52mm VDO Outside Mechanical Temperature Gauge
 

A couple of years ago I put a 52mm VDO mechanical outside temperature gauge in my 911.

Black face, black bezel, red needle. I bought it directly off the VDO website, at the time they had several different configurations of 52mm outside temperature gauges.

Now I want to buy a 52mm chrome bezel, black face, orange needle but I can’t find it. In fact the VDO website has no outside thermometers at all.

Does anyone know where to source one of these? I checked Amazon, eBay and the web- nothing.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Here is a photo of my Outside Temp gauge on the right of the voltmeter.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1626312530.jpg

Search "52mm gauge bezel trim chrome" (?)

I’m getting water temperature, oil temperature, transmission temperature but not outside temperature

Ah. I thought you were looking for bezels to trim your current gauges.

Maybe check the marine world of gauges.

Well it looks like VDO discontinued their entire line of outside temperature gauges. I can’t even find any new old stock anywhere, except for the $250 eBay units.

There even aren’t any cheap Chinese knockoffs.

The search continues. . .

Get a chrome pinky ring and stick your hand out the window. Works every time.

Or call Hollywood Speedo.

you already have one digital LCD in the pic, so just add another one for outside temps.

My Honda doesn't have one...so I bought a $11 digital inside/outside temp gauge from Advanced Auto.
It's a stand-alone instead of a dash mounted....but it works great!

No, that is a vent thermometer to check vent temps while servicing the A/C. Not a permanent gauge.

In addition, the gauge I’m trying to source is for a different vehicle.

ah, ok

I dunno re black faced ones - they are "too modern" for me

can you locate the importer for VDO?

or... you can send a green faced one to Hollywood Speedo and a stack of Benjamins...

"Hey Siri, What's the temperature outside?" will work in all vehicles.

Just curious- did you want Fahrenheit? I see a part number for Celsius of 397035001GCH. Could you buy a chrome bezel from VDO, assuming you could even find the gauge?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1626584081.jpg

That’s the gauge in Celsius, I’m looking for the one in Fahrenheit. I bought one in 2015 for $105 delivered.

Now that they are discontinued they are going for $250. Vintage ones for 356s as much as $5,000.