Better. I forgot real gauges dim
I don't get that from the $10 one.

All my additional gauges lights are wired into the same point in the fuse panel. I couldn’t find a dimmable circuit so they are always full brightness. My $10 temp gauge with blue backlight is a bit too bright for nighttime.

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BTW, my $10 trans temp gauge, on a hot summer afternoon, stock cooler, AC on, will read:
190-210F when in slow moving city traffic.
165-185F when cruising at highway speeds.

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Amazon has a $10 egt gauge and probe too (K-type).
I don't know how accurate it is though. One reviewer said that it is close to his Fluke.

Neat thing about the Glowshift Gauges is, it has 7 different backlit colors to pick from, some are much more toned down than others. Can change color with just the touch of a button on the face of the gauge. They also are available with tinted faces.

Very glad you posted this on temperatures!
I was going to ask about what temperatures drivers are seeing in hot weather.

First drive yesterday into town, temps got up to just a little over 200 degrees on new gauge. (see picture) Outside (ambient) was 98 on EVIC and humidity was very high.
Plans are to monitor gauge temperatures for a few days so when I install an additional transmission cooler next week I will be able to see some good effect hopefully.

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Nice gauges. Yah, it would be nice to dim the cheap gauge. I think that I have some left over window tint sticker that might calm it down a bit.

Before transmission cooler added:
Air temperature 26-30° Celsius (79-86°F)
Transmission temperature 90-110°C (194-230°F)
-driving mostly slight hills, overdrive at 88-90kph (55-56mph)

After transmission cooler added:
Air temperature 32C-36°C (90-97°F)
Temperature consistent around 70-78°C (158-172°F)
-stayed below 90°C (194°F) accelerating from stop to highway speeds
-driving hills overdrive off or on depending on uphill or down
-stayed to 82-88kph (51-55mph)