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Old 11-27-2016, 11:11 AM
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Auto Meter gauges Install

Has anyone installed 3 gauges where the a/c -heater slot goes above the radio? I measured the area and there is enough room but will have to Dremel out some areas to make fit
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Re: Auto Meter gauges Install

I'm sure it could be done and made to look nice, but why not go with a gauge pillar? They are not too expensive and look really nice. Here is the two gauge pillar I installed.............






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Looks pretty good, but I'm looking to just have the three below my tach so I can look in one area. Idealy it should look sweet. But I'm sure there are a few snags I'll run into with mounting them.
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The pillar gauges look nice, but I don't like advertising that I have extra gauges (because the younger folks seem to take that as an invitation to challenge me to a race-which I have no desire to do). Additionally, most of the pods touch the dash. IIRC, the older autometer pillar pods were slightly higher so they didn't touch.
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I placed two 2-1/16" gauges and my fan and fuel pump switch in the radio's spot using the plastic dash undertray from another third gen, gives it the same textured plastic look. I really like it, sure it could be done in the heater controls area if you had a stereo.





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