Hey Guys

After many years of searching for a steering column gauge pod and not having any success, I decided to take matters into my own hands. A couple months back I contacted ATI (Auto-Tech Interiors) and explained to them how our 2nd gens have a limited selection of gauge pods available. It was simple, I needed something that was functional, looked good and wouldnt break the bank. So I sent them a steering column cover, we traded ideas and went through a few test fitments. Below is what we came up with. I really hope you guys like it and if enough interest is there then we can start a GB. Pricing is still being determined between ATI and myself.

Chris

 

Looks super clean. What size is that? 60mm?

 

A couple more pics...

 

It will fit a 52mm but we can also build a 60mm unit as well. Id also like to mention that you have two ways to secure it. You can either use strong double sided tape, screw it into the column cover or both. So no way this baby is coming off.

Rotational positioning for custom viewing
Housing BOTH 52mm AND 60mm gauges
Integrated Cable Management System (CMS)
Precision injected molded construction
High impact ABS plastic
UV additives for protection

 

Not bad at all, to bad I can't convince myself to put another gauge in front of my tach....I'ma loser.

 

That'd be good if it was a lot lower profile, as in if it was poulded into the cover so that it sticks up as little as possible, otherwise it just blocks too much of the tach.

 

Boy you got Don King on your leg. I can't wait to get mine!!!
Thanks Robert

 

I know it appears that way but its really the camera. It can be tilted as well which would in turn lower it more. Part of the reason we opted not to do a fully integrated unit was to keep the cost down. Unless you guys wanna pay 100 bucks a pop for a fully integrated unit then it aint gonna happen. Thanks for the comments though.

 

nice foot

 

Now thats not the camera, thats called italian...lol

 

Why not stick a gauge onto the gauge hood, in front of the speedo? Looks like there's space to me (you'd only be blocking the trip meter a bit I think).

I could see a gauge fitting in front of the other gauges as well, although you'd probably end up covering the stock boost gauge up, not like that would matter, if you were puttng a boost gauge there anyway (since the voltimeter only does you any good in case your alternator is messsed up, or if your battery is low when the car off, anyway).

Or you could fit a small digital gauge there, as well (like a turbo timer or a digital speedo).

 

Are you refering to the water temp? Turbo 2 does not have a volt meter.

 

well if you do decide to start a GB then put me on the list

 

I was talking about if you were doing it for an NA.

 

5$ on ebay.. and its on the slim fast diet

 

Your gauge pod actually sits higher and takes up more of the tach then mine.

If you guys want a fully integrated unit then the cost will be between 65 - 75 which is very reasonable. But....we will need a minimum of 150 people on board to fulfill an order. They could make one just like the one offered for the FD.

 

Could you offset it to the right a bit so it sits sort of between the tach and speedo? I'd say it would block less in general then.

 

Yeah that can be done. What im doing (and its working great) is tilting it to the right and it sits directly in the middle of the tach.

 

In my opinion, any gauge that blocks part of the car (another gauge, controls, etc.) is a complete hack job. There are so many places you can mount gauges (above idiot cluster, right or left side of instrument cluster, etc.) that there is no good reason to remove any functionality of the car in order to install a gauge. You can take any gauge and no matter how well designed or expensive it is, it will always look like a cheap hack if it's installed in such a way to block other things.

I'd pay real money for a triple gauge pod that installs above the idiot cluster without blocking anything, as I'm sure many people here would as well.

 

Didn't you already mod a pod to do that, Aaron?

I like it but I can't block the gauges. I'd like to see more "hoods" produced that sit the gauges off to the right and on top of the instrument cluster.

 

As Ive mentioned previously in this post, it blocks a very small (and I mean small) portion of the left side of the tach. You will have some difficulty seeing 100 - 1,000 RPM on the tach and thats about it. But that can be overcome by shifting your head about 1 inch for the moment of time you need to see 100 - 100 RPM. OR....you can tilt it and it will not block any portion of the tach. A good reason to put a gauge there is because its a direct line of sight. You can put gauges over the idiot light cluster all day but thats not direct sight.

 

Idiot cluster pods are about as line of sight as anything else. Instead of shifting your eyes down about a foot, you shift them to the right about a foot. It also opens up the oppertunity to mount more then a single gauge in a spot that doesn't block existing stuff.

 

If I had time and money, I'd get an idiot cluster gauge pod and relocate the idiot lights to where the stock radio (not hooked up... yay!) is. I can't see the damn things in the sun anyways. A buzzer goes off and it takes 30seconds just to figure out which one.

 

What part of 'it doesnt block anything' didnt you understand. Once again, the camera cannot give the point of view or reference that your eyeballs can. Having a gauge on the steering column is a straight shot and MUCH closer then an idiot light cluster pod...In fact your pod even sits further back because it sits behind the idiot light cluster.

I dont mind the comments but lets be realistic and fair.