Very cheap new gauges on ebay from India.

[mkjess123]

Hi.

I have seen these gauges on ebay for some time now, and they usually consist of x6 replica Smiths gauges, being priced at approx £35 which includes postage from India.

Does anybody on here have any experience of these and if so how good where they?

Andy

[chrisch77]

Not kit car gauges specifically, but I did buy a set of cheap replica gauges for our 1950s International Tractor last year from India.

Firstly they were incredibly cheap.
Secondly I got stung nearly as much in import charges, so not quite as cheap.
Thirdly, they look good and faithful to the originals. However, the water temp gauge (mechanical) was a dud, the oil pressure gauge came with a different pipe fitting making it impossible to plumb up, and the jury is still out on function of the ammeter

So, in summary I would steer clear unless you can get a positive testimonial from someone who has bought the exact gauges you are looking at!

Chris

[mkjess123]

Hello Chris.

Sorry for the late reply.

Thanks for your input, and it's no doubt true that you get what you pay for.

Andy