Here is a pic of my guage pod in the car...

 

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It looks pretty raw is it made of fiberglass?

Who makes it and what material is it?

Hope thats not the look of a finished product.

 

That krinkle painted...it gives it a textured finish..

 

need more sanding imo

 

King: That crinkle doesn't really match the OEM pillar very well. If that's what it looks like I think I need to pass on it. Maybe it's just the flash on the camera but it really seems to stand out a lot more than the regular one (the crinkle).

Have you done one in "flat" paint yet? If so, can you post or send me a pic so I can decide if I still want one.

 

Nothins is gonna be a 100% match to the interior no matter what...

 

Doc,

I tell you what,Ill send you one and if you dont like it send it back..The pictures look funny and dont do it justice..It doesnt "MATCH" the interior perfect but neither do 2 big guages sitting on the pillar..Let me know pm me

 

Yeah, that finish seems to be a bit too shiny. I think that I am going to try a flat black, that may be a closer match. I may also give a few body shops a call and see what they recommend.

 

i dont think that looks good at all

 

Good job daking350. Looks like you followed the instructions to the T. Looks great! On the next one, try making it smooth and just paint it the same color as the exterior. It should look better. Or wrap it like Jeff, that one looks even better.

 

I was wondering if you fiberglassed the whole thing or sanded the texture out of the original pillar??I might make a few and raffle them off at the meet on the 24th in pa..

 

I think the construction of the pod looks very, very good. As far as the textured finish goes, I think it will be functional in that it reduces glare making the gauges easier to see in different sun conditions. The "finish" is of course a personal preferance but at this point I am giving daking350 a total thumbs up for his ability to take the instructions and produce a finished product that is true to the model that m3powerrr originally posted. Excellent Job!

 

Im gonna try and make 4 of them and if anyone is interested to buy them off me let me know..I am just looking for the cost of all the materials involved and a few bucks for my time...I enjoy doing projects and working with my hands and would like to help some people out since no major manufacturers felt it was a necesity to produce a guage pod for a TRUE sports car ,yet produces them for every HONDA family wagon out there

 

That thing looks like its made out of chocolate cake!

 

wonder if you sanded the wrinkle paint about half way, and painted with a flat black. I think itd look much closer to stock then.

 

ill never understand why people feel compelled to make such comments. if you don't like something about it AT LEAST offer a suggestion on what you don't like and how he could improve it rather than this completely useless comment.

I think it looks great, but I think it would look better if some of the shine could be taken away so that it would better match the other interior plastic. maybe a wet sanding would do the trick?

 

Ill try that and let you guys know how it goes tonight!!

 

The construction looks really nice, but the finish doesn't do it for me. After the wet sanding it should be nice!

 

You only fiberglass the seams. Try to ues as little as possible. That's where the cloth comes in handy(for strength).

To paint, you must get rid of the texture. In order to do this, snad the whole pillar down with ~80 grit. Then when the texture is almost gone, go over it with ~180 or 320. Next is the tricky part about painting plastics. When you primer the part, start with very, I mean very light coats. You'll probably end up using 1/4 of what you spray.

Start ight, make sure it dries before the next coat. Do several until you think it's good enough. After it dries, just use some scuff pads or 1000 grit then paint. It takes time, but the finish is awesome.