that 3-gauge pod is the WRX pod. I've got that in mine, same place. kinda like it. http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare/87westysyncro.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=825 have you thought about using pillar gauges rather than roof? bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake Beaulieu" <jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 5:57 PM Subject: mounting gauges on the ceilling
> Hello, > > I am in the process of getting my 82 air cooled vanagon ready for a fresh > Boston Bob rebuild. I have gone all out and I am installing 5 gauges (oil > pressure, oil temp, head temp, volt, tach). I picked up a nice 3 gauge > pod for the dash from egaugue > http://www.egauges.com/vdo_acce.asp?Subgroup=Custom_Console&Cart > and here is a picture of the console installed in a Vanagon > (http://my.tbaytel.net/guskers/vanpix_files/IMGA0105.JPG) > somebody posted this picture on the list a while back. Anyway, I was > thinking about mounting a two gauge pod on the ceiling in front of the > rear view mirror (volts and head temp). I think the rear view mirror > hangs low enough that the gauges won't block it. Has anybody out there > done this? I am not sure how I would mount the pod. I don't want to > drill holes in the roof, so maybe double sided tape? It should be easy > enough to run the wires up the window pillar and under the laminate stuff > on the ceiling. > > Thanks, > Jake > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > |
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