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Check out Mearcat (he's on the forums): He makes some fantastic guage pods specifically for C34 Stageas: I use both pods: a single guage on the dash near the a-pillar, and a double guage pod that replaces the factory clock: they are very well made, and look great: very neat!

I'll post pics tomorrow...

hey guys after input on where to put sum gauges in my stag pictures would be good

I put in a single Din head unit and mounted three gauges in the space, also have my boost gauge in the A/C vent in dash on D/S.

I have my boost gauge on the dash next to the a pillar, hasn't caused me any problems yet. Only stuck there with a bit of double sided tape as well and there haven't been any holes drilled, so it's easy to change its location if I have to.

Can sort of see it in this pic

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my gauges

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Thats cool in the centre vent. Think I will do the 25G that way. Wont need a boost until son gets a full licence, by then we will have all the goodies required.

Check out Mearcat (he's on the forums): He makes some fantastic guage pods specifically for C34 Stageas: I use both pods: a single guage on the dash near the a-pillar, and a double guage pod that replaces the factory clock: they are very well made, and look great: very neat!

I'll post pics tomorrow...

Yes please. I have my boost guage in the RH centre vent but don't really want to lose the whole vent. I would like oil pressure and temp as well and poss water temp (stock one is not very accurate).

I've only got a single-DIN stereo now, so I mounted Exhaust Temp, Oil Temp and Oil Pressure between the stereo and the HVAC controls (I managed to get an off-cut of 1cm thick thermo-plastic and cut the holes with a hole-saw), and Boost in a single Mearcat clock-replacement pod.

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I installed an Innovative Motorsports wideband O2 sensor last week. Didn't want to drill holes in the dash and not sure how permanent it will be, so I ziptied it to the vent under the windscreen. Looks fine, doesn't get in the way and fairly stable. The clamp that comes with it is way too tall and chunky.

Hmmm JDMSprit's and Goldzilla's gauges look awesome :)

Sorry: Stag went to the workshop again, as I managed to collect my new daily: next week I'll have pics of the full Mearcat setup: They look great in the "flesh"- sit nicely, and require no holes to be drilled.

I was rather hesitant doing what I did. I had them double sided taped there for a while but the heat kept making the tape let go and I got rather annoyed so I took my time cutting the holes as flush as possible and Sikaflex'd them from the underside. As a plus it made the cups sit a good 4-5mm lower as the column cover is a good 2.5mm thick. I do plan on picking up a spare cover for what ever reason I feel like selling the car or removing the gauges in future. :)

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