A-Pillar vs Gauge Cage For Gauges?(Pics Wanted)

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92GreenGT

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Let me see all of your pictures of gauges mounted in the gauge cage in the vents and gauges on the A-pillar. I want to order them tonight or tomorrow. Give me your reasons why you chose what you did. Any replies welcome.

Dave

 

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heres a pic...kinda close and sorry for the mess but i guess it does its job. One pic with the tach and anohter without the tach.
-ULTRA LITE gauge cage with vents
-2 5/8" Mechanical Gauges
-Autometer SILVER 5" tach

with-

without-

honestly i hate the way it looks with teh tach IN pictures but in person its sweet

 

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I put them up on the A-pillar so that they are in my line of sight while looking out the windshield, cause it safer, I watch them alot! Install was a bit of a PITA, but they are manual. I will snap a pic and show you where I put them exactly.

 

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I don't have a pic, but I have the guage cage that goes in the vent. I still have the vent functional, and it still works good even with them being there. Reason I picked it? It is very easy to wire that right there(radio) and its still easy to glance at while driving. Another reason I picked that is because those are for my water temp and oil pressure guages. The A-pillar one is being saved for boost and egt!

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Hmm keep em comming. I like the looks of both too. I also like having my boost guage and oil pressure in front of me. With my fuel pressure outside. I just havent decided yet and thats whats holding me back from ordering.

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I went A-pillar because at the time my A/C worked and in a all black car with black interior...i needed every little bit i could get.

 

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here is the best I can show of mine right now, this is is a pic from a couple months ago, I now have a Mechanical Water temp gauge in the top pod. I love this setup, right where I can see it. And since I make use of my HVAC during every system, it's important that I have the vents, especially the middle ones.

http://blackfox.ath.cx/images/forum/apod.jpg

 

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I like the Tach pod, just looks nice and clean, I also found it easier to look at the A-pillar then the vents...

 

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Guys, I guess I am going to go pillar now then I could always add some to the vents later.

Do you all say get the full pillar or just get the one that bolts on?

Also, my tach is a Ultra-Lite..do you think I should get the Ultra-Lite gauges to match or what? I also have white face gauges and A/C gauges.

Dave

 

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The autometer guageworks pod, nice fit, finish....
I have the backlighting of the guages on a switch, so
i can turn it on/off when lining up on the street at night...

 

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THis is what I was saving for this winter until a lifter decided to blow my engine!

http://secure.florida50.com/cgi-bin/raceshop/cat13.html?id=DB3fato5

 

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Matt90GT said:

THis is what I was saving for this winter until a lifter decided to blow my engine!

http://secure.florida50.com/cgi-bin/raceshop/cat13.html?id=DB3fato5

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Wow! Not many people have that. Looks great, sucks about the engine though.

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I mounted the 2 most important on the pillar.

And the slightly less important ones on the dash.

 

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PRO50SC said:

I mounted the 2 most important on the pillar.

And the slightly less important ones on the dash.

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Looks good, very different.

Do you guys buy the full pillar pod or just the bolt on one?

Dave

 

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92GreenGT said:

Looks good, very different.

Do you guys buy the full pillar pod or just the bolt on one?

Dave

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No, mine is the one that screws on mid way up the pillar.

 

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PRO50SC said:

No, mine is the one that screws on mid way up the pillar.

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Alright, cool.

Do most of you guys just use the one that bolts on?

Dave

 

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I like the full pillar personally, looks like factory and if you ever need to get rid of them due to a full cage your factory piece isn't screwed up

 

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I dont have pics but I have both vent gauges and pillar gauges. To get the vent gauges to look good I had to do a little work on it. The dash pad is rounded but the gauge plate is flat so I put it in a vise and made it match the shape of the dash. The gauges don't fit flush on the plate so I put some black paint behind the ring of the gauges to hide the silver on the outside of the gauges so it would blend in. I also painted the gauge plate to match my interior. Now it looks like it came from the factory with gauges in it.

 

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Rick 91GT said:

I like the full pillar personally, looks like factory and if you ever need to get rid of them due to a full cage your factory piece isn't screwed up

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Very true. I think I will buy the full pillar, it should be a lot better looking.

Now, do you think the Ultra-Lites would be best since I have a Ultra-Lite tach or what colors do you all suggest.

Dave