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Old Jul 22, 2008, 08:26 AM
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do the radio relocation thing and add 3 gauges there.
done!
Old Jul 22, 2008, 08:29 AM
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Here is a shot of the awesome tripple gauge pod in the STM evo:



This is what I will be doing when I start to mod my car.
Old Jul 22, 2008, 08:41 AM
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here is a pic of mine and yes i hate it.... wish i would have done the relocation to the cubby or radio swap out!!!!



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Old Jul 22, 2008, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by fmly evo
here is a pic of mine and yes i hate it.... wish i would have done the relocation to the cubby or radio swap out!!!!



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that looks nice. what brand is the gauge holder? how hard was the install? did you need to remove the stock plastic piece or does this go on top of it? is it drilled in or double-sided tape?
Old Jul 22, 2008, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by selp
do the radio relocation thing and add 3 gauges there.
done!
i plan on relocating the stock ones. however, i want additional for EGT and wideband
Old Jul 22, 2008, 09:14 AM
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why not go with ONE gauge that does everything?
EGT, AFR, BOOST





i have it, i love it, does everything i need in one small package.


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Old Jul 22, 2008, 09:55 AM
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IMO the A-pillar pods are so played out. Everyone and their grandma has one. I think the cleanest is the 3 gauges w/ the radio relocation. Only problem with that is that you have to turn your head to actually look at them...thus taking your eyes off the road.
Old Jul 22, 2008, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by hytek369
that looks nice. what brand is the gauge holder? how hard was the install? did you need to remove the stock plastic piece or does this go on top of it? is it drilled in or double-sided tape?
Thats the autometer kit. It slips over the stock plastic piece, you have to drill holes in the side of the OE one and use the plugs supplied in the kit to hold the two together. I may have used double sided tape as well, I can't remember right now. Installation is not that hard, I think it took my friend and I under an hour.
Hope that helped.
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I have no problem with my gauge pods. And I have both the A-Pillar and a single Steering Column Pod.

People keep complain about the blind spot with the A-Pillar, but seriously, you have a bigger blind spot on the rears of the Evo than with the A-Pillar.

And sure the whole A-Pillar thing is "played out", but there is a valid reason. Because it works. I don't care if people think its ricer, it works, it functions and it fits the job. What else is "played out" about it?

I'll take a shot of my Defi Setup after I get back from work tonight.
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Originally Posted by grillpt
Thats the autometer kit. It slips over the stock plastic piece, you have to drill holes in the side of the OE one and use the plugs supplied in the kit to hold the two together. I may have used double sided tape as well, I can't remember right now. Installation is not that hard, I think it took my friend and I under an hour.
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that helps. thank you
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I didn't use the plugs, they kept falling out.

I used doubled sided tape and and put in black zip-ties from the inside, with a zip tie gun to keep it together. Its really clean. I'll take close-ups of that too.
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Any one have pics of the radio relocation? Every one says to go with it but i can find pictures anywhere.
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Originally Posted by hytek369
that looks nice. what brand is the gauge holder? how hard was the install? did you need to remove the stock plastic piece or does this go on top of it? is it drilled in or double-sided tape?
I got it from lancer shop, it was easy to install. it is drilled in 3 places, 1 on each side and 1 for the wires and vacuum/boost line.

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Originally Posted by Dr.Sound
why not go with ONE gauge that does everything?
EGT, AFR, BOOST





i have it, i love it, does everything i need in one small package.

word, the zeitronix setup is great. i hate a pillar and steering column gagues. with the zr2 or the lcd screen like i ahve, u get accurate boost, egt, afr all in one nice screen. pretty much everythign u need. i modded my pda/cellphone holder in my car to place it:

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Originally Posted by Dr.Sound
why not go with ONE gauge that does everything?
EGT, AFR, BOOST
Because you can only look at one thing at at time. And I have yet to have a zeitronix product that holds up more than a month or two.


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