this is were im gunna stick some gauges - help/opinions needed!!!

[PSYKO PHOENIX]

hi guys, as most of you regular forum goes might know (and are prob sick of hearing about) im stickin an oil pressure, oil temp and o2 gauges into my VS

here is where im planing on sticking them




in the gray bit above the cd player

2 questions

1) how do i take that part off/out - so i can drill sopme holes to mount the gauges

2) am i actualy going to be able to mount them there? or is there crap behind it??

 

[dufus]

Remove the center console and unscrew the screws, there as 3 hidden behind that glove box cover and 3 hidden behind the panel under the steering column, it should just pull out now.

I have seen gauges mounted there before, a search may turn up some information on how it was done.

 

[PSYKO PHOENIX]

wicked, thanks heaps bro

 

[STEALTHY™]

My mate did it with his VS.


He said that because the gauges taper, you can cut the hole so the guage will hold itself in, so theres no mounting needed.

Along with what dufus said, you'll also need to take out the Auto cover (just unclip it, don't remove it) and theres 3 screws along the bottom of the radio cover, then this will unclip. Then you should be able to remove the surround.


Edit, i'm a dick, forgot the pics

This pic shows the 3 screws right at the bottom (well, it shows the holes)

 

[PSYKO PHOENIX]

thanks heaps bro!!

that looks amasing! cant wait to get it done!

were there any problems he incounterd while he was doing it??

 

[STEALTHY™]

Not that i know of. He just recommended buying a 2nd surround to cut, so you don't **** up your good one.

 

[PSYKO PHOENIX]

good point!

ill go and buy one next pay, lol, ill doo the work on my good one, and buy an extra one incase i want to take out mu gauges, which i will at some point hahaha

hey the gauges i have have a "dim" function to be activated by a "dim" switch, i was thinkin that i could put the switch on the auto cover, is that do able or are there to many things to get in the way?

 

[STEALTHY™]

Personally i'd hook it up so they dim with the headlights on.

 

[PSYKO PHOENIX]

now thats not a bad idea at all!!!!

is it hard to do??

would an auto sparkey know how to do it??

im not all that good with auto electronics so im gunna do all the mounting of everything then take it to an auto electrition to connect it all up, he should know how to do it aye?

 

[zerodown]

Most likely not. Probably more a plumber or carpenters thing