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ultra gauge... cheaper then scangauge

Old Aug 20, 2010
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mihgt be like the lo-jacks in my old weed man trucks. if you hit a certain speed, it would beep like crazy untill you lowered the speed. my former boss forgot to disconnect it and had to drive like 4 hours or something on the highway with beeping like mad.

is there a rating on this yet? is it worth the $50?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2010
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ya but what does the alarm do? cause it to slow on the reading?
you can turn the alarms off
 
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Old Aug 22, 2010
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Installed my ultra today. Mine seems to 'update' faster than my scangauge ever did. So, all I can say is so far so good...
 
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Old Aug 22, 2010
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mine arrived in Juneau yesterday. But I moved to Anchorage 2 days ago. So in a few weeks ill get mine :(
 
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Old Aug 22, 2010
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im still debating if i should order one...its cheaper than the scangauge and seems pretty legit hearing from those that have received it...hmmmm
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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ding ding ding, now its 59.99$ after 9$ mail in rebate :/
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Lame! Didn't expect them to really raise the price haha.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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siiiiick! Impulse Buyers 1: Smart consumers 0
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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ugh, I wanted to order one last night, but didnt get around to it.. yay for following my gut feeling and losing 20$ more :/
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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So are we gonna get daytime shots? I'm interested if it works and looks as good as scangauge.

I'd like to see it mounted somewhere other than the windshield
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Just wanted to share a little video I made of mine. I ordered last thursday and got it today fast shipping and good product.

PS: The screen is great those blue numbers in daylight look like and sticker almost fake, the background is pure black and the letters are bright blue, much better than the scangauge for sure.

YouTube - Ultra Gauge in a 2005 Ford Ranger Edge

 

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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Hmm little slow on the loading, but the display doesn't look half bad.

How long is the cord?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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I would guess 6ft cord. Great video, thanks for doing it. I'll probably be ordering one after payday.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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With the buttons on the top and bottom like that, it kinda limits your options for mounting
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Originally Posted by 01RangerEdge
Hmm little slow on the loading, but the display doesn't look half bad.

How long is the cord?
It only loads slow the first time you pluged in your car, after that it instant display everytime you start your car.

The cord is very long, I will take another video in a few minutes showing more feautres. I LOVE IT, I had the scangauge and a MSD dashhack in my other cars, this one is excellent even at $100 I will buy it again.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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What do you think about the accuracy? Just as good?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Originally Posted by 01RangerEdge
What do you think about the accuracy? Just as good?
YES , the MPG average it shows you at least on my ranger a difference of 1.6 MPG of difference leaving my rear gate open or close. Instant MPG works excellent it refresh instantly, the Intake Temp sensor changes value instantly also when you take off or acelerate the engine.

I recomend this gauge to anyone, they might come in a brown box with no printed color images but the quality is good, you can adjust the MIN/MAX brightnesses and change from fixed or automatic diming (light sensor is in one of the corners)

You wont be dissapointed if you buy it.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Here is a new video showing how fast it reads the gauges once it setup for your car.

The cord is about 5 feet long.

YouTube - UltraGauge

 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Hmm, I might have to get one too.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Wow, I'm definitely starting to come around about this gauge.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Originally Posted by 01RangerEdge
Wow, I'm definitely starting to come around about this gauge.
Me too, but unfortunately now we will have to pay $20 more.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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well i just bought one....before they get even more expensive...lol....ended up being $76.21...FML sould have been an impulse buyer!!!!...lol
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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Originally Posted by t5cents
well i just bought one....before they get even more expensive...lol....ended up being $76.21...FML sould have been an impulse buyer!!!!...lol
x2 I think I might get one... Ive wanted to get the scan guage for awhile now and i think this might be better
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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i take it this is just OBD2?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2010
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I believe so... I know how you feel. being obd1 sucks... My old truck was and couldnt find jack **** for it
 
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