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Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: 91 e30m42 on May 27, 2009, 12:12:17 AM
Does any one know where i can get those gauge pods that goes in the center air vents of the e30  any help will be great
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: JP 91iS on May 27, 2009, 08:47:12 AM
Do you mean this style:
(http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3476/201/21187600073_large.jpg)

Or this style:
(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/Gussy1980/DSC_0033.jpg)
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: bmwpower on May 27, 2009, 05:53:43 PM
Where'd you get the top one?
And forget about the bottom one...too pricey.
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: JP 91iS on May 27, 2009, 07:00:44 PM
The top ones were a custom build (not by me or anyone I know personally), I'm not sure if anything similar is sold online. May just have to build your own.  Search around - that's all I did.
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: 91 e30m42 on May 27, 2009, 08:01:23 PM
yea the top one is exactly what i want how did you get it.....but the one i want is for only 3 gauges .....one 52mm and 2 60mm....from left to right AFR guage 52mm and the other 2 is 60mm for the oil and water temp....if i have to custom make one myself what are the procedure and materials ima have to aquire
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: Jimmy Lewis on May 29, 2009, 11:07:54 PM
Step 1: Learn how to read, he said he just searched and found that image.
Step 2: Learn how to search, like he did.
Step 3: Ur gunna need lotz of abs plasticz, and uh maybe a heat gun, oh and some gauges.
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: 91 e30m42 on May 30, 2009, 09:57:03 PM
how rude...i was just asking cuh im new to this but thats koo if you wanna be rude i can too
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on May 31, 2009, 12:15:21 AM
Do people try to spell words wrong, is that the "cool thing" to do?
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: Jimmy Lewis on June 02, 2009, 12:10:01 AM
I guess it very well may be the koo thing to do.
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: halmotors on June 02, 2009, 05:38:25 AM
I actually really, really like the second one, to be honest.  However, it says Alpina on it...and it's still way too early in the morning for my heart to take a shock like finding out how much it costs.
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: JP 91iS on June 02, 2009, 01:25:31 PM
Quote from: halmotors;72810
I actually really, really like the second one, to be honest.  However, it says Alpina on it...and it's still way too early in the morning for my heart to take a shock like finding out how much it costs.

Check out this thread on r3v (http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=134086)
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: Jimmy Lewis on June 02, 2009, 02:15:08 PM
That is utter and absolute gold plated monkey shit expensive. Holy hell, who would pay upwards of two grand to have 4 little digital readouts in their center vents?
Title: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on June 02, 2009, 03:30:13 PM
Quote from: Jimmy Lewis;72886
That is utter and absolute gold plated monkey shit expensive. Holy hell, who would pay upwards of two grand to have 4 little digital readouts in their center vents?


+1, I would like to have one but I could buy another E30 for that price.
Title: Re: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: BETTERTECH824 on April 25, 2013, 02:26:59 AM
HEY WHY IS IT PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLETE ASS HOLES TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING A QUESTION . OBVIOUSLY THEY DONT KNOW WHAT EVER THEY ARE ASKING OR THEY WOULDNT BE ASKING.
DID YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ALWAYS AND FOREVER?
CHILL OUT ON PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS.
OR DONT ANSWER THE QUESTION KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT .
THEN PULL YOUR HEAD OUT
Title: Re: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: DRTE30 on October 22, 2013, 12:27:29 PM
I actually really, really like the second one, to be honest.  However, it says Alpina on it...and it's still way too early in the morning for my heart to take a shock like finding out how much it costs.

Expect to pay anywhere from 750 - 850 Euros, depending on how complete it is, and the condition of the gauge its self- provided you can find one.
Title: Re: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: DesktopDave on October 22, 2013, 03:50:18 PM
Now that's what I call a thread resurrection!   ;)

Alpina bits are always incredibly overpriced (I'm sure they could care less about my opinion, eh?).  At least they engineered that vent to permit a bit of airflow...but it's very clear to me that Alpina doesn't do much testing in the US.  That center vent is an absolute necessity south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Title: Re: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
Post by: DRTE30 on October 23, 2013, 02:52:23 AM
I know it was quite the resurrection of a thread, buuuuuut...I figured someone would read my first hand knowledge of the Alpina gauge and take it for what it's worth.  A close friend has two of those things, and while it's pretty cool (especially how old it is), there are other options for a fraction of the costs.  I have come close to buying two of them myself, but I bailed after weighing the costs of the item; its crazy to pay that much for a gauge, but that is my own opinion.  I would much rather put that 750-850 euros toward an actual Alpina, which do pop up from time to time in Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland.  The last one I watched sold for 5800 euro and it was in pretty fair shape.  I also watched an E30 320is with 80k original km sell for 8,900 euro.  I wanted to jump on that one.

Anyhow: Alpina digital gauge is expensive and rare.