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DISCUSSION => Swaps, Turbos, Buildups => Topic started by: persianbmw on October 12, 2009, 03:50:46 PM

Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: persianbmw on October 12, 2009, 03:50:46 PM: whered you guys mount your gauges just curious im looking to do something kinda oem ish hopefully i can find a driver side ac mount
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: bwawuz02 on October 12, 2009, 04:38:08 PM: ACSchnitzer has the best one in my opinion, above the mirror, where the check panel is on the 325 cars. if you use a 1/2" thick mount plate I think you could offset the depth to angle the gauges toward you more than he has, just a thought tho.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: AcSchnitzer318is on October 13, 2009, 11:31:23 AM: ^Thanks... I used fiberglass and MDF so that I could angle it just the way you describe. I guess I could have angled it more though.

(http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/acse30/318is%20Turbo%20Install/IMG_1950.jpg)

(http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/acse30/318is%20Turbo%20Install/IMG_1951.jpg)
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: bwawuz02 on October 14, 2009, 09:22:04 PM: only thing is i would prefer a boost gauge that shows vacuum as well.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: AcSchnitzer318is on October 14, 2009, 09:24:09 PM: Yep... buying that shortly.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Danny707 on October 15, 2009, 02:41:10 AM: My idea.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: AcSchnitzer318is on October 15, 2009, 09:03:51 AM: Yep, Danny's pod was originally there. I just took the idea and improved on it by making it sturdier and tilting the gauges to the driver. Need to cover it in something better than speaker box carpet though...
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Danny707 on October 15, 2009, 03:41:09 PM: I had that pleather type stuff on there, it looked pretty alright.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Boosted E30 on October 15, 2009, 07:18:05 PM: (http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp24/E30318is/DSCF1085.jpg)
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: AcSchnitzer318is on October 15, 2009, 11:09:40 PM: ^Like that too... where did you get the gauge overlays in the cluster? Been looking for silver or white ones that were decent. ie non ricer...
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on October 16, 2009, 10:45:31 AM: I just want to know where he got the gauge needles, or if he painted them.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Boosted E30 on October 16, 2009, 01:40:10 PM: I took the whole cluster apart and scaned the gauge faces onto my computer and made them how I liked and then printed them out on photo paper, at night they light up completely red looks cool. The needles I just painted with a permanent marker. If your goin to try doing this be very very carful when ur pullin the needles off it will break very easy.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: AcSchnitzer318is on October 16, 2009, 02:23:01 PM: Interesting... what photo software did you use to edit the scans? I think I'll give that a shot since I have a spare cluster mucking about.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Boosted E30 on October 16, 2009, 07:11:49 PM: I dont remember anymore i did it so many years ago, i may still have copys somwhere ill try to find them and then i can just email it to you and all you will have to do is print them cut em out and install.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: bwawuz02 on October 16, 2009, 08:42:57 PM: Quote from: Boosted E30;79977
I dont remember anymore i did it so many years ago, i may still have copys somwhere ill try to find them and then i can just email it to you and all you will have to do is print them cut em out and install.

can you CC me on that email ;) bwawuz02@yahoo.com
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Boosted E30 on October 16, 2009, 10:00:31 PM: Ya if I can find them. The speedo will be in km though so you will have to figure out a way to change that if yours is in mph.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: persianbmw on October 16, 2009, 11:18:05 PM: awsome job i wanna avoid an A pillar mount unfortunately im an e36 no way to really do either of those.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: AcSchnitzer318is on October 16, 2009, 11:25:45 PM: Quote from: Boosted E30;79977
I dont remember anymore i did it so many years ago, i may still have copys somwhere ill try to find them and then i can just email it to you and all you will have to do is print them cut em out and install.

That would be much appreciated... I have templates already in the computer, but yours would help quite a bit from a design stand point.

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Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Boosted E30 on October 17, 2009, 01:21:20 AM: Quote from: persianbmw;79991
awsome job i wanna avoid an A pillar mount unfortunately im an e36 no way to really do either of those.

You could do them in the compartment under the radio/above thrash tray if you have that open hole there.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: carlos318is on October 18, 2009, 01:34:15 PM: Sorry to take this a bit off topic but I am very interested in how you did the clocks by using a PC as I am very interested in doing this my self:D
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: Boosted E30 on October 20, 2009, 06:30:57 PM: Sorry guys no luck on finding them.

Carlos, you can take the faces right off of the gauge heads, they are held on by 2 screws and the needle just pulls off. Then you just scan them onto ur computer and edit them how ever you like make the black white and the numbers black or what ever color you want them to be. Print them on photo paper cut them out and install. When you put them in though don't put the original faces on just the new ones.
Title: boost gages post your pics
Post by: carlos318is on October 21, 2009, 12:14:51 PM: Thanks mate I have a set of old clocks so I will give it a go :D