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I have mine there in the pillar but if you have a single din cd player you could mount it in the empty space under that??

Looking to install my boost gauge soon and im looking for some ideas on where to mount it

I have thought about an a pillar gauge setup, but i dont want to get defected for it

Any ideas?

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I was just thinking then..

Take the vent out at the bottom of the a pillar and fibreglass the gauge into that

Hmm...might have to research some more

Will check out the mearcat pods - thanks :thumbsup:

Keep em coming :rant:

Hay ENDOREAN, that is exactly wher mine is, The boost guage is in teh old cigaret lighter hole, with the new cigaret lighter being in the glov box, so i can still use the power socket. Only thing is i had to spin my guage arround so that the 10 psi mark is at the top, as i couldn't see it properly from the driver side.

I made up an insert wher the ashtray use to be, and teh controller is mounted in that. Looks smick.

Awesome, have you got any pics of your setup?

I want to put in a boost controller in the same spot but I'm not sure how to do it. I just drilled out the back of the ashtray to put the turbo timer in so the face of the ashtray still works (keeps it hidden from the fuzz).

take out your ash tray...cut a piece of thin wood\plastic, spray black or wateva u need to do to make it nice.....and mount guage in there

looks clean, good fit and u use up space that you would only use if u smoke....which i would hope u wouldnt smoke in ur nice skyline :P

but ye thats where mine is

cheers

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great looking gauges.

no a-pillar for me. dont want the hassle. i've got mine mounted on my steering column, so its in view between tacho and oil pressure. i'll take a pic in a minute and show you.

edit: here's the pic

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Edited by Munkyb0y

Hay Endorean, all i did was to get some 6mm MDF and cut to fit the ashtray hole. I then cut out the hole for the controler and mounted it all up. I painted the thing black. Once the paint was dry i glued on some black plastick on the front of the cover. The plastic came form one of them black folders you use at school, the one with pockets in it. LOOKKSSSS factory. I then put some double sided tape in the ashtray hole lip and stuck it in. Will take pics and post them up.

A good stealth look is to mount the guage in a cup style guage holder on the steering column on the lower left side - at about 7/8 o'clock. So you can see it through the gap in the steering wheel arches. Can't see it at all from the drivers window (looks stocko when Mr Plod looks in!) but is a suprisingly easy spot to check when driving as you don't have to look to the left/right - just down a bit. Works for me :-)

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