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Installing Dakota Digital UTV Gauges - Better Looks, More Info? Yes Please!

Dakota Digital UTV-1500
From the May, 2009 issue of Off-Road
By Jordan May
Photography by Jordan May
Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Better Looks
Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Remove Stock Guage
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Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Remove Stock Guage
To remove our stock gauge we simply pushed it out from under the dash and removed the two plugs. Piece of cake.
Dakota Digital Utv 1500 New Digital Gauge
As you can see, the new digital... 
   
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Dakota Digital Utv 1500 New Digital Gauge
As you can see, the new digital gauge has the same plug in mounts as the stock unit, making install a breeze. This is truly a plug-and-play unit. The new gauge also has an additional plug-in for water temperature and oil pressure; both need to be watched when pushing vehicles hard in the hot desert sun like we do.
Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Fit And Finish
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Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Fit And Finish
The fit and finish of the new unit is beautiful. It really compliments the dash and not only is much easier to read during both day- and night-time driving but also provides more information. This is listed as a must-have for any UTV owner as far as we are concerned.
Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Unit Features
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Dakota Digital Utv 1500 Unit Features
A list of the unit features are:
1. Speedometer, settable for either kph or mph
2. Tachometer bar graph in arc along rim of gauge
3. Oil pressure sensor and readout
4. Water temp sensor and readout
5. Voltmeter
6. Fuel level bar graph along bottom of gauge
7. 4x4 and engine indicators
8. Gear position indicators
9. One non-resettable odometer
10. One non-resettable hour meter
11. Two resettable trip meters
12. One countdown service odometer
13. One countdown service hour meter
14. Gauge auto dimming feature
15. 12-hour clock
Dakota Digital
www.dakotadigital.com

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