GAUGE POD - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

rcounts · #1 06-27-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel911

I would like to have a Vacuum and Boost Gauge for sure and I would not mind a Fuel Pressure Garuge and even another Oil Pressure Gauge that does not measure in bar.
I think 4 gauges could be mounted on mine by removal of the wood trim strip between the Glove Compartment and the Steering Wheel.

You gonna cut four 2" holes in the dash? That's an alternative I hadn't considered. Let me think about that one...

NAH, I still want to go the pillar pod route.

JimmyL · #2 06-27-2009, 12:51 AM

I'm just sayin'...........

rcounts · #3 06-27-2009, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyL

I'm just sayin'...........

As I knew you would... but WHY? WHAT is the POINT?
Trying to sound like what 79Mercy said he WASN'T trying to sound like?

JimmyL · #4 06-27-2009, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyL

I'm just sayin'...........

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Originally Posted by rcounts

As I knew you would... but WHY? WHAT is the POINT?
Trying to sound like what 79Mercy said he WASN'T trying to sound like?

Why are you worried about me?
The point is clear: trying to dissuade somebody from ricing up their classic German automobile.
We give opinions here. Having a different one should not be considered rude providing it isn't delivered rudely.
Just be glad it wasn't another bat......

rcounts · #5 06-27-2009, 02:12 AM

Bat?!? WTF are you talking about?

And why do you care what he (or I) do to our cars?

Personally, I couldn't give a flying flip less about other people's opinion regarding what I do to my car. If I (or the OP) cared (or "worried") about other's opinions on A-pillar pods we'd ask. Or at least I would.

Not trying to be rude or unfriendly to you specifically JimmyL, but I think I've said my piece about unsolicited NEGATIVE opinions. They're generally about as welcome as unsolicited advice. And I have to admit I have noticed that you are generally one of the first to offer an unsolicited negative opinon...

As I very patiently explained, I (and I believe the OP), have considered the other options. Your opinion - which I perceive as having been negatively (and yes, rudely) expressed - isn't going to change anything about the other options and therefore isn't going to change my mind or that of anyone else who's thought it through and decided the A-pillar is the preferred option - and I think you know that as well as anyone.

That being the case, then what really IS the point? Padding your post count?

And BTW, any car newer than 1979 is not technically a classic. Every classic car club I've ever known of says you gotta' hit the 30 year mark to qualify for that distinction.

JimmyL · #6 06-27-2009, 02:18 AM

Well Mercy, at least I got the focus off of you.......

rcounts · #7 06-27-2009, 02:26 AM

Yeah, sorry to come across like someone peed in my Cherios, it just seems to me like we'd have a lot less conflict around here if everybody wasn't so quick to "go negative" in every thread that comes along...

iwrock · #8 06-27-2009, 05:00 PM

SirNik84s got them in his SD. I will try and snap some pictures later today.

Diesel911 · #9 06-27-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rcounts

You gonna cut four 2" holes in the dash? That's an alternative I hadn't considered. Let me think about that one...

NAH, I still want to go the pillar pod route.

In the thumbnail below you can see my Wood is already gone in the area where I would put the Gauges. You can also see a slot where the wires could pass through.
I was not thinking of Drilling holes; I was thinking of getting a nice piece of hard Wood and Hole Sawing the holes in the Wood for the Gauges and mounting the Wood with 2 screws through that spot.
The Wood could be glued together to make it thicker and stained and contoured to make it look nice.
I think there is room for four 2 inch gauges.

kingdoc1 · #10 06-27-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel911

In the thumbnail below you can see my Wood is already gone in the area where I would put the Gauges. You can also see a slot where the wires could pass through.
I was not thinking of Drilling holes; I was thinking of getting a nice piece of hard Wood and Hole Sawing the holes in the Wood for the Gauges and mounting the Wood with 2 screws through that spot.
The Wood could be glued together to make it thicker and stained and contoured to make it look nice.
I think there is room for four 2 inch gauges.

What about using 1" gages? You could still use a nicely finished piece of wood as trim, but if you only put 1" holes in the dash, the original piece of wood trim could still be reinstalled later if you wanted and would cover the holes. I know I have seen 1" gages maybe from JC Whitney or Summit, I cant remember which. Just an idea...

Diesel911 · #11 06-27-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kingdoc1

What about using 1" gages? You could still use a nicely finished piece of wood as trim, but if you only put 1" holes in the dash, the original piece of wood trim could still be reinstalled later if you wanted and would cover the holes. I know I have seen 1" gages maybe from JC Whitney or Summit, I cant remember which. Just an idea...

I do not think I would be able to read a 1" gauge.
The width of the Wood Strip area id 1 1/2 inches.

It is a project that I am not planning to do soon. I was just thinking out loud in hopes of getting some other ideas.

There might be room for something like the pic in the thumbnail that I randomly picked from the internet as there as there is room that with the 1 1/2 inches area of the where the wood srip goes there is room below for the gauge pod to hang.

WD8CDH · #12 06-29-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by kingdoc1

What about using 1" gages? You could still use a nicely finished piece of wood as trim, but if you only put 1" holes in the dash, the original piece of wood trim could still be reinstalled later if you wanted and would cover the holes. I know I have seen 1" gages maybe from JC Whitney or Summit, I cant remember which. Just an idea...

JC Whitney, Auto Meter and a few others have 1.5" gauges but a rather limited choice. Temperature, oil pressure, and volts are backlit but unfortunatly, all of the lower pressure 1.5" gauges suitable for fuel pressure or boost that I have found are not backlit.