I was wondering if I could put 3 gauges up on the door facing on my 92 Bird? Are they hard to hook up? (ex: link below)

http://www.roadrageperformance.ca/autometer.php

What gauges would I need and/or should I wait until I get a new engine?

 

its not hard if you know what your doing. it mounts over the stock pillar and you drill little holes threw them both and use the little "tree" push tabs to hold it in place. as for gauges.......thats up to what you want to use. i have the dual gauge pillar in my car and have an air/fuel gauge and oil pressure gauge both autometer phantoms.

 

the roof pillar... not the door. for a minute there i was wondering.

 

Hmmm I was I lil confused there 4 a sec 2 on where u where gonna put the gauges… now u have me wondering wut they would look like if u put them on the upper plastic door sill…

 

pretty easy to do. I went ahead and drilled holes through the pillar for all the wires, then screwed the pod in, instead of those stupid plastic thumb tacts.

 

 

oh he's got me beat, he has three! haha

 

are those autometer ones electronic? i dont wanna have to run little fuel press lines and vac hoses so i can have some aftermarket gages.

 

yup, electric. they make both styles actually, but i prefer electric as well.

 

LOL...couldn't remember the name, LOL...pillar, yeah that was it.
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Thats what I am talking about but I guess I will have to change the dash gauges and the pillar gauges to white just for a color change.

 

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it is a roof pillar, look it up

 

Yikes... that kinda talk will definately get you booted here!

I've heard it called both. Roof or A pillar, though it seems as if it's more commonly called the A pillar when it's an import.

Either way, it comes out easy and you can route the wires right into the dash, so it isn't a bad job at all.

 

Any recommended gauges? What kind of gauges should I put there. Water, Oil pressure, etc?

 

Whatever you want! Long as it isn't a clock

 

LOL, but what do people usually put there?

 

most ppl put the air/fuel ratio, you shouldnt need oil or water temp unless your gauges are not hooked up like mine, same goes for volt meter, because again it should be in the dash already. So options left are, air/fuel, trans temp, oil temp, vacuum, etc.... open up an autometer or summit catalog, theres lots of options. You can never have too many gauges, i love that look.

Ammeter is another one, but i wouldnt recommend it, because it measures what your alternator is producing, and the only way to measure it, is if the amps go through the ammeter, before they go to your car's electrical system. SO you have to run all that power through a wire INTO the car, and then back out to the electrical. HUGE fire hazard.

 

IMO if you go with a dual gauge pod, I'd go w/a trans temp gauge, and air/fuel. If you are worried about it being hard to install, I think the easiest gauges to install, would be #1, a vacuum gauge(and it would be a good choice to have), and pretty much any gauge that would be an upgrade from stock (oil pres, temp, volts).

Now if your going to go with a triple gauge pod on the other hand, you might as well just get a boost gauge, and slap on a home-made turbo kit.....
Thats the route I would go

 

I have Auto Meter Pillar Gauge Pods
Gauge Pod, Full Pillar, Dual 2 1/ 16 in., Black ABS, Chevy/ Pontiac, Camaro/ Firebird with T-Tops that I decided I'm not using. PM me if your interested.

 

Yep, that would be correct.

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LOL, one thing at a time.

 

i kinda like these over the A-pilller i think they look amazingg

has anyone ever heard of aftermarket needles?
id like to get some orange onesss
PS- the gay seat covers are gone =)

 

What gauges have you got? Do you know of anyone in the Calgary area with a white 91 to 92 Bird V6?

 

hmm cant say that i do...
its kinda unforunate that all 3rd gens around here are in SHIITTT shape
except for the odd old geezer...no hard feelings lol

ps- there iequus i think?

 

dubcity- i was also thinking of mounting gauges there, but i planned on mounting them on individual mounts so i could angle them all towards the drivers seat. i also planned on putting a shift light in the vent just aboe those gauges.

as for gauge choice ive been planning on water temp, oil press., and trans temp., but a vacuum gauge is a very good thing to have. u can do alot of trouble shooting with a vacuum gauge alone.

the only reason i am getting an after market water temp gauge is cause my current one hasnt worked since i bought the car. My factory oil pressure gauge is way off. (run an oil pressure test on your car and see how accurate that stock gauge is. WOW!) and trans temp so i dont over heat my trans from too many burnouts. haha!

 

yeah man thats a good idea,
i dont think mine are angled towards the driver enough,
and if i did it any more the passenger could see the
wires n such behind the guages and it looked like shitt

 

hey, heeeeyyyy! Not all of us can afford the bling, and to keep their cars looking sexy. My reservation rocket is fast, and that's all that matters to me

The thaw is coming, your car going to be ready to be spanked?

FWIW - I call 'em the A pillar (and my curiosity is killing me, what can a guy say that'll get 'em banned that fast?). I was going to get a vacuum and A/F gauge there, I think those are the most common, especially on a carbed car.

 

haha wasnt directed to anyone on here
hahah yeah man ill be ready as soon as i get a new clutch

 

i'd rather do this so it doesn't look like it was added on....

 

That looks good but I think the a-pillar looks more stock than in the radio bezel.

I don't want to draw alot of attention to my car so I have a vacuum gauge under hood as well as fuel pressure. Those are the types of things I don't need to see all the time- I think they just get in the way when mounted all over the interior. Of course they're great to have, especially when troubleshooting.

Regarding Air/Fuel Ratio gauges- those narrow band ones don't really do anything. If it's not wideband it's a waste of money.

 

i was kinda more or less referring to the ones in the full cluster behind the steering wheels...

 

Yeah that looks awesome, but isn't he looking to add more gauges? There's only so much room available in the stock cluster's location.

 

matt, your car dosent count here....

I love that setup, but the one in the radio bezel looks a bit out of place like already mentioned.

 

well, atleast i kept the radio!