Where to put two extra gauges?

by **Dawgz** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:14 pm

So i will be getting two extra gauges, but i dont want to put them on my pillar which has my boost gauge....I thought of places to mount it and came up with nothing...anyone think of something real neat for their application?

by **Mole** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:18 pm

top of the clock?

by **Dawgz** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:25 pm

Mole wrote:top of the clock?

i thought about that, but i dont want it up there....

i looked on ebay for pods, and it looks like the pillar one is the only option...i guess =\

by **Mole** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:27 pm

passenger side A pillar.

by **lilm** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:01 pm

^^lol

what about in front of the gear shifter?

on top of the steering column or if you have a single din radio you get one of those single din gauge pods.

by **Dawgz** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:17 pm

hmm, that single din holder is pretty awsome.

I guess its time for me to switch out the stock radio?

by **Eye8Pussies** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:59 pm

actually, yeah...you can put it in that little flat holder spot in front of the shifter where there's a piece of carpet

I'm planning on installing my sis' tranny temp gauge there since she doesn't want the car to be more flashy than it already is

by **1gSE** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:14 am

Eye8Pussies wrote:actually, yeah...you can put it in that little flat holder spot in front of the shifter where there's a piece of carpet

I'm planning on installing my sis' tranny temp gauge there since she doesn't want the car to be more flashy than it already is

thats what i planned on, maybe actually cutting into it, and mounting the gauges with some angle rings, or fiber glassing it cuz it looks too small for mounting cups....or one of those metal panels from autometer and cutting it to fit

by **akora12** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:19 am

Originally, I had planned to do a single DIN radio and put the gauges there, but from all the examples I saw the gauges were just a bit larger than the din area, so you'd have to cut into the console.

I too decided to mount 2 gauges with angle rings in the shifter trim, but haven't got around to it.

by **Akfahad** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:06 pm

or you could mount them on either side of the gauge cluster, like the wrx/sti's....

http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/autometer-wrx-sti-instrument-cluster-gauge-bezel-p-507.html

by **Mole** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:24 pm

hmm... how about around the map lights ?

by **KILLA CAM** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:45 am

I have this same dilemma, except I have a Camry where the slope of the dash above the speedometer is less steep than on the Solara. Have you thought about the single gauge cups where you can pretty much place anywhere?

by **CamryOnBronze** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:45 am

i had a triple on the dash and 2 on the a pillar for a couple weeks. Then I had 3 on the dash and one on the steering column. It blocks the fuel gauge a little, but you usually know how much gas you have anyway and can see if if you crane your head a little.

by **krook** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:34 pm

Akfahad wrote:or you could mount them on either side of the gauge cluster, like the wrx/sti's....

http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/autometer-wrx-sti-instrument-cluster-gauge-bezel-p-507.html

i'm actually in the process of modifying my bezel to accomodate my TRD boost gauge. pics/tutorial soon.

by **GreenSolara01** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:31 pm

You guys could get a 1 DIn kit that could house 3 gages. but you would have to drop that 2din factory radio.

Where to put two extra gauges?

Where to put two extra gauges?

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