Best location for new gauges: A pillar or in-dash?

Bubba Z. · Nov 19, 2007

I'll be putting in 2 new gauges soon: oil pressure and water temperature. Not sure if I want to locate them on the A pillar or in the dash bezel with a gauge on each side.

To those who have one or the other or both: I would prefer the in-dash bezel but how viewable are the gauges? Looks like the steering wheel would block the gauge view most of the time.

Opinions. Thanks.

SilverBullet00 · Nov 19, 2007

I just installed a triple pillar setup for my boost, wideband, and fuel gauge. I already have a oil gauge, I just need to pick up a water temp gauge and the autometer cluster bezel.

To make a long story short, I would mount them on the in-dash bezel under their corresponding factory gauge. Viewing angle is fine, I need to place an order for mine....

dr_devious · Nov 19, 2007

I would vote dash too.

Our local police are trained to look for aftermarket gauges on the a-pillar as an indicator of illegal mods or street racing So everything on my car is going in the dash out of officer view from the outside

san~man · Nov 19, 2007

Speed of Sound gauge pillar.

forum155pl · Nov 19, 2007

dr_devious said:
I would vote dash too.

Our local police are trained to look for aftermarket gauges on the a-pillar as an indicator of illegal mods or street racing So everything on my car is going in the dash out of officer view from the outside

this is the reason i took all of my bulbs out of my pillar gauges and the bulb out of my big tach... you can see it from a mile away and it never looks like your just another driver..

I vote dash!.. i actually bought one of those three gauge metal pods thats like a 90* mount and put it right under my radio.. it looks like its made for the car and it was only like 12$

04DarkShadowGT · Nov 20, 2007

I have the autometer gauge cluster pod and the column pod. Both painted to match.

Razorsedgepit06 · Nov 20, 2007

^ Thats a good look right there

ErikTheBeast · Nov 20, 2007

Razorsedgepit06 said:
^ Thats a good look right there

+1

geoffsgt · Nov 21, 2007

dr_devious said:
I would vote dash too.

Our local police are trained to look for aftermarket gauges on the a-pillar as an indicator of illegal mods or street racing So everything on my car is going in the dash out of officer view from the outside

Mmm... profiling is good...

geoffsgt · Nov 21, 2007

Oh, to answer the question. Do the dash. I got pillar gauges when I got my s/c and I'm tired of them already. I don't really mind the attention, but they don't really look very good. Very busy looking. The fit isn't very good on the Autometer pillar either. Not to mention I actually occasionally hit my right hand on them if I turn the wheel with it a certain way.

04YELLOWGT · Nov 21, 2007

Get the Speed of sound pillar pods. They look factory but look very sleek. I finally ordered one this week after having my gauges for over 6 months now. LOL

M.P. Cobra Fan · Nov 21, 2007

dr_devious said:
I would vote dash too.

Our local police are trained to look for aftermarket gauges on the a-pillar as an indicator of illegal mods or street racing So everything on my car is going in the dash out of officer view from the outside

Not only that, any "race car driver" who sees you on the street is going to try to rev on you..

tank_567 · Nov 21, 2007

mransr · Nov 21, 2007

04DarkShadowGT said:
I have the autometer gauge cluster pod and the column pod. Both painted to match.

sorry for the hijack...but where did you get the mount for the satellite radio? (or GPS?)

04YELLOWGT · Nov 21, 2007

M.P. Cobra Fan said:
Not only that, any "race car driver" who sees you on the street is going to try to rev on you..

Let them rev, you dont have to race. I would actually like some one to rev at me, no one wants to play any more.

04DarkShadowGT · Nov 21, 2007

mransr said:
sorry for the hijack...but where did you get the mount for the satellite radio? (or GPS?)

Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KUDA...006QQitemZ160181077121QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Bubba Z. · Nov 21, 2007

Well, I went ahead and ordered the in-dash. The pics look good. Plus, I prefer to remain a little less inconspicuous -- something the pillars won't give me.

Speed of sound pillars? Nice, but more than I want to spend.

csledd · Nov 22, 2007

pillar looks sexah

Zinc2000GT · Nov 24, 2007

I've got a triple gauge pod on the a-pillar, but im contemplating moving them to the dash. The a-pillar gauges stand out a bit too much for me.

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