Anyone Have Gauges in the Centre Vent?
 

I know this has been done, was wondering if anyone has pics of gauges mounted where the centre vent would be.

I don't drive my car in the winter, and my AC is removed, but having some heat when it gets chilly is nice sometimes.

How is the airflow into the car.

Thanks - Pics would be great

Gauges Mounted in the Centre vent
 

Who has this done? Or Anyone have pictures of this setup?

Looking to remove the vent grill as i don't drive in winter, and my ac is removed.

Wanna see some similar setups

Thanks

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=74385

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/my-custom-parking-lights-turn-signals-350145/

phoenix's car :

http://rx7cz.net/photos/workshop102/IMG_3841.JPG

http://rx7cz.net/photos/workshop102/IMG_3842.JPG

http://fc3spro.com/PICS/center01.jpg

Oops, I need to take a new pic...sorry about that, not exactly what you wanted.


-Ted

course his is the coolest.

Thank you for the pic "ghetto rig master".

Very Nice. What would be the best way to do it?

Maybe just a cardboard template and then trace it on to the real thing?

I was thinking of making mine of fibreglass, more forgiving that way, unlike lexan if you crack it cutting =)

I have my A/F gauge located in the drivers side center vent. I have not noticed any negative effects in the cold weather. All I did was remove the vent, and cut a panel of lexan to fit in the opening. I then cut the gauge hole, and painted the rear of the Lexan black. It actually looked quite good, because I took the time to carefully trim everything and make the finish look factory.

However, I am now in the mindset where I want the interior of the car to look as stock as possible, so I will be replacing the hacked center vents with an unmolested unit and relocating the gauge somewhere else, probably at the corner of the windshield on the drivers side.

my holder thing kinda sucks but it works.
it's just a pieice of that corigated plastic stuff.
cut a couple groves for air flow.

http://www.1300cc.com/mycar/IMAGE017.jpg

LoL, Ted i had always imagined your car to be prestine looking! Now i feel better about my car!! :D

I didn't put any gauges there (mine are above the ashtray), but I can vouch for the lexan being a good mounting medium- easy to cut & drill (it won't crack very easily), easy to paint. Flat black enamel works well...

i think there was a hint of sarcasm in Ted's post. ;)

Would anyone be interested in a eurethane replacement that replaces the stock radio surround, shifter surround, and has provisions for two or three 2 1/8" guages along the pass side (facing driver)? The pod extends back over the side of the dash so that the mounting surface seems to curve kinna gracefully off the radio/vent surround, and it stocks the three guages vertically.

...hold on to something...I'm making a VERY rough pic...:D

I don't have time or the money to mess with it, so it's in shambles. :)
You know what they say about the shoe maker's shoes... :D


-Ted

Here's a pic of my setup, its been this way for about 6 months now. When i first decided to do it i wanted to totally remove the feed for the centre vent. Once i got round to actually doing it i realized that it would be a right bitch to totally remove so i just blocked it off instead. I never used the vents anyway and always had it set to the footwell/windscreen position, i find this setting keeps the whole car at a nice temp be it hot or cold. i dont think it would cause any problems if i still wanted to use the left and right vent as the centre console gets pretty hot already from the cd player and equaliser.

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/1673/centresetup.jpg

Sorry, I had to blink twice to get that pic - it's RHD! :)
Nice set-up!


-Ted

Just like mine :)

I like that, did you just laid fiberglass on top of the surrounds?

Hmm... I'm getting cold from lack of heater vents.

Cheers :) I found a piece of plastic that was the right thickness and had the right curve then cut it to size and glued it in. i used a type of filler to smooth all the gaps then covered the whole thing in black suede. Here's a pic of the filler going on..

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/6766/one013.jpg

this is in my 89 convertable a center piece i made for my APEXI AVC-R & S-AFC i relocated the logicon (electronic climate control ) to the glove box and i built the center piece to be directed towards me in the drivers seat to be able to see it easier at a glance and like someone quoted earlier i usually use floor or defrost for my source of heat and even with the top down here in the cold nights i still stay warm

also i made an extra piece of velvet with velcro to go over the 2 pieces to hide em when i park the car as seen in pic3


PS boy did i just realize just how bad i need to dust and clean the inside of my car lol man it sticks out like a sore thumb in these pics lol