Repairing dead Faria gauges driven by Faria Gateway

[Jam'n]

Hi TechBeer , I'm very interested in getting help with a bad fuel gauge. I just joined this forum and tried PMing you. But I was not allowed to send the message, perhaps because I'm new to this forum. Please reach out to me if you would, jamin.wicke@gmail.com. I would like to get the fuel gauge functional again. Thanks!

[plrmarine]

I am new to the forum and looking to contact Techbeer about Faria gauge repair.

[TechBeer]

plrmarine If you can't PM me provide email and I'll contact you.

[Joeb1300]

If you have one for more Faria gauges that have gone bad read on. These are the "analog" gauges generally to the right of the Tach and Speedometer. My 2006 SV211 has 4 of them (Oil Pressure, Fuel, Temp, and Voltage) as shown in the attached picture. I was able to replace the Temp gauge several years ago before they were not available. Now the other 3 have gone bad. These gauges are driven by the Faria Gateway using a proprietary serial bus and are "daisy chained" from gauge to gauge. I think that many failures are blamed on the gateway or bad wiring when in fact the gauges have gone bad. There are "upgrades'' available but if you want to maintain the original look of your boat you CAN fix these gauges.

I have created a short YouTube video outlining the procedure. Please don't make fun of my cinematography skills.....

Leave a comment or private message me if you have any questions.

By chance do you repair gauges I’m in South Carolina and gave a tach Faria commander that went dead . Looking for someone to repair took the gauge apart thinking I would see a sign that might be bad but clearly out if my wheel houser

[Coleblooded]

The gauges in my '07 Super Air are all still functional but the lenses are so bad, they are almost unreadable.

I have ordered the new Stargazer Perfect Pass unit which bypasses the Gateway system., and is GPS controlled. After finding that the replacement gauges are no longer available I was referred to TRD, they have a complete replacement package including harness.

I have already ordered the TRD kit, but has anyone done this conversion, how was your experience?

[NautiqueJeff]

The official Nautique gateway bypass kit is still available. We have them at SCM:

https://www.silvercovemarine.com/pro...way-bypass-kit

[TechBeer]

Joeb1300 What model and year boat do you have? I have been focusing on mid 2000 year Nautiques with Faria gauges. Since this is really a hobby of mine it's hard to say if I could repair your gauge or not. Can you post a picture of the gauge? Ideally of the insides if you have taken it apart. Do you know what drives it electrically?