Does anyone have any or know where to find any pics or info on installing a 1st gen clinometer in a 2nd gen 4Runner?

Thanks,
Dominic

 

i know someone has taken the shell (the big grey part) and installed the inclinometer underneath their head-unit before. im not exactly sure who it was, but i have seen it done.

 

Im sorry this isnt going to be helpful to you but if you cant get it I would be interested in buying it from you.

 

Yeah I saw that thread but I'm more interested in just mounting it on the dash, I like that look better.

I don't have one yet but if I can find one to match my interior, I'm keeping it. If I ever come across another one I'll definitely put it up for sale on Yotatech

 

there is one on ebay as we speak, grey i believe

 

there's a couple on ebay now, this is what it would look like. I tied the wiring in directly to the dimmer switch wiring.

 

I'm hoping to win the tan one on ebay. I finally found one to match my interior, so no one else bid on it!!! Dublin thanks, that looks awesome. Was it hard to mount, do the contours match up (does it sit flush on the dash pad)?

 

Haven't permanently mounted it yet, just sitting on velcro for now. The contour of the 2nd gen dash is a little different than the 1st gen, so depending on the cover it might sit pretty flat. So far I've seen 3 slight cover differences for the 1st gen including the Tercel clinometer. the tercel cover fits best followed by the earliest 1st gen (slight change in 87 up). Also I've seen 2 versions for the 2nd gen, the earlier 90-91 sits completely flat, where the 92 up has a slanted bottom to tuck it closer to the dash on the right handed models.

 

Damnit, I was out bid...so I still need to find one. Does anyone else have pics of an inclinometer in their 2nd gen 4Runner?

 

I believe Lysmachia has one...I'll search for pics for you

 

Another tan one on ebay

 

Thats exactly were I put mine when I had my second gen. I just velcrowed it down. I painted the shell black with some duplicolor plasticote paint stuff. I jammed it into that indention on the top of the dashboard on the passanger side.

 

I managed to fit one in mine:



Had to mod the inclinometer as well as the dash. Since the dash was sunchecked anyway, it was no big deal. I don't think any of the Toyota iclinometers will go one without some modification. Wiring was east though... just 12v (from lights) and a ground.

 

Elvota, like your head unit, got sirius too!?

 

Dublin thanks for the heads up, it's mine now. I'll have to take some pictures when I get around to the install.

Elvota, did you have to remove the dash pad at some point? If you did, was it hard to get out?

 

Well, as I said before... my dash was already in pretty bad shape so I had little to worry about. I tried to pull the pad, but just seemed like a lot of bolts so I took my Dremel and did this (dash lovers look away )



Be careful if you go this route though, because your duct work is just underneath the pad. Plus there is a metal bar/ strap running across the top. I cut some out to make the gauge sit level. I ended up with this:



The pic doesn't really do it justice. In reality, it's very close to level and the browns blend really well. I thought I'd use it a lot more than I do. It's nice to have when things get real tippy... just as a reference. Plus is spooks the GF when I get past 30 degrees is any direction.