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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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Being as how I live in CA where having a turbo is not look highly upon by the police I want to remain as low-pro as possible.
I would love to have my gauges on my a-pillar but that is just asking for trouble. I have decided to try to fabricate something in my nav cubby for my gauges.
Has anyone done this? If so can you please post pics?

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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Mia has one. Pics are in this thread.
https://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/232808-anyone-make-angled-gauge-pods.html
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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boost gauge/controller and air/fuel gauge in my nav comp.

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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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thats an expensive center consle phunk!
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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boost gauge/controller and air/fuel gauge in my nav comp.

now thats what i am talking about. that look really nice phunk.
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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thanks, heres a lower quality pic showing the layout with the defi gauges in the a-pillar. there are boost and oil temp there. I never EVER look at the boost cause the one on the EVC is so much easier to read and also has the peakhold. The oil temps I do look at occasionally if I have been mean to the car.

Also, the center console nav compartment closes perfectly with no contact at all, so I can close it up and you wouldnt know its in there.

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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by phunk
thanks, heres a lower quality pic showing the layout with the defi gauges in the a-pillar. there are boost and oil temp there. I never EVER look at the boost cause the one on the EVC is so much easier to read and also has the peakhold. The oil temps I do look at occasionally if I have been mean to the car.

Also, the center console nav compartment closes perfectly with no contact at all, so I can close it up and you wouldnt know its in there.

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by phunk
thanks, heres a lower quality pic showing the layout with the defi gauges in the a-pillar. there are boost and oil temp there. I never EVER look at the boost cause the one on the EVC is so much easier to read and also has the peakhold. The oil temps I do look at occasionally if I have been mean to the car.

Also, the center console nav compartment closes perfectly with no contact at all, so I can close it up and you wouldnt know its in there.
looks good. i hope to sqeeze my boost controler and 3 gauges in the cubby. we shall see if it works.
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sugarspunZ
looks good. i hope to sqeeze my boost controler and 3 gauges in the cubby. we shall see if it works.
I highly doubt that will fit. Three small or two large guages will fit... or two small and a BC.

To OP, I have a custom guage pod cut out of carbon fiber in my nav cubby... looks darn near stock. I will try to remember to take a pic soon and post it.
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i don't think more then 2 gauges will fit in there. Even small ones. My NAV cubby is full with just two 2 1/16" guages and a turbo timer....

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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
i don't think more then 2 gauges will fit in there. Even small ones. My NAV cubby is full with just two 2 1/16" guages and a turbo timer....
Three small guages will fit... I've seen templates for the panel at the shop I use (they made my guage pod). They told me that it needs to be very precise since the bezels around the guages have essentially no clearance between each other. But three will not fit with anything else (well, maybe a switch or something, but nothing bigger than that)

SS- I got you PM. I will take a couple pics tonight, but it will be on my camera phone. My digital camera is broke.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Here's an old pic I took at night that was on my phone... I will take a better one later.
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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
i don't think more then 2 gauges will fit in there. Even small ones. My NAV cubby is full with just two 2 1/16" guages and a turbo timer....

Looks good Mia. where did you have the work done?
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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Here's a pic I took while I was installing the gauges.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
i don't think more then 2 gauges will fit in there. Even small ones. My NAV cubby is full with just two 2 1/16" guages and a turbo timer....

Correction MIAPLAYA .....I found this cuby hole with 3 gauges. Perhaps, some of you may know the owner.

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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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I think that may be Shariff's car from ForgedInternals.com.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawn Dart
Which gauges are these? Defi maybe??
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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they look like the defi bf imperials
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jazz z1
Correction MIAPLAYA .....I found this cuby hole with 3 gauges. Perhaps, some of you may know the owner.

I think its Synth's setup
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