07 LSV gauge questions.

[chawkphil]

Hey all,

Has anyone added a depth finder/temp gauge to their older lsv? I have a spare 2 inch opening where the blank moomba gauge is all the way to the right of the dash and I'd like to add depth and temp.

Also, my fuel gauge is starting to fall apart. It looks like it's the beede premier gauge but I can't find the fuel gauge for that set. Does anyone know the best place to get factory replacement gauges?



Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[mmandley]

I added a temp/depth gauge. I can't recall the brand but it wasn't hard. Just have to drill a hole in the hull so the temp/depth sensor can read.

[CraigXLV]

I have looked all over for the Beede fuel gauge for my 08 XLV. Can't find one. Only place I have not called is a dealer. Mine was just broken around the bezel. I was able to use gorilla glue gel and was successful putting it back together and getting it back in the dash. So far it seems to still be working. Does yours look like this?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170319/83055ce3d50898b3290fca5a33a554e9.jpg


Craig

2008 XLV Gravity Games

[chawkphil]

Mine is similar but it has the white face with a black needle. I had to epoxy one of my gauges back together a couple summers ago. As hard as its been to track down I may just end up doing that again.

Mmandley so was yours a through hull transducer as opposed to a transom mount? What size hole did you have to drill?

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[mmandley]

It was a through hull. I mounted it just before the paddle wheel.

Of I recall it was 2 inch hole.

I'll try to find the pictures

[_fng_]

If you wear polarized sunglasses look at the reviews because some may be better than others, I just discovered my depth gauge is unreadable with polarized sunglasses.

[rdlangston13]

I have a depth gauge in that hole you are talking about. It doesnt measure temp though, my temp comes from my Perfect Pass screen.

[5:00]

I have epoxied two of mine back together and had no problems with them since.

[gregski]

If you wear polarized sunglasses look at the reviews because some may be better than others, I just discovered my depth gauge is unreadable with polarized sunglasses.
Just tilt your head 45° :)

The operating principle of basic LCDs is polarization. Oversimplified: 90° blocks light and makes the "black" letters/numbers and 45° lets light through making the "white/light" background. Originally, LCDs were aligned horizontally/vertically only because it was a convenient starting point. Then polarized sunglasses came into the mix and there was this issue so they started aligning the polarization at 45° to the normal viewing horizon.

So yeah, that's pretty poor design for a boat gauge not to be aligned at 45°. Maybe a work around could be to mount the gauge a little off-axis (like 10-20°) so that it's not completely silly without shades on and then tilt your head just a little more to make it readable with shades on.

[kaneboats]

Ha ha. I'll have to try that. I can't read my depth finder gauge and have trouble reading gas pump digital displays too. Always have shades on around here, even when it is raining cuz they cut the glare.

Edit: For fun I just slipped on my polarized glasses and looked at the two screens at my desk. Started tilting my head and thought the powersaver kicked on-- screens went totally black. Only happens when I tilt my head left. Never knew this. Thanks!

[gregski]

I thought of another easy fix: you could get a bit of polarized film and put it on the gauge aligned at 45°. You'd have to experiment with which alignment works and it would have an overall darkening effect but it should work. You should be able to get a small piece of film cheaply on ebay, etc.

[trayson]

Yeah, I added the Faria depth/temp gauge. I was able to hook it into the factory transducer that was on my OEM depth gauge. My plan was to hook it into the temp sensor lead that my perfect pass was using, but that never ended up working (enough though in theory it should have). I'll probably mount a separate water temp lead eventually.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xS7wUAZH4mXhyK2yFxxzZnvZ5VBtHxSYvypg04MOBk0DoKTjxq wq7j-V1M_wofeL1UI6ExcbzVDZy-zY_Wd6s6n2MRbZEl58iJwsxoMJPC6NDfc-aNs3IvW0ou1RH2X1duEu7TQaEGqIHdyPXxHpNs-zD-6sMaxZsG2m7E7it-ax8CgMi7UBRS0wHYZsl4yLh0rO5dWmZmKUIVe3DmSCy10irUDF HtBFpzmomY0W1bqMytun-OiksVmNKFcsRTFVPsnFW63cGGFzm64K2sYmpq1-lID8pue7QtVB0tdHqTjlkPA6BhKahc5c8ddGwdD03lGPl4aLL9 D51V40dtO7CuIOCrRFbmLlmjuqPqOWmf1FqqYhUZ2tkoFaD_PR O7I3p8JvjP0G_sXGlIXl3vp5Q6Ryq22Eym_fHaW0uDKy_6f-hdLZtmlodAx6sgrKUFAD4CcR9rl0Hm7a3TKpMXGk7ZAce6_jh1 uVOWmp4T4yxl8hAbnJ7JlGNDRjCjBrbrwFmey-r801Zz4EUrvNOT-GLXDi-cwvnJgKgpOEPaA93uytOOeJJiVfqhgOh_dEYB_EPzoFdOYd9K9 pZ8XgY8qTTlrv4s-D1abYhZU6q6hhe1f9KYZpCw=w1449-h1086-no