its pretty easy, i was in the same shoes as you are like a month or so ago. this is my boost gauge




i got the glowshift at ebay for 40 something including shipping compared to 200 something for awe

 

Dude....Just do it yourself. I havent even changed my own oil before and I installed the boost gauge with no trouble. It took me longer than it would someone with some idea what they are doing, but just take your time and do it yourself. It is not very hard at all, cut one line, tap in the vac/boost t, strip a little wire from a hot and from a ground, and tie in your lighting (or be cheesy easy like me and use a tap-a-fuse for your hot). The DV/BOV is even easier, it is literally undo 3 worm clamps and put on the new one. It might be frustrating at first, but its rewarding to learn how to do things for yourself, take it as a challenge not a chore.

 

Talk about doing it the hard way. Like said before there is a grommet in place for this already.

 

Yeah I think I would agree that popping out a rubber grommet, or cutting a hole through it is a good deal easier than remving the wipers, I couldnt even get my driver side one off when I swap[ped ecus :-P Fortunately it wasnt necc.

 

well tell me this.. i heard on some other forum that the 1.8t engine isnt suppose to have a BOV, another DV or a splitter is ok, but a BOV is not allowed. Is this just crap because i hear a lot of people doing BOV's here and it seems strange, prolly a n00b like me sayin stuff he doesnt know.
just gotta confirm tho !

 

That was in AWE's instructions and since I had never done this before and didn't know a better way, I followed them. I wish I'd just done a little more research but I guess I was just too excited to get it installed. Other than that, it was pretty easy.

 

im not sure about BOV, i have a forge DV, there is also a forge BOV/DV

 

i run a bov and it works fine

 

My engine is at 97k miles it has had a BOV for about 60k of its life and I've never done any unscheduled maintenance it's still running the origanal timing belt also so I might just be lucky if your close to Ft.Bragg/Fayettville I could help you with the boost gauge it's pretty simple I followed Cincy's DIY and except for kinking my VAC line in the vent at first had no problems

 

this might help depending on what gauge you'll get. http://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1008458.phtml