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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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wow...cool! looks like a god damn air plane! have to have a co-pilot to tell you WTF is goin on
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Very nice presentation. Extremely nice selection and installation. I want it!!
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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that looks beautiful.
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 10:53 PM
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are you running 2 boost gauges?
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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Very nice setup!!! One day i'm going to have to steal your idea
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboLumpy
are you running 2 boost gauges?
Yep, old autometer is still sitting in the A-pillar until my A/F gauge arrives
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Awesome setup! I just ordered a set of Frank's 52mm Tri-Pod and bought the new Autometer Nexus Gauges. I got a 52 mm Boost/Vac gauge, 52 mm Water Temperature, and 52 mm Oil Temperature. I'll try and post pictures when they're installed. I hope it turns out as nice as yours!
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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NICE!!!!!!!!! I love the look of your stock gauges...i just hate the nasty orange look...NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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I don't want to sound like a ricer, but here goes. Does he make them in carbon fiber.
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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I don't want to sound like a ricer, but here goes. Does he make them in carbon fiber.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 08:30 AM
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Part II coming soon.... Defi D-series A/F gauge

Questions and comments welcome
I love the look. I wonder if you tint the glass on the cluster what it will look like? That way when the car is off it will kind of match your Gauges. But then you would have to be driving with the lights on all the time. BTW is your car running higher temps than usual or mine run very cold? My Temp gauge is under the half hay all the time. But I notice your is past it. On all my pst FD I never seen one like that.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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I'm not going to tint the cluster plastic Like you said, I'd have to always have the lights on. And whatever, the water temp is like 210F in that pic. As for the stock gauge, it's not reliable and I probably put the needle back on slightly off-kimber when I was reassembling the gauges.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:48 AM
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Heh...if you wanted to get really creative, you could tint the plastic and just wire it so only the cluster lights come on with ignition.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Hyperite, did you change the lighting behind the various buttons as well.. like the headlamp togle and the cruise? They seem significantly brighter.

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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JaNusSolSumnus
Hyperite, did you change the lighting behind the various buttons as well.. like the headlamp togle and the cruise? They seem significantly brighter.

~Kris
Why yes I did, thank you for noticing I took off as many of the red/orange bulb covers behind the buttons as I could. They make the buttons look yellow now, but that's fine until I can pick up some tiny white leds. Same project for the climate controls.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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i ahve that similar gauge pod, but the 3 series.


i cant get the back to stay down for some reason. have you had this problem?
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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potatochobit, I sent you a PM.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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Nice job with the stock gauge faces.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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United flight 506, you are cleared for take off on runway 7...

Just kidding, looks great!
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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(I own an FC) But damn those are awesome!
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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Thanks for the tip on Changing the color on the stock guages! Looks really sweet by the way.

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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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(I own an FC) But damn those are awesome!
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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Well, it seems like a year ago that I was posting "What gauges should i get?" (it was). Here is the result of a year of selection, discrimination, frustration, and (for one fine man) molding.

Mr. Frank Lee Junior. I am forever in his debt (just kidding, I paid him ). Most of you know of his gauge pods. They resemble the intake manifold on a V6 and hold gauges where the center speaker was. Well, I asked him to do something he'd never done: Make me a quad gauge 60mm pod (old thread here).
He did it, it's beautiful. Here's the results.

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...d=109866&stc=1

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...d=109867&stc=1

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...d=109868&stc=1

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...d=109869&stc=1


Yep, pretty nice isn't it Anyway, I decided on the Defi BF series gauges. Beautiful gauges, Defi accuracy, and a perfect fit for my new quad-60mm pod.

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...d=109870&stc=1


Wow, nice setup. But im pretty sure ive never seen that car out anywhere. and I live in BG. Do you ever take it out? race or whatever?

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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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i tried to put LED's before when i saw that on the supra forum but i never thought of sanding the red film, props to you that looks very very clean. i have a extra cluster that i tinted but it was not that bright even with the LED's, again nice work.
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