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10-15-13, 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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10-15-13, 07:18 PM

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Not bad. More pics?

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10-15-13, 09:37 PM

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More pics would be awesome! It looks really clean.

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10-15-13, 10:03 PM

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Interesting to see how the wires are ran.

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10-16-13, 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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10-16-13, 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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10-16-13, 12:03 PM

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Haha right, I'll make a killing :P

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10-16-13, 12:17 PM

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I like it

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10-16-13, 12:46 PM

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Pretty clean, good job.

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10-16-13, 08:10 PM

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What are the interesting looking gauge faces in your cluster? O_o

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10-17-13, 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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10-18-13, 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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