LHD 3-meter gauge-pod? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

TuxedoCartman · 10-06-2012, 06:39 AM

By chance, has anyone seen whether or not somebody's making a gauge-pod setup, similar to this one, for left-hand-drive cars?

Edit: ...and I have NO idea why there's a grinning face next to my thread title. I certainly didn't intend to put it there.

Loki2x · 10-08-2012, 10:45 AM

Nice place for a gauge pod. Wish it blended in with the dash better. Also, is that where the passenger side air bag deploys from?

G-Man · 10-08-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Loki2x

Nice place for a gauge pod. Wish it blended in with the dash better. Also, is that where the passenger side air bag deploys from?

I believe it deploys above that panel.

Tansey86 · 10-08-2012, 11:00 AM

You want your gauges to be in your field of view, you dont want to have to look to the passenger side when you wanna see whats going on. I think an A-Pillar gauge or steering column gauge setup is best. Clean looking setup though.

FuzionTeknique · 10-08-2012, 02:22 PM

I have a company that is in process of making it! We are going to have it ready for SEMA. ALthough i will probably not be putting gages in it.

kxbuck65ST · 10-09-2012, 01:15 AM

Nice place for a gauge pod. Wish it blended in with the dash better. Also, is that where the passenger side air bag deploys from?

Genomaxter · 10-09-2012, 07:36 AM

There are airbags in both A pillars. I would not put guages there without removing those airbags.

JiB · 10-09-2012, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by FuzionTeknique

I have a company that is in process of making it! We are going to have it ready for SEMA. ALthough i will probably not be putting gages in it.

Cool, make sure u make a matching panel for the cd player side to

and do RHD too

FuzionTeknique · 10-09-2012, 01:42 PM

they are doing both in carbon fiber

TuxedoCartman · 10-09-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Genomaxter

There are airbags in both A pillars. I would not put guages there without removing those airbags.

This is why I was attracted to this design. Is it an ideal place for viewing? No. Is it one of the only places available without removing airbags or your radio (like the TRD kit does)? Yes.

Genomaxter · 10-09-2012, 05:03 PM

I still want to look into using a head unit with a full LCD screen and use that for gauges but I don't want to stick a whole computer in my car.

86silver · 06-07-2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FuzionTeknique

I have a company that is in process of making it! We are going to have it ready for SEMA. ALthough i will probably not be putting gages in it.

can u let me know when they have it complete because i want to start getting an idea and actually see what it will look like.

Yamajee · 06-07-2013, 06:08 PM

Reminds me of the good ol' supra. I've seen it on a few FR-S's though.

aruxe · 12-21-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 86silver

can u let me know when they have it complete because i want to start getting an idea and actually see what it will look like.

They have completed the development already.
sale on ----> link to the exact product japanparts.com

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Tansey86 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2003 Subaru Outback Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,318 Thanks: 154 Thanked 528 Times in 300 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You want your gauges to be in your field of view, you dont want to have to look to the passenger side when you wanna see whats going on. I think an A-Pillar gauge or steering column gauge setup is best. Clean looking setup though.

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kxbuck65ST Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2 Location: 美国 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice place for a gauge pod. Wish it blended in with the dash better. Also, is that where the passenger side air bag deploys from?

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Genomaxter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 firestorm FRS Location: Slidell Posts: 147 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There are airbags in both A pillars. I would not put guages there without removing those airbags.

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Genomaxter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 firestorm FRS Location: Slidell Posts: 147 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I still want to look into using a head unit with a full LCD screen and use that for gauges but I don't want to stick a whole computer in my car.

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Yamajee Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Rocket Bunny'd GT86 Location: Dubai Posts: 556 Thanks: 68 Thanked 144 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Reminds me of the good ol' supra. I've seen it on a few FR-S's though.

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