oak2207

I'm wondering if anyone else can tell me about their experience. I know that many of these have gone out on people, but I can't find any threads on it. It's not even a year old (installed in March) and it just quit on me yesterday. Worked fine on the way to work, never turned on when I left work. It's just...dead. Can anyone tell me how long it took 'em to get it replaced? How big of a hassle? I already have an e-mail in to the place I bought it from (ravspeconline), waiting on a response.

bigric09

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email defi themselves... nothing is wrong with mine, but i have asked them numerous questions and they are quick to respond

oak2207

I checked their site last night and it said to go through the shop I bought it at. I've tried re-wiring it, moving it around in the chain, nothing works. I thought that's all they would tell me to do and then say go thru the shop for a replacement or something. I'll try e-mailing Defi directly as well, thanks.

JDMevoBOOST

iTrader: (37)

So do they ask for receipts and everything??? Because if I am buying them used and it goes out that will be ****ed up.....damn....any of the other guages going out or just the boost?

bigric09

iTrader: (37)

is it just not coming on ? or not reading boost ? check your sensor wire as well, but from reading it sounds like your gauge is just fubar'd.....

oak2207

Yeah, doesn't even turn on at all. As if it was not plugged in. I tried moving it to the other port too, no luck there either. It's weird, like it just 'died'. Worked one minute, didn't the next. I've heard other stories like this as well, but only with the boost gauges. Just surprised it didn't even last a year...

JDMevoBOOST

iTrader: (37)

Dude that ****ing sucks ***.....i was about to go pick up some defi guages too....but if they are just going to break on me i'd rather put my 500 into a zeitronix

cmydust

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Damn..that sucks *****...I have mine for 4 months now and its still working fine.

oak2207

Yeah, I had mine for 8 months, wow, almost to the day. I bought 'em on March 2nd. And it's not like I was messing with it. I drove to work, it was fine. Started the car up after work, it never turned on...

JDMevoBOOST

iTrader: (37)

have u checked the wiring????

all ur other guages work but the boost?

slow_evo

iTrader: (2)

Wow. Sorry to hear that.

Now I'm kinda scared to get Defi's for my car...

And it's not like there are similar substitutes for the BF's. Damn...

oak2207

Yes, the other gauge works fine. Here's how it's setup: Control box --> oil press. gauge --> boost. The oil pressure gauge still works just fine, so I know the control box is ok. There's only 1 wire going from oil press. to boost, and it's in and secure. I tried moving it around but no luck. The gauge doesn't even light up, make noise, move, nothing. Just dead.

JDMevoBOOST

iTrader: (37)

have u plugged the boost straight into the control unit?

instead of daisy chaining them?

oak2207

Haven't had a chance to do that yet. Tomorrow morning I plan to switch up the order in the chain, which will effectively put the boost gauge right into the controller as it's first in line then.

filter

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i would check all your power wires from the control unit. make sure there all connnected properly i had my igntion on wire come lose on me.