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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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Hey wo I'm pretty new to this forum owned my eb/w mcs for a few months now and I want to do a few extra gauges but have navigation and like this idea anyone else try it? Maybe some input or some help would be cool
 

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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 07:07 AM
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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You want to gauges on the dash, or on the sides of your tach/speedo?
Both?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 07:58 AM
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Too cluttered for my taste.eeeeeeeee
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by minivinnie92
Hey wo I'm pretty new to this forum owned my eb/w mcs for a few months now and I want to do a few extra gauges but have navigation and like this idea anyone else try it? Maybe some input or some help would be cool
hi minivinnie

i bought these gauges ftom prosport

http://prosportgauges.com/45mm-gauges.aspx

45mm is about 1-3/4 inches

you will have to make your own mount

i bought oil press and temp, water temp, boost and volts

still building my mount, going to put the oil/water gauges above the tach and the boost/volt to either side of the tach

craven sells the adapters you need to mount the supplied sending units

my mount will be made of aluminum sheet and mount to the backside of the tach like the mini flexpod brackets

scott
 

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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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here was my idea / install. found gauges at harbor freight that looked just like mini gauges only change ive made, is the radar is mounted on top of the gauges now, so i can put up my sun shield.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n...0/s790/339.jpg

otherwise, no super crazy about your setup. dont particularly care for the gauge holders you got, but to each their own! (i do like the steering column gauges however!)
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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This is where I put mine:



 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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If you were going to get 4 then I like the MiniMainia version better:



Then I would mount one or two under the radio.




Much cleaner looking for my tastes.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 01:06 PM
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If you were going to get 4 then I like the MiniMainia version better:



Then I would mount one or two under the radio.




Much cleaner looking for my tastes.
I like this idea much better, or i would have a custom carbon fiber a-pillar mount made up to house 3 gauges and two on the tach.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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there is always the very clean looking "Vent gauge mod"...

http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/...-Installed.jpg
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Well I'm looking to do something like that on the dash like yours is blownaway I have navi so I can't put dual on my steering column and I do not like them by the cup holders. Blownaway how did u do your setup?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by astroBlackMetallic_Mini
here was my idea / install. found gauges at harbor freight that looked just like mini gauges only change ive made, is the radar is mounted on top of the gauges now, so i can put up my sun shield.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n...0/s790/339.jpg

otherwise, no super crazy about your setup. dont particularly care for the gauge holders you got, but to each their own! (i do like the steering column gauges however!)

Where did you get that gauge pod?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by minivinnie92
Well I'm looking to do something like that on the dash like yours is blownaway I have navi so I can't put dual on my steering column and I do not like them by the cup holders. Blownaway how did u do your setup?
I'll PM you with some details overnight.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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Great thank u
 
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Where did you get that gauge pod?
ebay of course! lol. then i modded it, dremel action to make it fit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Hole-Gauge...46c7bd&vxp=mtr
 
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