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Old 01-05-2009, 11:21 PM
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Default Custom Gauge Pod/ Any Advice?

I have a 98 S70 T-5 and I bought the Gaugepods.com single pod for my boost gauge. I put it in a while back, but I recently had an idea. I want to take out the housing that holds the heater vents above the climate control ***** and make it a gauge pod for 2 or 3 gauges. I was just wondering if anyone has done it and if you have any advice. It was hard enough to route the vacuum hose to the a-pillar, how much harder do you think it will be to route it to the center of the car?! Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
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Old 01-06-2009, 07:32 AM
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I will be a pain to run the hose/wires.
If all else fails maybe find an extra set of vents and put the guages in the vents.
 
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You could have RodPods custom make you a A-pillar gauge pod that actually looks OEM.
 
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Old 01-06-2009, 07:54 PM
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Anyone know where I can get some of the vacuum hose that is a bit more flexible? I almost have it worked out, but the hose keeps getting kinked.
 
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Taking the entire upper dash out isn't that hard, so I would think routing the plumbing wouldn't beall that difficult.
 
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Just find some rubber vacuum line through the tough areas. Or slip the rubber hose over the hard plastic line and it might not kink.
 
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