Another place for gauges

I got kinda bored today so I started messing around with a new place for gauges.
Here's the prototype.

I figure it's slightly more sleeper than A-pillar gauges, yet still convenient to look at.

I have to pick up gauges and some more plastic some time next week, but hopefully I'll get it done soon.
I can probably whip up a rough template if anyone is interested /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[turbowop]

Mounting two gauges on top of the speaker grill is pretty easy with just a couple of gauge pods.

 

Ya, but I have free access to plastic and maybe even a bit of carbon fiber, so I thought I'd give this a go.

 

a friend of mine mentioned some company that makes a gauge pod that mounts in place of that speaker... i'll have to ask him again about it.

 

[Junior392]

Member Fazzt73, Hooked me up in the past with his website that supplies the speaker guage. Click

 

Wow, that's actually pretty cool. I may have to get one of those.

 

[curtis]

Welcome to 2001 or 2002. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I sent Paulo the prototype for that back then and they do turn out sweet installed. Back screw mount is a pain and usually the speaker has to go or be remounted lower in the dash side ways but looks clean installed. There's a little top secret project bouncing around PM's and phone calls that will involve me doing something new with the mill and something really radical but will see if the doves get released and the stars all aligned to make the project possible. Hope so cause I want one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[RedTwo]

I think hacking up the balcony over the instrument cluster might turn out sweet. A little fiberglass around the outside (green) and your guages nicely tucked into the dash. Don't have to take your eyes off the road to read them either.

 

[turbowop]

Anybody that hacks into a part of the main dash has balls. You won't catch me doing irreversible sh*t to such a large part of my interior. You're screwed if it doesn't come out right. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/noes.gif

 

+1, you're f#cked if it doesn't turn out right.
I would attach it to the plastic molding that goes around the instrument cluster

 

[1990ggsxnj]

Quoting turbowop:
Anybody that hacks into a part of the main dash has balls. You won't catch me doing irreversible sh*t to such a large part of my interior. You're screwed if it doesn't come out right. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/noes.gif



I did a little drilling to run gauge leads for under the stock ECS Pod which goes in the middle of the dash....was shakey even though I knew it was going to be covered up eventually. Wouldn't even THINK of cutting up anywhere else. Would have to have a backup dash for that lol.