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Review on 12V Car Digital Voltmeter Gauge by Brian Fisher

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Visible day/night. Ease of installation. Accurate but not fast.

I installed the blue and used it for a few days. It is not too bright at night and is easy to read even in direct sunlight. My problem is that the only lightbulb on my dash that glows blue is the high beam indicator. I kept seeing blue on the voltmeter and thought I had my high beams on. That's why I bought the red one. It's lighter than the blue version. At night when I look in the mirror on the back of my sun visor I see that the red volt meter makes my face a little red, the blue doesn't make my face blue. Red is easily visible in direct sunlight, as is blue. Oh I see red in the reflection of the front and side windows and it's a bit annoying. The blue reflection didn't bother me as much as the red one. I will make a small visor for him. I'm staying red because it matches the red ring around the tach, and I'm adding a power button with a red light ring to the dash. I want to be able to see the battery voltage before, during and after starting the car, so connecting to the fuse box is not an option for me. (Note: the photo I'm attaching shows both the blue and red models. My camera is ancient and takes horrible photos. These voltmeters look much better live.)

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Factor set