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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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Does anyone know where to purchase flat bottom gauge pods that mount to a flat or semi-flat dash and hold standard size gauges?

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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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I think all the auto stores have them. I think ive seen them in pep bpys before? What are you wanting to do? this?

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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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Nah actually, the application is for a friends VW GTI. It has an airbag in the pillar, and nobody seems to make a pillar pod for that reason. The dash does happen to be pretty flat though to the right of the steering column. The poor guy has his boost guage velcro'd to the steering column...
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 11:18 AM
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Something like this would be decent, but something with a flat top and rounded edges would be awesome. I know i'm going to end up fabricating something...

http://www.egauges.com/vdo_acce.asp?..._Console&Cart=
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you can get the older a-pillar ones and just dremmel it down, I did it on my audi
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 12:59 PM
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you can get the older a-pillar ones and just dremmel it down, I did it on my audi
Did you disable your pillar airbag? What if it goes off, are you going to have guages flying at your face? Keep in mind this concern comes from someone who has been injured from an airbag in the past... those things come out with deadly force.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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What exactly are you looking for? I have my Boost gauge in a cup on my dash. Bought it from www.summitracing.com. GReddy makes gauge bands, that simply wrap around the gauge and hold it down. www.greddy.com
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the airbag comes out of the bottom, it dosnt actually fly at the person, the A-pillar stays in place, its actually bolted there, it bends at the bottom where the Apillar meets the rubber that surrounds the window.
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heres a pic from an S4, same thing in a GTi
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or if hes got the $$$ he can get this http://www.supremepower.com/category...r-apillar.html
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