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Old 02-19-06, 10:26 PM
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Question pillar pod

Anyone here have any pics of a nice fitting 2 or 3 guage first gen pillar pod?
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Dunno if this is kinda what you are looking for, but this is supposed to be a direct piece.

http://www.gaugepods.com/mazda.html

Besides that I believe people have manipulated FC ones with a heat gun in order to get them to fit.
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where do you get one for an fc?
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I have seen them locally at JB's power center...
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autometer has them for the 2nd gen. i have 1 n a box that im not selling at this sec
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
Dunno if this is kinda what you are looking for, but this is supposed to be a direct piece.

http://www.gaugepods.com/mazda.html

Besides that I believe people have manipulated FC ones with a heat gun in order to get them to fit.
I have one of those (84-85 full pillar). Fit was very good. Minor reshaping needed at the bottom. Nothing a hairdryer and some patience couldnt fix. Buy the correct one for the 1st gen. We had to get 50 paid orders for them to make them for us. You have to support people who make specialty items for our old cars.
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I ordered one.

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Old 02-20-06, 11:15 AM
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here is a Lotek installed in my car. Replaces the whole piece, not just a add on. I'm very happy with it.
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Cool One piece dual gauge pod

Here's mine, got 2 from a member that custom modified them from another model vehicle. Fits perfect.
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Originally Posted by Slammed_GSL
Here's mine, got 2 from a member that custom modified them from another model vehicle. Fits perfect.
How in the @$%@#% can you drive that thing with the steering wheel way over there??? LOL

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thats what happens when you're 8 foot tall and have arms as big as your waist .. you can drive the car by holding on to the bolt/nut lol
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I just ordered one for my '81.
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Originally Posted by Rx7carl
Fit was very good. We had to get 50 paid orders for them to make them for us. You have to support people who make specialty items for our old cars.

I ordered 2. If I remember right I sent them the a piller to make a mold from. I cut the whole piller out of a parts car and mailed it to them.
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I still need to order one for when I go turbo
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What size gauges do they fit guys?
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The LoTek Full A-Pillar Pod is made for 52mm (2 1/16") gauges.
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Well mine arrived yesterday and I did a test fit today. Well, on the 79sa it is way off and I ordered the 79-83. And on the other it will need a little bit of me helping it to fit.
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Heat gun should take care of that problem. I had to do just a slight bit of trimming and heating to get the 2nd gen one to fit the FB.




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