Okay, so I had some ideas in my head regarding gauge pods, and I've seen some made out of plastic bins and whatnot, so I decided to draw some up on Solidworks and see if my ideas are indeed plausible. So I guess I need opinions from those of you whom already have gauges to give me some insight.
The location of my gauge pod idea is in the little cubby hole on the center console right under the stereo (No, it's not the second DIN slot). It's the space right behind the shifter.
So for those of you whom have taken your center console apart (which is most of the forum I believe hehe), you will know that the little cubby hole is held on by just two screws. My idea was to use a 1/8" piece of aluminum and fab something up to utilize those two pre-existing screw holes, and this is what I came up with ..
As you can see, the assembly will be held on by two screws, and is able to move back and forth via the hinge so you do not lose the cubby space, if you really do use it.
Now, my questions are:
1) Is this idea WORTH trying ? IE: Is the location too far out of sight to be reasonable?
2) If it is worth trying, what improvements can I make?
This was just a quick little draft of an idea that I had floating around in my head because I'm getting ready to boost, and haven't found any reasonable location for gauges (I don't like the look of the gauge pod on the A-Pillar, and don't want to drill into my dash
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C&C always welcome! Just try not to flame me
The location of my gauge pod idea is in the little cubby hole on the center console right under the stereo (No, it's not the second DIN slot). It's the space right behind the shifter.
So for those of you whom have taken your center console apart (which is most of the forum I believe hehe), you will know that the little cubby hole is held on by just two screws. My idea was to use a 1/8" piece of aluminum and fab something up to utilize those two pre-existing screw holes, and this is what I came up with ..
As you can see, the assembly will be held on by two screws, and is able to move back and forth via the hinge so you do not lose the cubby space, if you really do use it.
Now, my questions are:
1) Is this idea WORTH trying ? IE: Is the location too far out of sight to be reasonable?
2) If it is worth trying, what improvements can I make?
This was just a quick little draft of an idea that I had floating around in my head because I'm getting ready to boost, and haven't found any reasonable location for gauges (I don't like the look of the gauge pod on the A-Pillar, and don't want to drill into my dash
)C&C always welcome! Just try not to flame me
