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Hey all just wondering if it is legal to have yor boost guage anywhere.. i heard its illegal to have them on your pillar but i have mine coming off the steering wheel it doesnt block my vision or anything and its in good view.. u cant see the bottom of the temp guauge thas all.. what do you guys think?

is this Legal?? like anything you do to your car........probably not.

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so it cant be anywhere above the steering wheel?

i cant see how that would affect anything. its not in your vision.. to create a blind spot.

well i guess its not like any of their other rules make sense hey?

i'm depressed now. i like where it is now... but then again if it isnt the boost guage they will defect me for something else anyway.

but TLAI909 says he's been pulled over many times..... or is he just lucky?

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if they can see the guage over the steering wheel (which they can from 20 metres away) they're just going to go "oh boosted turbo", and if they're in the mood give you grief about it. If its below anybody outside the car's vision then its not an instant attention grabber.

Hiroshima Screamer Grand Master

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I got done couple of weeks ago by the RTA i had gauges on what they refer to as the "A" pillar which you (arnt) allowed to have. The guys from the RTA unit were cool about it they told me its cool where it is but id have to remove it a soon as possible no gauge should be put over the steering wheel , when i returned to my car the cop that caught me said that i was gona a cop a fine for the gauge anyway ****EN cops!:pissed:

RadiuM Experienced

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this is where i have it. here

its in a good spot, nobody else can see it, doesnt affect vision etc.

regarding gauge pods, you can just get a permit for them (WA) if you wish then then cops cant do didlee to you. :)

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Originally posted by R31 POWER

Does'nt the S15 come with a factory pod on the piller or is that ok coz it's factory?

yeah thats true

nissan stock A pillar pods for the S15 (prob would go on a skyline)

when i heard the price it disgusted me

i think the law is that it cant be infront of the steering wheel and it cannot impede your view of the road

i think off the steering column is the ebst, that is where io want mine, just need to work out how to mount it without screwing and drilling (making a bracket)

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the reason why you cant have it on the 'A pillar' is not because it blocks vision, but becuase your head can apparently reach it if u were in a crash, and so its a saftey reason(its called the head crash area). ...thats what a sargeant cop told me, and he also knew his shit abt turbo cars.

my 2c

Jay95R33 Grand Master

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When I put my gauges on the A pillar I thought I'd do the right thing and ring up the legal team at NRMA (I was a member so I thought I'd try and get my monies worth :) ).

I told them what I wanted to do and asked them to look into it.

After 3 hours of looking through all the RTA and Vehicle modification books they could find, there was nothing saying that you couldn't put them on the A pillar.

They ended up ringing the RTA directly and low and behold there's nothing in writing saying that you can't put them on the A pillar. So after hearing that advice I went ahead and did it.

BUT - that doesn't mean that they won't defect you on it, cause you know that fighting with a copper on the side of the road get's you nowhere, and the inspection guys at the RTA generally have no idea :)

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