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Old 12-15-2004, 01:06 PM
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dual or triple A-pillar guage pod?Visibilty problems?

Im not sure if this belongs in this section but if the mods can move this to the correct section it would be greatly appreciated....

Heres my question,to the people that own a triple autometer a-pillar guage pod,is there any visibilty problems???Lights to bright at night from autometer guages?cant see from the left where the a pillar is??I dont want to get a 3 guage pillar if its going to be annoying on long trips or will hurt the eyes when they are on at night...

Also what does everyone think??? 2 or 3 guage a pillar set up??Is the 3 guage pillar to "import"???So far,i ordered autometer phantom guages that consist of water temp ,oil pressure and a trans temp...Now its time to buy the guage pod....If i do get the dual pod,the other guage,ill find a spot for in the dash...I just dont want any visibilty or hurting the eyes at night All and any info will be greatly appreciated....

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I've got the triple and I have had no visibility problems.
Old 12-15-2004, 01:26 PM
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thanks for the input...do you have any pics of your a pod pillar with the guages in the day and night?
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i got the triple piller, it doesnt get in the way at all. mine doesnt sit in the same spot as most peoples since it is custom fiberglass for the new dash. but none the less, they really dont seem that big once its in the car and your driving.
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Here's a crappy pic of them in the dark:



And in the light:

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Just wire the gauges up to the dimmer.... My 3 pillar doesnt bother me at all, but at night, I dont like it really bright, so I dim them. Autometer Sport Comps
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Sometimes I even forget my 3 piller pod is there. Not bulky. No visibility probs...does not bother me at night either!
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Thanks to all that have gave their info...I just ordered a triple a pillar guage pod with phantom oil pressure,water temp and trans temp guages...set me back 215 and should be here friday...I guess its an early christmas gift to my camaro
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They never seem like they are at all in the way. Mine don't seem like they glow as much as my dash, so again, no problem there either.

I have a double pod and a single pod together and they look exactly like a triple pod. For guages in the pod I have electrical z-series trans temp, oil temp, and woltometer autometer guages. On the left of my speedometer I have mechanical water temp and oil temp guages customized to look like my dash gauges.

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Originally posted by Aquafied Iris
They never seem like they are at all in the way. Mine don't seem like they glow as much as my dash, so again, no problem there either.

I have a double pod and a single pod together and they look exactly like a triple pod. For guages in the pod I have electrical z-series trans temp, oil temp, and woltometer autometer guages. On the left of my speedometer I have mechanical water temp and oil temp guages customized to look like my dash gauges.

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Are those twelve guages on the right side of your dash?
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Are those twelve guages on the right side of your dash?
That is a digital dash (idiot lights)
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Originally posted by Aquafied Iris
They never seem like they are at all in the way. Mine don't seem like they glow as much as my dash, so again, no problem there either.

I have a double pod and a single pod together and they look exactly like a triple pod. For guages in the pod I have electrical z-series trans temp, oil temp, and woltometer autometer guages. On the left of my speedometer I have mechanical water temp and oil temp guages customized to look like my dash gauges.

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ooo that is just like my dash was stock...I hate the blasted idiot lights. I always said only an idiot would rely on them... I had the lights fail in the past...cost me my heads!
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That is a digital dash (idiot lights)
Would not call it digital...the lights only come on if something goes way out of range...then it is usually too late. There is no gauges at all. All we have as far as gauges are gas and speed...no tach, oil, temp, or volts....added all but a tach to mine via the pillar pod...going to get a tach soon, not sure where to put it!
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Put the tach where I have mine. It's out of the way and looks great. The biggest problem with adding a tach to my car was that it couldn't be all that big. Autometer Monster tachs are too big to be mounted on the left of the dash due to the angle the windshield is at. I found that the best tach to mount was an autogage 3 3/4" tach. They make 3 types: one with a shift light on the face, one with a shift light on the outside of the dial, and one without a shift light. I own the one with the light on the face. The face is the same size as my other larger guages and it looks great at night with my dash. Anyway, it's just an idea.
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