If the sled is all stock, why waste the money???
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Is this question serious?
No matter if it is stock or not, you would put your trust in a small light on the dash to tell you that your temp is getting too hot? Why would you ever do that? What happens if that light happens to blow out while on the trail ? There are too many reasons to list for a temp gauge so I wont get into them all. The best and easiest word is..
Insurance.. cheap too. $80.00 gauge.... or
hundreds of dollars if your sleds starts running hot for some reason.
I think this is a no brainer here. But maybe I am just anal. I like to know just what temp my motor is running at.
As far as I know (at least with cars), temp sensors are all the same. You could easily buy one from an autoparts store for less money. It would go together the same. If your into that it may be some cool color glow too. If not, maybe the AC one would look more factory.
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No they are not the same.
1st The sending unit in the sled will not work with an auto gauge.
2nd The cat system comes with all wiring and the sending unit.
3rd The sensor you purchase for an auto gauge may not fit into the head on yor sled.
Also it looks much better to have a gauge that looks like the rest.. in my opinion anyways.