Guage pod installation locations

[wolverine01]

I was just wondering if anyone had installed there guages any where besides the steering colum and the piller.

I am looking to install one here in the next couple of days, but I dont like the idea of spending more for the mounting equipment than I do for the actual part going into it.

Thanks for the help.

 

[II-Savy]

I think you may have to make a custom mount and maybe go to the left of the fuel gauge. I really like the top of the steering colum. It's costs $$ for custom special fit parts.

 

[wolverine01]

yeah, I was thinking about trying to slide a guage into the center console where the flip down compartment is located. But I would have to fab up some back plate design and take the door off of it..

 

[II-Savy]

Yea and I have seen some installs like that and they look like s***...IMO. Plus the gauge is way out of your line of site.

 

[Black Majik MSP]

Yea and I have seen some installs like that and they look like s***...IMO.

Do you think these look like s***?

 

[wolverine01]

Do you have any instructions on how to do that. Thats exaclty what I was looking to do. Thanks!

 

[II-Savy]

The top one looks nice, the bottom one looks like my 2 month old cut the silver plastic above the temp controls.

 

[doublebase]

I really like the top ones. Could you tell me where you got them and how to install?

 

[Black Majik MSP]

Do you have any instructions on how to do that. Thats exaclty what I was looking to do. Thanks!

These are for a VW, but it's designed to fit a single DIN. I'm going to try to find out, but I think they might work.

http://www.42draftdesigns.com/mk4tgp.htm

 

[122 Vega]

I like the 20 psi oil pressure in the second pic.

Britt

 

[wolverine01]

I dont think it would be to hard to make. Just get some plastic like you would use installing a radio, and start cutting. I was just worried about the guages not fitting behind everything. Ill have to take a look this weekend and see if I can't come up with anything.

 

[SpicyMSP]

wolverine what gauges were you thinking of installing?

 

[wolverine01]

For now, I was hoping to install a Air/Fuel, and a Boost guage. Just depends on how much it would cost me for the equipment to mount them somewhere

Here are the actual gauges I wanted to get.

Boost Guage:
http://www.jegs.com/photos/1052601.jpg

Air/Fuel:
http://www.jegs.com/photos/1052675.jpg

There nothing to flashy, but I have never been much for making things stand out. I think it attacts attention to the car, and to much attention can be bad sometimes.

 

[SpicyMSP]

Well this is where I installed mine. I like how it looks. But many people have mounted them on the A pillar. Welcome to the forums BTW

/members/SpicyMSP/msp interior.jpg

 

[smithers_0990]

Black Majik MSP

Is that your car? If so what did you hook the OIL PRESS gauge up to???

I want to put gauges in soon and want to know where to tap into before I buy any.

Thanks

 

[wolverine01]

Yeah, I really like the way the pillar guages look, I just dont have that much money at the time being to do it. But down the line, I will have the pillar mount.

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[SpicyMSP]

where are you located?

 

[wolverine01]

Im about 15 minutes south of Cincinnati Ohio in Northern Kentucky. I guess I should put that info huh...

 

[SpicyMSP]

eh.. there you go! Anyway I do alot of track driving, and I was under the impression that if I had my gauges mounted on the A pillar that they would get in my visibility. But I really dont find that to be the case at all. The only issue for me is having to shift my focus between the two gauges. Just some info.

 

[wolverine01]

Sounds good, thanks for the welcome, and all the info.