Gauges! Gauges!! Gauges!!!

[mazda03protege]

ik those are some nice guages lol

 

[my3needsaname]

I'll see, if everything turns out right then I can go high-end and have light shows every time I start my car. (eekdance)(cabpatch)

 

[mazda03protege]

well hope all works out for u..ill b awaiting that thread! lol im out tho i got skool in the morning see ya

 

[my3needsaname]

Yea I hear ya, I gotta do research on it though...get the right equipment for the right price. (and a nice light show)

 

[Wagonbacker9]

http://01f6bbb.netsolstores.com/gauges.aspx

don't be afraid of the weird lookin link.... but check out this gauge manufacturer... I'm pickin up their premium boost gauge soon....

 

[my3needsaname]

Sweet find!
Too bad the ones I want are $105. Although I cant get them all in blue/white which kinda stinks...maybe amber/white would work but I don't like the green too much.

 

[Harley2003]

Center dash gauge pod panel available at www.cp-e.com

You guys might not be aware but there is an alternative to the piller pod solution. I have seen and read many threads about a (3) pod 52mm replacement panel for the Mazda 3 series that is as close to a factory OEM replacement panel the will house the gauges of your choice. You can see this at www.cp-e.com. I know the panel is a direct replacement and has the factory texture and color matched to the original panel. It is a plastic injected UV stable Poly Propelene material (I know this because I am the guy who molds this part and i own the mold too) so it will stand up the heat and sun without issues like the "other ones on the market" Plus i have put a lot of effort into the fit and function of this part to satify even the most demanding customer.

Check out the panel for sale at www.cp-e.com. Lots of positive feedback on this modification as well. You won't be disappointed with this product.

 

[mrjoshyman]

I did a center pod with three 60mm stri gauges. I went with a Defi style pod and molded it into a center dash piece so I could put a 60mm gauge in. The pod doesn't distract me when I'm driving, at times I don't even know it's there. Color matches perfect and has a blacked out face when off, the gauges also have a peak warning feature as well. I went with boost, oil pressure and egt to fill up the pod. Gauges were a little pricey, but you get what you pay for. Installation wasn't hard just time consuming. Here are a couple of pics!

those gauges look great. can you give a run down of how much everything cost? guages? pod? custom work to get the pod into the center dash? and about how long the install took?

 

[Captain KRM P5]

You guys might not be aware but there is an alternative to the piller pod solution. I have seen and read many threads about a (3) pod 52mm replacement panel for the Mazda 3 series that is as close to a factory OEM replacement panel the will house the gauges of your choice. You can see this at www.cp-e.com. I know the panel is a direct replacement and has the factory texture and color matched to the original panel. It is a plastic injected UV stable Poly Propelene material (I know this because I am the guy who molds this part and i own the mold too) so it will stand up the heat and sun without issues like the "other ones on the market" Plus i have put a lot of effort into the fit and function of this part to satify even the most demanding customer.

Check out the panel for sale at www.cp-e.com. Lots of positive feedback on this modification as well. You won't be disappointed with this product.

if you want a deal on gauges, be sure to give me a shout;

http://siteground207.com/~protegeg/index.php?cPath=27

as for the cp-e panel, i offer up a package deal with that pod and the gauges for a very good price;

http://siteground207.com/~protegeg/product_info.php?cPath=160_394&products_id=1543

 

[my3needsaname]

Thanks everybody!

 

[BrianFiebig]

Hate to resurrect a dead thread, but better to raise the dead then start a new one. Who besides Magden and MSD makes a gauge system to gets its data from the OBD II port? I would LOVE to have the Magden, but for the slight issue of about $1400 for the control unit and needing to buy the popup screen. The Dash Hawk is nice, versitile, etc, but left on a dashboard where I live screams STEAL ME! I LOOK EXPENSIVE!
That and I like the traditional gauge look. The reason I ask is because at my office, vehicles are subject to random inspection at any time, from either of the guard shacks you have to go thru, to getting a phone call at your desk asking you to come stand next to your car while they perform a random inspection. Its only happened to me twice (both times gate checks) in the three years Ive been there, but the most recent time was just after I installed my Apexcone HIDs and they got REAL nervous looking at 2 black boxes with all sorts of wires poking out of them until I explained it. Dont really want to have to duplicate the experience with a series of extra wires and tubes the next time.
All of that, and I am a DIY'er and while I dont mind splicing wires in a harness (installed car stereos for friends for years), screwing around with the exhaust system for EGT, much less our already PITA oil canister for oil pressure is a bit bigger shyt sandwich then I want to bite into right now.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

Hate to resurrect a dead thread, but better to raise the dead then start a new one. Who besides Magden and MSD makes a gauge system to gets its data from the OBD II port? I would LOVE to have the Magden, but for the slight issue of about $1400 for the control unit and needing to buy the popup screen. The Dash Hawk is nice, versitile, etc, but left on a dashboard where I live screams STEAL ME! I LOOK EXPENSIVE!
That and I like the traditional gauge look. The reason I ask is because at my office, vehicles are subject to random inspection at any time, from either of the guard shacks you have to go thru, to getting a phone call at your desk asking you to come stand next to your car while they perform a random inspection. Its only happened to me twice (both times gate checks) in the three years Ive been there, but the most recent time was just after I installed my Apexcone HIDs and they got REAL nervous looking at 2 black boxes with all sorts of wires poking out of them until I explained it. Dont really want to have to duplicate the experience with a series of extra wires and tubes the next time.
All of that, and I am a DIY'er and while I dont mind splicing wires in a harness (installed car stereos for friends for years), screwing around with the exhaust system for EGT, much less our already PITA oil canister for oil pressure is a bit bigger shyt sandwich then I want to bite into right now.

that is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever heard. If they are having non car people doing car inspections... they are stupid. Not only are they going to get "nervous" about stupid s*** like HIDs, but they're going to MISS professionally installed things that they would in theory be looking for...

 

[leadf00t]

Save up, buy the magden. Yeah I'm biased what can I say.

 

[UHATEIT]

no crazy named gauges (stri, defi, or magden) or random wannabe subaru sti guages here. Nice and didnt cost a fortune:

 

[BrianFiebig]

Hehe, true, the Magdens would be worth it.
Especially as I forgot that places like Salvation Army, Goodwill, ebay, and craigslist are you friends.
That and I suddenly remembered that I DO have an LCD already. Its a Madcatz 7" plus speakers thing that I bought 4 years ago and used precisely once on a road trip from NoVa to Kentucky with my old PS2....its huge, ugly, and would be two hells to mount, but by god its already paid for.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

Hehe, true, the Magdens would be worth it.
Especially as I forgot that places like Salvation Army, Goodwill, ebay, and craigslist are you friends.
That and I suddenly remembered that I DO have an LCD already. Its a Madcatz 7" plus speakers thing that I bought 4 years ago and used precisely once on a road trip from NoVa to Kentucky with my old PS2....its huge, ugly, and would be two hells to mount, but by god its already paid for.

gut it and glass your own mount.