Autometer Nexus Guages

[Jim Nilsen]

Has anyone else seen the new Nexus guages from Autometer? You can see a video demo of them on their website. They don't show the whole array of gauges that are available but it sounds like it is going to cover quite a few.

Has anyone seen them in real life ? If they are as nice in real time as they are on the site they have me as a new follower after almost losing me to Koso for guage choices.



Jim Nilsen

[Zefhix]

Has anyone else seen the new Nexus guages from Autometer? You can see a video demo of them on their website. They don't show the whole array of gauges that are available but it sounds like it is going to cover quite a few.

Has anyone seen them in real life ? If they are as nice in real time as they are on the site they have me as a new follower after almost losing me to Koso for guage choices.

Jim Nilsen

I got a full demo at SEMA last year and I was pretty impressed. The guages are built on the same "daisy-chain" platform you see with the Defi guages. They are the ones we're using.

[Jim Nilsen]

I remember walking by them now . There wasn't too much going on and the guages were on the rainbow color rotation thing and it looked so ricey that it turned me off and I just didn't get past my first impression enough to wait around for the full demo , but now I wish I had.

I also didn't remember seeing any speedometers or tach's with the same display style. Did you remember them from the demo ?

They look a lot more to my liking in the video clip of them than what I remember in person and some things take time to grow on me when they are so new.

The best feature of them is the red warning change of color at what you preset it to be , I don't think I would miss seeing that and the playback at different rpm levels could be very useful info if you are having problems.

The one thing that makes most all of the guage info redundant is the Gen 7 DFI playback capability. Some guages for temp purposes seem like the best reason to go the Nexus way. No matter which one I go to for info I have to have the laptop so it would be convenient to have both.

So now I have to find a shop with a demonstration unit to see and play with them. I'm still interested in the impression others have of these.

Jim Nilsen

[Zefhix]

I've had alot of correspondence between autometer and myself regarding the Nexus guages and their will be the Tach/Speedo/Fuel and volts by spring...Tach/Speedo=3 3/8 Fuel Volts=2 1/16...

I remember walking by them now . There wasn't too much going on and the guages were on the rainbow color rotation thing and it looked so ricey that it turned me off and I just didn't get past my first impression enough to wait around for the full demo , but now I wish I had.

I also didn't remember seeing any speedometers or tach's with the same display style. Did you remember them from the demo ?

They look a lot more to my liking in the video clip of them than what I remember in person and some things take time to grow on me when they are so new.

The best feature of them is the red warning change of color at what you preset it to be , I don't think I would miss seeing that and the playback at different rpm levels could be very useful info if you are having problems.

The one thing that makes most all of the guage info redundant is the Gen 7 DFI playback capability. Some guages for temp purposes seem like the best reason to go the Nexus way. No matter which one I go to for info I have to have the laptop so it would be convenient to have both.

So now I have to find a shop with a demonstration unit to see and play with them. I'm still interested in the impression others have of these.

Jim Nilsen

[Jim Nilsen]

I didn't think I was going crazy , now I know I didn't miss what wasn't there.

I,m looking forward to seeing them when they come out. Keep us posted if you get wind of any more info about what is available for choices than what is at the website.


Thanks , Jim Nilsen

[wickedmotorhead]

Sweet I was looking at those too and didn't see any tach or speedo, but 3 3/8".....WEAK! 5" would seal the deal for me.

[Jagarang]

Ok..they are killer. Damnit I can't use them! My only gripe would be, why do they start the 270 degree sweep pointing down? Why not balance the the 45 degree dead space across the bottom, i.e. like gauges allways have been? Personally I think the movement would be more balanced visually, I guess the OLD man in me just likes the old fashioned look with a updated mechanism.

[Jim Nilsen]

I just recieved a Jegs catalog with prices for the Nexus gauges.

They are $199 for some and $249 for others and they don't list a speedo or a tach yet. you will have to spend cose to $1600 to get a real complete set of gauges.

I keep telling myself that they are more than just gauges, they are mini computers that are like having a copilot watching all of the time and can remember everything that happens exactly as it happened.

Information like that is worth it in the long run.

It could even get as high as $2000 before a person had it all together.

Hopefully they will offer a package that is a little more economical



Jim Nilsen

[Steve1968LS2]

For those who want to see the pretty videos..

http://hp.autometer.com/products/nexus/index.html

Do they list anywhere what sizes they offer in this? And what guages???

[John Monnin]

Anyone have pictures of Nexus gauges installed yet?

[ProdigyCustoms]

Yup

[BonzoHansen]

Yup

Is that every one they make?

[Jim Nilsen]

I was told at SEMA that the speedo and tach will be available mid spring to summer. There are a bunch of gauges and some can be used for more than one purpose if you want to label them as somthing else. A sensor is a sensor so to speak and if the gauge reads the sensor that will work for what you want to read it can be used for what you want. It gets a little iffy on some sensors but if you use your imagination you can understand what I am saying.

Also be aware that they now have an expanded control box, the early ones would do 8 gauges and the new one does 12 if I remember correctly. When I got mine to start they only had the 8 gauge version and now I may have to go to the 12. I am told from where I bought my gauges that since my box has never been used I will be able to change it up to the better one when I go to buy the speedo and tach.

These gauges are very nice and very expensive but the data that they store and playback can be very useful for troubleshooting and performance gains.

The speedo will be a 160mph and not the 200mph I was hoping for but 160mph is more realistic and if I can go faster the tach will tell me what I was at by using the math anyway.

They also keep adding more choices as more people are asking so don't be shy and quiet, email or call and ask for what you want. I have always found that they never have a complete set of gauges that match in any given style. They know what I mean by it and it is hopefully going to change with the PT crowd wanting to know everything that is going on in their cars. I want a brake pressure gauge and they told me I might be able to use the nitrous pressure gauge in place of it. Sounded possible if the sensor can handle brake fluid coming in contact with it. Things like this will get addressed and worked out as time goes on. Nexus gauges were put out a bit prematurely to get their foot in the door of digital data aquisitioning or the others would have left them behind totally.



Jim Nilsen

[speedster]

Jim -
I went round and round with the Autometer guys on the Nexus gauges. I wanted the "whole" set and was told that the Tach, Speedo, Fuel Level and Voltmeter gauges were not "ready" yet. So I said I would buy all of the other ones I needed and when the new stuff came in pick those up. Then they said that you can't run the volt, fuel, or speedo without the 6401 (12 channel controller) which they last told me would be out in May barring any slowdowns. So, I said, could I get the 6400 controller for now, and when the 6401 was ready either swap the guts or upgrade the whole unit. They bluntly said you need to buy the 6400 and then throw it away and get the 6401 when it's ready. I asked for other alternatives and the guy said he was busy and hung up. So, that was definately not the best customer service scenario.

Frank -
Can you get good a deal on Autometer Nexus gauges ??