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Yes!
Your right..............I've never been fond of aftermarket volt gauges, as I've seen to many a melt-downs from em
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Short story: 80 Toyota longbed 4X4, 2.0 w/less than 10k on it since rebuid, 5spd w/less than 1k since rebuild, 4" suspension lift, 3" body lift, Enkie 15X10 aluminum wheels, NEW 33X12.50X15 BFG A/T's, and topper, totalled via the insurance company...........it had an aftermarket volt gauge that shorted, melted the wires all the way to the battery.............estimate said it needed NEW wirin harness under dash, NEW wirin harness underhood, NEW battery, NEW alternator, and with labor was $2500.........truck valued at $2100, I asked the guy that owned it, who was PO'd and didn't wanta stick anymore money into it, what they would give him if he kept it....he said $1600.........I said take it & I'll give ya the $500...which I did on a Friday, on Sunday, I bought a $3 roll of 10ga wire, ran some of that 10ga wire from the alternator to the battery & fired it up........drove it to work Monday and the guy I got it from was in total disbelief
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I drove that truck for 3yrs and when I got out in 92, I sold it for $3500 to a car lot!
SORRY I was so long-winded
==========================================awesome work. the only thing i dont see is a volts gauge, but hey, i guess you would know if your truck wasnt charging lol
Your right..............I've never been fond of aftermarket volt gauges, as I've seen to many a melt-downs from em

Short story: 80 Toyota longbed 4X4, 2.0 w/less than 10k on it since rebuid, 5spd w/less than 1k since rebuild, 4" suspension lift, 3" body lift, Enkie 15X10 aluminum wheels, NEW 33X12.50X15 BFG A/T's, and topper, totalled via the insurance company...........it had an aftermarket volt gauge that shorted, melted the wires all the way to the battery.............estimate said it needed NEW wirin harness under dash, NEW wirin harness underhood, NEW battery, NEW alternator, and with labor was $2500.........truck valued at $2100, I asked the guy that owned it, who was PO'd and didn't wanta stick anymore money into it, what they would give him if he kept it....he said $1600.........I said take it & I'll give ya the $500...which I did on a Friday, on Sunday, I bought a $3 roll of 10ga wire, ran some of that 10ga wire from the alternator to the battery & fired it up........drove it to work Monday and the guy I got it from was in total disbelief

I drove that truck for 3yrs and when I got out in 92, I sold it for $3500 to a car lot!
SORRY I was so long-winded

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