Turbo Boost Gauge Install VMR

[JHaag13]

I went to the place I normally go to, to get upgrades and installs, they are asking for 280$ to install a Boost Gauage saying it will take 2 hrs which means 140$ an hour. This seems kind of insane. It would seem more reasonable under the 200$ range. Agreed?

[onceover]

do it yourself. VMR emailed me the instructions and it was pretty easy.

[sc_flaw]

Post them up =]

[Auditude2.0T]

or do it yourself for free your run of the mill 12 year old can install a boost gauge.

[p1nk50ck]

boost gauge shouldn't take more than about an hour and a half by an amateur. pros, or people that have done them before should be able to knock it out in about 45 mins. most of that time will be taken up by removing the ecu cover, and removing the lower half of the dash (under the steering wheel). fishing the line to the vent may also be a little tricky, but there are walkthroughs online.

other than that, it's pretty straight forward.

[JHaag13]

yeah i didnt mind doing my own work on my old jeep wrangler, with my audi been struggling to wanna do things by myself as i care for it more. maybe i will ask some of my friends to help me out that have vw's. but how much would be a good price? if anyone knows it was at further performance in minneapolis...

[Glassnpowder98]

Yeah, you should be able to do it yourself... It's not too hard. It took me a while do to mine, but I didn't really know what I was doing. Although, if you don't feel comfortable doing it, I wouldn't pay more than $100-$125 for the install.

Jay, did you get yours installed yesterday at the meet?

[onceover]

id do it for 50. its not a hard thing to do.

[ItsThat2.0T]

You don't need to open the ECU, just run the tubes through the firewall into the intake manifold. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. It's very simple.

[Snap-on]

For that price i could fly out do the job and fly back and still have cash to hit up the dollar menu.

[RedS-line]

my audi dealer doesnt even charge 140 an hour! try another place- im sure they will be cheaper...

[p1nk50ck]

Yeah, you should be able to do it yourself... It's not too hard. It took me a while do to mine, but I didn't really know what I was doing. Although, if you don't feel comfortable doing it, I wouldn't pay more than $100-$125 for the install.

Jay, did you get yours installed yesterday at the meet?

it was too damn cold at the meet. a couple of us rolled to a friends house afterwards, and we smashed it out over there. i'm loving it.

[Quattro]

install is straight forward. When Don and I installed my VMR gauge, it was not complicated at all. If you have tools (10mm socket, screw driver, etc) you should be able to do it. If you need some guidance shoot me a pm and ill help you out.

Install should take no more than 1 hr (if you never taken anything apart before)

-randy

[Allan T]

Where did u guys get the tube out to the enginebay?

[fusionx]

LOL thats a total ripoff!!!!!!

find a new place... or better yet get quotes from a few diff places

[Glassnpowder98]

Jay, that's looking good! However you need to fill her up, she's thirsty!!

[p1nk50ck]

Where did u guys get the tube out to the enginebay?

if you take the ecu cover off (black plastic panel on the upper right hand corner of your engine bay) there's a hole that will lead right behind your dash. i'll see if i can post a picture later.

here are the instructions i used (it's for a podi column pod, but you'll get the point)
http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...ages/Podi.html

Jay, that's looking good! However you need to fill her up, she's thirsty!!

thanks! even though it doesn't quite match the interior, i'm liking it a lot

yeah, i was cutting it close, i finally filled up when it told me i had 5 miles left

[JHaag13]

thanks guys ill probably do it myself.. pisses me off theyve been good to me till now. If you can take a pic of the ecu to feed the tube through i would appreciate it

[Grishbok]

Jay, i want your steering wheel.....

[Erocko]

Awesome gauge... fail on the Lexus key :)

it was too damn cold at the meet. a couple of us rolled to a friends house afterwards, and we smashed it out over there. i'm loving it.

[fusionx]

im pretty sure you can follow AWE's instructions if VMR doesn't have any...

[onceover]

VMR emailed them to me. not sure if they would care if i posted them

[VMRWheels]

Email [email protected] for instructions on installation.

-Charles@VMRWheels
www.vmrwheels.com

[Sly Raskal]

Do the install yourself, it's not that difficult. Don @ VMR helped do mine, but I had him do it because I was worried I'd mess something up, but while watching him do the install I realized how easy it really is. You just need some patience and a few simple tools.

$280 to install that gauge is a rip!!!

[p1nk50ck]

You don't need to open the ECU, just run the tubes through the firewall into the intake manifold. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. It's very simple.

removing the ecu cover is not required, but it makes the install a lot easier, and a lot cleaner.

[a4b7]

i concur..with almost all the previous statements. give it a shot..it's not hard. You will be much more satisfied after you complete it then paying someone else to do the work. It took me a little over an hour because I didnt know how to get the cover on the steering on and off.

[p1nk50ck]

Awesome gauge... fail on the Lexus key :)

more like: AWESOME LEXUS KEY! actually, i'm parting the is300 out so i can sell it :( it was tons of fun, but it's time to get it out of the way, so i can concentrate on the audi.

Jay, i want your steering wheel.....

if i can find a TT wheel for a good price, it's all yours.

Do the install yourself, it's not that difficult. Don @ VMR helped do mine, but I had him do it because I was worried I'd mess something up, but while watching him do the install I realized how easy it really is. You just need some patience and a few simple tools.

$280 to install that gauge is a rip!!!

ditto