omori boost gauge

[kungfucop]

I have a 45mm omori mechanical boost gauge. Does anyone know if the gauge is pressurized inside the clear plastic cover? I want to remove the clear plastic cover since I've installed it in the OEM boost gauge location. The clear plastic on the gauge tends to fog up when the weather is cold and the OEM instrument gauge cluster already has a clear plastic cover. So I'm not sure if the gauge will still function if I remove the plastic cover. It appears to be glued on and it is perhaps airtight, so I'll have to hack it off.

[drscam]

I have a 45mm omori mechanical boost gauge. Does anyone know if the gauge is pressurized inside the clear plastic cover? I want to remove the clear plastic cover since I've installed it in the OEM boost gauge location. The clear plastic on the gauge tends to fog up when the weather is cold and the OEM instrument gauge cluster already has a clear plastic cover. So I'm not sure if the gauge will still function if I remove the plastic cover. It appears to be glued on and it is perhaps airtight, so I'll have to hack it off.

I am not 100% sure if it air tight or not; however, if it were air tight it sould not fog up during temperature changes.

Also many members on the IMOC have done this mod and therefore must have removed the plastic cover from the gauge in order to make it fit.

[drscam]

Jeff also posted this question on IMOC Board.

This is a sweet mod for anyone that is interested: http://www.eloquence.co.uk/paul/Omori/Omori.html

[kungfucop]

Thanks for the info and the link DrScam. Here is another link for an in-dash boost gauge installation:

http://www.turbomr2.com/MR2/HowTo/Blitz ... ge_PG1.htm

You'll need to copy and paste the link due to the spaces in the URL...