works fine? The m54 (like the s54 annoyingly) doesn't have an oil pressure gauge but you can easily retrofit one and then that gauge works just fine? Unless I'm missing something!
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/spa-pressure-temperature-dual-gauge-spa-dg213
Either way, I don't think you can get oil pressure or temperature from the OBD on an M54 engine. The OEM pressure sensor is just a low pressure switch that activates the light on the dash, and temp isn't sent to OBD.
Edit - watched the video back to jog my memory. He installed the pressure sensor, but seems to get oil temp via the OBD. I can't seem to find it on any of my OBD tools, so I'll need to look harder.
I finally did some reading on the P3 gauge, and it looks like it's possible to add in an oil pressure reading via an electrical sender. This is promising.
This would mean I could drop that gauge in and install the pressure sensor on the Vanos banjo. Just need to find a way to configure it...
https://p3gauges.co.uk/products/bmw-z4-e85-e86-2002-2008-analogue-gauge-orange-bars-orange-digits?variant=44837780062519
This would mean I could drop that gauge in and install the pressure sensor on the Vanos banjo. Just need to find a way to configure it...
https://p3gauges.co.uk/products/bmw-z4-e85-e86-2002-2008-analogue-gauge-orange-bars-orange-digits?variant=44837780062519
DaveP said:
Dude watch the m539 resto video (https://youtu.be/FzIDIqXD0AE?si=LzmlXfHnCa2O1Kca) . You need an oil pressure sensor (the standard sensor is just a low pressure switch, not an actual pressure sensor). You don't need a new gauge to get oil pressure info - the gauge.s gauge will show pressure. Ditto temperature, but you shouldn't need to install a sensor, it should read from the oe sensor.
These were from Japan's legendary BMW tuner 3d design. I was one of very few at the time that invested in these as I wanted an OEM looking solution , specifically designed for the car. They were discontinued a few years later even back then around a decade ago it cost me 400 quid which was frankly insane!.
They were designed to work with stack gauges , which i went with the stack pro-stepp datalog range. with boost, oil pressure and AFR in the middle.
They were designed to work with stack gauges , which i went with the stack pro-stepp datalog range. with boost, oil pressure and AFR in the middle.
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You obviously missed my post prior to the one you replied to, where I said exactly the same thing. The P3 gauge I've linked above is exactly the same sort of solution as the one Sreten has installed on his, but slightly neater. It's still not ideal, in that it doesn't have things like the ability to show multiple values or set alarms.Ed Doe said:
The one Streten linked gives the ability to show multiple values, but the lack of low pressure alarm is a bit of a fly in the ointment. I'll contact the developer and see what's possible with a bit of programming.
DaveP said:
works really well for me
and really work with the interior. Never had an issue with glare , also they gauges have LED colour warnings as you approach the set values so they are excellent and letting you know the engine values are where they are supposed to be. On top of that the seats are so low in the cabin the location is solid.