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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 08:32 AM
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DIY centre gauge pod

So I didn't want to pay 100 dollars for a gauge pod, so i made my own and it came out quite nice I'd say

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 07:18 PM
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Not bad. More pics?
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:37 PM
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More pics would be awesome! It looks really clean.
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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Interesting to see how the wires are ran.
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 04:35 AM
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I drilled a hole through the base into the gauge cover so no wires are visible and ran it to my radio ignition power cable

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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 08:21 AM
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You my friend should jump to the for sale section and put this up for sale
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 12:03 PM
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Haha right, I'll make a killing :P
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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I like it
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 12:46 PM
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Pretty clean, good job.
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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 08:10 PM
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What are the interesting looking gauge faces in your cluster? O_o
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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They look like generic "glow shift" overlays that were popular back in the day. I'm open to being corrected though. =)

Edit: Your avatar is fantastic btw SA3R.
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 02:46 AM
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Thanks guys

This is the only link I could find for the gauge covers..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RX7-Mazda-Rotary-13B-FD3S-Aftermarket-Gauge-Clock-Covers-JOB-LOT-TRWORX-/160980225991?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item257b2b4fc7
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