gauge pod choices

[Gambino]

Hey guys, I just thought it might be a good idea to get one thread together of all guage pods for the mazda3, whether it be custom or available for purchase.
please post pictures as well as where you got it and how much!

 

[Jeph]

Hey guys, I just thought it might be a good idea to get one thread together of all guage pods for the mazda3, whether it be custom or available for purchase.
please post pictures as well as where you got it and how much!

I like this one on the dash, not a big fan of pillar ones

 

[mazda3zoom]

heres a shot of my car with the a-pillar guages. Their tinted so you cant see what they are till they light up. As of right now thats all they do is light up because i dont know how to wire them up. I gotta get the wiring diagram and then do it.
PS dont mind my busted windshield, It happened on the way back from Cali and i havnt gotten it fixed yet. I think im gonna get it taken care of this week. (eekfu)

 

[Gambino]

nice, I really like the pillar. where did you get it and how much?

also, a little threadjack here, but is that blue piece I see part of what you have been working on? I havent seen an update on that

/threadjack

 

[Gambino]

I like this one if it looked cleaner

 

[Jeph]

Yeah, I like that one. I don't care for A pillar gauges much just because they're really noticable. Those are a bit more sleeperish

 

[Gambino]

I still like A pillar pods, I dont care to go for a sleeper look so I am fine with them. I just want to find a cheap one that fits well

 

[mazda3zoom]

I still like A pillar pods, I dont care to go for a sleeper look so I am fine with them. I just want to find a cheap one that fits well

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-0...623185305QQcategoryZ46100QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There you go, thats where i got mine from. That also lets you guys see what the guages look like. The fitment is pretty good too. They tell you to screw it over the OEM A pillar but i used one screw (cant see it) and then some 2 sided tape.

 

[mazda3zoom]

they also sell just the pod.

 

[mazda3zoom]

Yeah, I like that one. I don't care for A pillar gauges much just because they're really noticable. Those are a bit more sleeperish

And they get in the way when your making a left turn. Ive almost hit the curb a few times since i got these in. Ill have to get used to looking around them.

 

[DERA]

I like this one if it looked cleaner

where did you get this pod from? i think it looks real nice

 

[Gambino]

where did you get this pod from? i think it looks real nice

this isnt mine, I just found the picture from somewhere, dont remember even though I found it earlier today.

 

[SicMade3]

thanks Jeph, the one he postd is mine....heres some more...

/selfless plug

***sorry couldnt resist but throw this one in for fun (cabpatch)

/end selfless plug

@mazda3zoom, your cluster shroud and top part of door panel looks really good blue, ive often thought about painting mine silver to match my dash strip/car, you did a great job, taht just makes me wanna do it more...for your doors, did you glass/bondo over the top of it to make it smooth than paint it?

and for that other gauge pod on teh dash, that thing is a piece, it looks nothing like that, the fitment is horrible, theres a thread floating aroudn the mazda3forums.com about it, i think i posted a link here to it before....

 

[Gambino]

yeah, I know that one isnt that great, if I decide to go with that kind of design, i would make one custom. Also, where did you get your center dash pod?

 

[SicMade3]

yeah, I know that one isnt that great, if I decide to go with that kind of design, i would make one custom. Also, where did you get your center dash pod?

i made it... Navi Dash piece + egauges DIN 3 gauge holder = center dash pod

 

[Jeph]

Thats why it looks so clean, its custom fiberglass?

 

[bbrich57]

I like this one if it looked cleaner

That was a picture that I posted on another thread here. I saw it on eBay for $40 + $5 shipping, made by LowTek, and according to others who have experienced it, it is. 'Course, that doesn't mean that with a little fiddling it couldn't be OK.

Here's my pod. In these pictures, it is not yet installed, just sitting there. If you look you will see that it is not even centered. I've since installed it with (4) phillips head screws painted charcoal black metallic. It fits better now too.
Can't remember for the life of me where I picked this up, but in the '80's I was in "the business" and bought a lot of stuff. This is a leftover that I've had in a box for about twenty years waiting for the right vehicle to use it in...

 

[Gambino]

I wish I could get that exact same one....

 

[Jeph]

Yeah, that one is sweet, i'd even put that in my car.

 

[Gambino]

does anyone know where I can get a universal one like that? I am leaning toward an A pillar cuz I can get one for $25, but that isnt final