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Ty Mackay
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WA
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Monday, September 07, 2009 - 11:07 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey guys, i think ive asked before, either there is nothing or im useless at the search thread.

im looking for dual a-pillar for the soarer,

i have 2 auto metre gauges, there both 52mm so i need either an a-pillar for them or i need gauge cup holders, i tried the ones at supercheap but the 52 were just to small and the 60s were tobig (obviously built for there own gages)

so does anyone know where i can get just cup holders or an a-pillar? Possibly universal cause i know they dont seem to make them for the soarer anymore. :-)
Austen Menze
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WA
TT

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 06:57 pm, by:  Austen Menze (Mercyfulfate) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've never seen pods specifically made for the Soarer but theres universal ones on ebay in 52 and 60mm last time I checked. Would you be able to get away with dremelling out the 52mm pods to fit your gauges?
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 03:43 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha! on that note! i just won a bid on ebay for a 52mm pillar :-) when i get it ill let you know :-) haha!
Austen Menze
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WA
TT

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 05:24 pm, by:  Austen Menze (Mercyfulfate) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Haha nice! I've been wanting to try it out for ages just never got around to it.

Hey are pillar pods defectable?
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 07:14 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

probably. what isnt defectable these days? LOL

ill let you know how it goes, hopefully should look good :-) its universal so adjustments may need to be made.
Austen Menze
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WA
TT

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 08:27 pm, by:  Austen Menze (Mercyfulfate) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha very true, having a nice car is a defect I'm on P's so I'm trying to get everything as cop-friendly as possible, e.g boost controller tucked under center console easily in a hurry haha
Make sure ya put some pics up, I'm sure a few other members are wondering the same thing
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 12:57 am, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ahha! im a P plater as well, ill keep you posted...

what kinda soarer are you driving ill keep an eye out for you
Austen Menze
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WA
TT

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 05:23 pm, by:  Austen Menze (Mercyfulfate) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Haha sweet where abouts are you from? Had much trouble from coppers? I've got a black 93 GT-TL with a bunky bumper and the black plastic cover has started to crack off the drivers side door pillar. It was in pretty poor shape when I bought it but I'm slowly fixing everything up :-) Just been waiting for a nice weekend so I can sand back and repaint, get the back parcel shelf and sound system in and boost controller hooked up
Frank Csapo
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NSW
244GLE

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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 09:29 am, by:  Frank Csapo (264ttr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm pretty sure any gauges (or anything else for that matter) that sit on or above the crash padding on the dash are defectable - I suppose this would include pillar pods.
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 09:58 am, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah im sure it would, but im not fussed :-) if cops really wanna go that low then good luck to them lol..

umm austen, sounds nice man.. mines black as well but its a really crap job i need to sand it back and re-spray but have no idea were to begin or what to do haha!!

im in either wilson or spearwood myself... yeah mine has cracks everywhere pretty common though haha!
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
96 JZZ30 (TT)

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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:14 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I wouldn't recommend it Ty. Police here often pull people over the moment they spot a gauge mounted on the a-pillar because they stick out like dog's balls during the night. Then again your car, your choice.

I personally mounted mine underneath my head unit in the center console which is IMO a good spot.
Aiden Cheese
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QLD
Soarer jzz30

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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 01:34 pm, by:  Aiden Cheese (Chillpen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

"I personally mounted mine underneath my head unit in the center console which is IMO a good spot."

I've seen this a few times, or because its a double din, a custom din made up and the head unit replaced with a single din with the gauges recessed in that custom din. I think they look really good there, fits in with the car.
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 01:59 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

fair enough i suppose :-) if there gonna get that picky fair enough.. lol

Vinh what was your interior painted with?... from picture i think it was urs your centre console near the shifter look gold with speckles in it? am i correct?
Ty Mackay
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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 02:07 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

how would i go about getting it mounted in the dash?...
Austen Menze
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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 05:00 pm, by:  Austen Menze (Mercyfulfate) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dash pods! Ebay em
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
96 JZZ30 (TT)

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Friday, September 11, 2009 - 06:00 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah Ty, that's the one. I had mine created out of fibreglass. Refer to one of my threads:
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/291178.html?1246555071
Ty Mackay
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Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 01:55 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks Vinh, i HATE dash pods.... they look so tacky
Ty Mackay
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Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 01:58 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

unless you are referring to the dash as in centre console, the ones that sit on the dash i was thinking Yuckkoo :-(
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
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96 JZZ30 (TT)

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Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 04:04 am, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've seen some decent gauge setups on the dash, just above the A/C vents in a custom housing. Also seen them put in the woodgrain (or non-woodgrain if you own a pov pack) trim area. They can look good if done right.

Just don't put a massive gauge on the right hand corner of your dash. Now that's tacky.
Matthew Sharpe
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North Island
JZZ31

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Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 08:56 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Guy at work has a WRX STi with the hugest gauge right where you say Vinh, I recon its big enough to warrant being a vision obstruction. His whole car is pretty tacky though so its kinda in theme. He has a small gap and then 4 - I kidd you not, 4 more gauges in the middle of the dash. knows what they all do.
Vinh Bui
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Monday, September 14, 2009 - 09:48 am, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Matthew, I usually find that the people who have those gauges there drive like complete tools (no offence to anyone on here that actually has a massive gauge there :-)).

Either way, if anyone's too lazy to click on my thread you can see my gauge setup below:

Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Monday, September 14, 2009 - 11:26 am, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

it looks nice ill giv you that!... i already paid for the pillar ill just see how it goes hha!

but yeah dont worry i wont be touching any gauges biger than 60mm :-)
Steven Nanevski
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 07:59 am, by:  Steven Nanevski (Imprestik) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ty, this was my A-Pilar gauge setup when I had my soarer, a $20 3 52mm gauge pod, hot glue gun and some putty (or something along those lines can't remember)

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/148842.html?1189790167
Daniel Panickar
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WA
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 10:12 am, by:  Daniel Panickar (Frosty) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ty if you can't get the pillar to fit i bought a metal cup gauge from autopro in canningvale for $30. mounts really well to the a-pillar, just poke a couple of holes in the pillar, screw in two self-tapping screws and its sorted. I've had cops right next to me and behind me a night with the gauge lit up and none of them seem to care

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