Gauge setup

[Schwartz1986]

I finally finished my gauges. I don't have a garage, so it's tough to get any work done in the winter. The car is a dark blue 2004 hatch, standard transmission. Now that I have the boost gauge, I'll have to get myself a supercharger. Ha!

Toby

[deniswhite1]

are thouse 2" gauges? it came out great man!

[loose]

that setup is awesome. Thats almost exactly what I was planning to do in the center with your 3 gauges. Please tell me you have a how to and I will <3 you :-p

[Schwartz1986]

Thanks for the comments, guys! I'm planning to put together a complete parts list and some comments on the installation. The oil pressure gauge was actually the most frustrating process. The fittings were hard to find, and eventually I dropped fourteen bucks on a custom bushing at a machine shop. The illumination was also puzzling at first. The diagrams for the dimmer control were mislabeled, I think, so I had some funky stuff going on for awhile. Anyway, next time the weather warms up I'll take some pictures under the car and show you what all I did.

Toby

[mikedudley17]

its easy, in essence just unbolt the dash pieces and use a dremel.

[Schwartz1986]

Drilling the holes and mounting the gauges is relatively easy. Making them work is another matter.

Toby

[loose]

so r those 1.5 or 2 inch gauges in the center there?

[khan4rtist]

i like how you relocated the emergency lights switch to the top, looks good

[Schwartz1986]

The gauges in the center are the 1.5" set that Sunpro sells. The two on the passenger side are 2" faces, mounted in the universal dual pod that GlowShift sells. If you're looking for a cheap and easy pod that doesn't really need to look good, the GlowShift pods are pretty nice. I think I paid ten bucks for it. To drill the holes in the center I used a 1 5/8" hole saw... one of those things you tighten in a drill. The emergency button was almost a snafu. It's a tight squeeze between the air ducts and the panel, so I had to grind a lot of the bracket off and slather on Gorilla Glue. I don't plan on using that crap ever again. What a mess!

Toby

[deniswhite1]

good install man, what else you have done to the car, and what are your plans?