KUS Gauges

Does anyone have any experience with, or opinions about KUS gauges? I'm a little suspicious of the quality.

Maybe suspicious was the wrong word. Should have said "unsure". Haven't seen a lot of them in the market up here. I believe they were always made in Asia and the price point is very, very competitive. Add to that, they don't make an engine sync gauge. That kind of leaves my replacement plans in limbo. May keep the oringinal sync gauge and try to do a best match.

Also need to determine whether my current engine senders are compatible. I assume they would be, but still need to check.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Aah good to know. I did notice that some of the measurements were just a tad different. I don't think that's a deal-breaker, just a little more adapting required.

I will make a list of questions and concerns, and speak to one of their reps.
They answered an email overnight, so I'm confident I will be able to come to some kind of informed decision.

There are sync gauges out there, not many but perhaps I will source a similar design somewhere else.

Thanks again for the information.

Excellent. Good to hear. I think I will be going that route.

Did you need to replace any of the OEM sending components or did the KUS gauges operate as plug-and-play?

Re the fuel gauges you ordered.... were the OEM sending units compatible or dod you need to replace those as well?

Me again... All the gauges were installed without an issue. I also upgraded and installed line voltage busses and ground busses so that all of dials have the same resistance and voltage.

The only issue is that both oil pressure gauges are reading backwards. Idle pressure is just about at spec. Adding revs drops the needle about the same it would move in the other direction if reading properly.

Wired correctly and proper line voltage to both. I do know that the KUS tank gauges are Euro/American specific regarding the resistance. Not sure about the oil pressure gauges though.

Sending units are OEM (Cat).

Ralph, did your senders need to be replaced or did you need to install a resister?

Update... I pulled one of the OEM temp sensors to get the proper measurement and thread size. After MANY emails back and forth with Kus' tech support, I finally identified the part numbers for both the oil pressure and temp sensors that I will require.

My experience has been that Kus is all but non-responsive to distributors, retailers and consumers.

I have identified two Kus distributors in Canada -- one in BC and one in the Maritimes. Three retailers have told me they've tried to order the parts but the distributors can't get them from Kus.

I have now recruited a good friend in South FL to help me with this, who has experience in the industry. They have contacted the Kus distributor in Ft. Lauderdale. A week has passed and the distributor hasn't heard back from Kus either. You would think a distributor in pretty much the same neighborhood as the manufacturer would have some pull.

Product quality aside, I would tell people to stay away from Kus products. Nothing should be this difficult.

I'll keep you guys posted on this saga.

Kind of disheartening to hear given Kus' North American headquarters is in Davie, FL.

I'm not giving up.