gauge mounting ideas
07-14-03, 10:12 PM
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Dont like it? I dont care
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Originally posted by jetmech77
That triple guage is pretty cool...but you still lose the center speaker.
That triple guage is pretty cool...but you still lose the center speaker.
07-15-03, 12:07 AM
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I've been told (but haven't yet tried it myself) by one of my UK customers (RH drive guys) that you can install my pod and still retain the center speaker (for whatever it's worth). While I'd suspect that this feat would be best facilitated with electrical gauges, such as the Defi Links (for instance) so as to minimize the wiring going around the speaker and it's surrounding area.
That being said, I'd be curious as to how the system would sound with the center gauge hole empty, with just a speaker grill (you or I could fabricate) in it's place, or maybe even a tweeter seperate installed there. I've been planning on making a matching bezel type speaker grill but don't really desire to try the sound test out in my car, as I'm not really set up for that.
Someone should try it and let us know.
Just a thought, carry on......
Frank
That being said, I'd be curious as to how the system would sound with the center gauge hole empty, with just a speaker grill (you or I could fabricate) in it's place, or maybe even a tweeter seperate installed there. I've been planning on making a matching bezel type speaker grill but don't really desire to try the sound test out in my car, as I'm not really set up for that.
Someone should try it and let us know.
Just a thought, carry on......
Frank
07-15-03, 02:44 AM
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i need to buy a water temp and most likely oil temp gauge, and i plan on getting a center speaker pod for mine. And since i have a base, there was never a speaker there neway! 
07-15-03, 02:44 AM
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i need to buy a water temp and most likely oil temp gauge, and i plan on getting a center speaker pod for mine. And since i have a base, there was never a speaker there neway!
07-15-03, 11:24 AM
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Originally posted by Flyrx7
.....That being said, I'd be curious as to how the system would sound with the center gauge hole empty, with just a speaker grill (you or I could fabricate) in it's place, or maybe even a tweeter seperate installed there. I've been planning on making a matching bezel type speaker grill but don't really desire to try the sound test out in my car, as I'm not really set up for that.
Someone should try it and let us know.
Just a thought, carry on......
Frank
.....That being said, I'd be curious as to how the system would sound with the center gauge hole empty, with just a speaker grill (you or I could fabricate) in it's place, or maybe even a tweeter seperate installed there. I've been planning on making a matching bezel type speaker grill but don't really desire to try the sound test out in my car, as I'm not really set up for that.
Someone should try it and let us know.
Just a thought, carry on......
Frank
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07-15-03, 11:27 AM
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Originally posted by teamstealth
i ....speaker pod for mine. And since i have a base, there was never a speaker there neway!
i ....speaker pod for mine. And since i have a base, there was never a speaker there neway!
07-15-03, 01:18 PM
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Even if you don't want to go to the trouble of replacing any of the stock gauges like Max did, the SPA double gauges are a good choice for getting multiple gauge functions in the space of a single gauge.
http://www.maxcooper.com/rx7/how-to/spa_gauges/
They have configurable warning lights and output triggers, so you could turn on extra fans, or hook up a light or buzzer to let you know when you exceed a certain threshold. They're also available with chrome or black trim, with amber or green illumination.
The only thing I don't like about them is the squarish look of the LCD display area. If they were dark instead of backlit, and the numbers were illuminated, they'd be a slightly better looking gauge, in my opinion. They'd also look better in their own pods than contrasting with the stock gauges, but that's just my opinion also.
http://www.maxcooper.com/rx7/how-to/spa_gauges/
They have configurable warning lights and output triggers, so you could turn on extra fans, or hook up a light or buzzer to let you know when you exceed a certain threshold. They're also available with chrome or black trim, with amber or green illumination.
The only thing I don't like about them is the squarish look of the LCD display area. If they were dark instead of backlit, and the numbers were illuminated, they'd be a slightly better looking gauge, in my opinion. They'd also look better in their own pods than contrasting with the stock gauges, but that's just my opinion also.
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