A-pillar gauge holder
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A-pillar gauge holder
Not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I have trans gauge wired but not mounted yet. Looking to mount on A-pillar in my 96 4Runner. Have looked at a number of A-pillar gauge holders but don't know if any particular brand is better than another. All seem to come black and need to be painted. Anyone have experience with different brands and how well they fit around the pillar? Also, if you painted the black to match interior color, what kind of paint did you use. thanks
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How was the tranny temp gauge install? I'm doing one tonight along with oil pressure, temp, and voltage. I've got 300 dollars wrapped up in autometer gauges.
Phew....can't wait to get them in my taco.
Oh, I used the standard aluminum horizontal aluminum mounts mfg by Jegs. These look sweet in a truck but probably don't fit too well in a runner. Anyway take it easy.
-Chad
Phew....can't wait to get them in my taco.
Oh, I used the standard aluminum horizontal aluminum mounts mfg by Jegs. These look sweet in a truck but probably don't fit too well in a runner. Anyway take it easy.
-Chad
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Hi Chad,
I took a trip to NH for a wedding and stopped by IPT in New Jersey for the throttle body mod. Had them flush the trans as well and install a sending block in the trans line so all I would have to do is the electrical hookup. I need to get an A-pillar gauge mount before I do the final install. I wanted the setup to look like part of the car thats why I didn't go with the aluminum mounts. By the way, John and the guys at IPT were great. They got me in and out in half a day so I could get on the road in time to get to the wedding. Thanks for the reply
I took a trip to NH for a wedding and stopped by IPT in New Jersey for the throttle body mod. Had them flush the trans as well and install a sending block in the trans line so all I would have to do is the electrical hookup. I need to get an A-pillar gauge mount before I do the final install. I wanted the setup to look like part of the car thats why I didn't go with the aluminum mounts. By the way, John and the guys at IPT were great. They got me in and out in half a day so I could get on the road in time to get to the wedding. Thanks for the reply
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Originally Posted by dwa
Hi Chad,
I took a trip to NH for a wedding and stopped by IPT in New Jersey for the throttle body mod. Had them flush the trans as well and install a sending block in the trans line so all I would have to do is the electrical hookup. I need to get an A-pillar gauge mount before I do the final install. I wanted the setup to look like part of the car thats why I didn't go with the aluminum mounts. By the way, John and the guys at IPT were great. They got me in and out in half a day so I could get on the road in time to get to the wedding. Thanks for the reply
I took a trip to NH for a wedding and stopped by IPT in New Jersey for the throttle body mod. Had them flush the trans as well and install a sending block in the trans line so all I would have to do is the electrical hookup. I need to get an A-pillar gauge mount before I do the final install. I wanted the setup to look like part of the car thats why I didn't go with the aluminum mounts. By the way, John and the guys at IPT were great. They got me in and out in half a day so I could get on the road in time to get to the wedding. Thanks for the reply
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Originally Posted by Bob_98SR5
thats what i use
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Originally Posted by dwa
Bob, took a look at their site and saw only a universal for single gauge.
http://www.gaugepods.com/toyota_t.html
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Dwa, it seems you got setup rather quickly. Nice to know some shops are still doing good work. Anyhow I stilll haven't got to my 300 dollars worth of autometer gauges yet, as I've been working 12 hour days and cleaning the garage in the evenings. I read all these "build up" threads, and mod threads and have been thinking of maybe taking some pics of all my gauge installs and contributing them to yotatech. We'll see what happens. I'm currently without my yota She'll be up and running as soon as I dedicate a day to finish her.
-=sorry about the long drawn out post....it was a 13 hour day=-
-=sorry about the long drawn out post....it was a 13 hour day=-
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Originally Posted by HOJU
i looks like it blends in pretty good, am i right? or in retrospect would black have been a better choice?