Production Camaro Aux Gauges Caught - Page 3

**Ming** · 09-10-2008, 10:58 AM

I really like the retro look and it doesn't look like plastic either (well at least from outside the bag).

Caleb02 · 09-10-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by nsap

They are not aftermarket, I promise. Also I highly doubt anyone is going to lose their job over posting photos of a part off of a vehicle that has been shown to the public.

this could be a case of corporate spying or corporate espionage.

bhoppes · 09-10-2008, 11:23 AM

They look sweet!

Ambalanche · 09-10-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by skylark68

It'll be like someone having an Atari 2600 hooked up in their Escalade right now.

Hey man! Don't be talking about my setup!

CrimsonTider · 09-10-2008, 11:51 AM

So happy they decided on tranny & oil temps. These are very useful and should be standard on every new car.

squat · 09-10-2008, 11:54 AM

Good to see that the camaro will at least have more useful gauges than most cars. I hate dummy lights, you can never tell what the hell is going on with those. Plus they look great retro. GM is going to have a winner with this one.

**nsap** · 09-10-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Caleb02

this could be a case of corporate spying or corporate espionage.

Well lets discuss the topic at hand and not the what if's of something that you do not know the entire story on to begin with. Okay?

ByTheLake · 09-10-2008, 12:02 PM

Great. Now if I can just get a "spy shot" of the tire jack and dome light, my day will be complete.

Canyonaro · 09-10-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonTider

So happy they decided on tranny & oil temps. These are very useful and should be standard on every new car.

I agree!

Thanks for the gauge pictures, although we have seen them in pictures before this really means the car is coming to reality.

ByTheLake · 09-10-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by squat

Good to see that the camaro will at least have more useful gauges than most cars. I hate dummy lights, you can never tell what the hell is going on with those.

Don't get too excited ... most car gauges are "dumbed down" and don't really provide much useful information. If you've ever used a good set of aftermarket gauges you'll know what I mean.

The general public wouldn't know what to do with the information the gauges convey anyway, believing that a low oil pressure or voltage reading while idling is a sign of a serious problem.

MOGI · 09-10-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by D C

I love it when people take pics of things they're probably not supposed to. These sorts of threads seem to have such happy endings with someone getting walked off their job.

His loss is our gain...

Greg Burr · 09-10-2008, 12:32 PM

Screw it and just have heads-up display.

JerryL · 09-10-2008, 12:50 PM

A real blast from the past for me....they look so much like the originals. I love it. On 68's and 69's the cluster above the console also included a plastic "door" around the shifter that many owners just cut away because it interfered with quick shifting. Of course street racers never ordered the console with the gauges anyway.

squat · 09-10-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ByTheLake

Don't get too excited ... most car gauges are "dumbed down" and don't really provide much useful information. If you've ever used a good set of aftermarket gauges you'll know what I mean.

The general public wouldn't know what to do with the information the gauges convey anyway, believing that a low oil pressure or voltage reading while idling is a sign of a serious problem.

That's true. I keep a tranny temp gauge in my truck for towing and it varies a lot more than I thought it would, much more than the engine temp gauge varies. I suppose dummy lights are good because most people are dummies when it comes to their car.

eb110americana · 09-10-2008, 01:24 PM

So what do manual cars get instead of the "Trans. Temp" gauge?

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ByTheLake 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Traverse City, MI Drives: '04 Corvette, '09 CTS 4 Posts: 2,963	Re: Production Camaro Aux Gauges Caught Great. Now if I can just get a "spy shot" of the tire jack and dome light, my day will be complete.

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Greg Burr 3.6 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Drives: 2003 Ford Escape XLT AWD Posts: 1,030	Re: Production Camaro Aux Gauges Caught Screw it and just have heads-up display.

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JerryL 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Miami Drives: Audi,VW.....14 former Camaros Posts: 665	Re: Production Camaro Aux Gauges Caught A real blast from the past for me....they look so much like the originals. I love it. On 68's and 69's the cluster above the console also included a plastic "door" around the shifter that many owners just cut away because it interfered with quick shifting. Of course street racers never ordered the console with the gauges anyway.

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eb110americana 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pasadena, CA Drives: 1998 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 Posts: 688	Re: Production Camaro Aux Gauges Caught So what do manual cars get instead of the "Trans. Temp" gauge?

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