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Cars by Model Type => 2nd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 10:27:05 AM

Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 10:27:05 AM
Anyone know where to get one of these from, but for our lovely RHD cars? The guy i know in Cyprus has one, he got it from Mazdatrix but i can\'t seem to find it on there so they must have stopped making them. Anyone any idea?


(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCgKpKRwZy9j0tvubkuetmQNu6QU8Hzfi_Lhqn-I2yXaRywF9J)
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: L18M on December 14, 2011, 01:45:37 PM
boarder do a "micky mouse" ear style one but being boarder.. not grinder price lol
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 03:24:02 PM
Yeah I\'ve seen that one, but at £170 I\'ll pass lol!
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: dthebuk on December 14, 2011, 05:20:43 PM
i wouldn\'t bother putting them as shown in the pic mate, i used to have a pillar pod and it was bloody anoying, just gets in your line of sight
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 05:26:47 PM
I\'ve seen one on a guys FC who lives out here they seem to look okay, but then I wasn\'t driving. I\'m not to into the pillar pods to be honest, what other choices are there?
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: dthebuk on December 14, 2011, 05:45:52 PM
just put it in the centre console somewhere? its not like you need to be looking at it constantly whilst driving
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: m1tch on December 14, 2011, 06:53:18 PM
Ive got a triple gauge pod that goes into a DIN slot, much easier
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 07:07:59 PM
Pics? I didn\'t want to loose all my heater switches or my non working cd player. Perhaps I could get a triple pod and put it on the dash opposite the passenger side, but boost and engine temp really could do with being in plain sight.
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: L18M on December 14, 2011, 08:31:10 PM
check my fb pics.. i put a boost gauge to the bottom left of the cluster, it covers the top end of the speedo.. but then if u goig that fast u wont bother lookng at the speedo lol
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 08:34:37 PM
Apparently run racing in Japan make them, not sure if they\'re still going Tasos got his 10 years ago off them!
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: TiddlesRX7 on December 14, 2011, 08:39:50 PM
I took the 2 air vents out above the radio and mounted a plate with 2 gauges in instead. Might not be ideal in Cyprus though.
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: B.Martin on December 14, 2011, 08:44:04 PM
Well it turns out my car has aircon and I didn\'t know it, all I need is the belt and it re-gassing. Although its no good to me as I am going back to England to live in April and we never need aircon at home! I might remove it all and sell it, I hear it\'s quite sort after as most uk models don\'t have it.

Back on topic, I don\'t need heaters out here but I will in England!!
Title: Dash mounted guages?
Post by: TiddlesRX7 on December 14, 2011, 10:00:28 PM
You don\'t need the heaters blasting at you though. As long as they do the windows then your fine, the cabin still gets warm. You only really need the middle vents for cooling down in summer. Well that\'s my logic anyway :)