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Old 10-28-2014, 02:03 AM
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I know this questions has been asked a few times, but it's been a few months. Has anyone been able to find or fabricate any type of pillar gauge pod specifically for the C7? Thanks in advance for telling me you haven't found anything either..........
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I would like to know as well.
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I know this questions has been asked a few times, but it's been a few months. Has anyone been able to find or fabricate any type of pillar gauge pod specifically for the C7? Thanks in advance for telling me you haven't found anything either..........
A shop offered to build me one custom to match the pillar material for $300 and I passed. I will wait for the $30 version.
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When I install my ProCharger I'm going to mold my own. Prob take a few hours but at least it won't look totally aftermarket.

One I did for my C6:

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When I install my ProCharger I'm going to mold my own. Prob take a few hours but at least it won't look totally aftermarket.

One I did for my C6:

Thats pretty nice! May do that myself if I get motivated.
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When I install my ProCharger I'm going to mold my own. Prob take a few hours but at least it won't look totally aftermarket.
That looks nice, any idea what kind of fabric you'll use on your C7? Thinking about going down to the dealer and seeing how much the pillar cover itself costs.
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That looks nice, any idea what kind of fabric you'll use on your C7? Thinking about going down to the dealer and seeing how much the pillar cover itself costs.
I "flocked" it on my C6 and might do the same on the C7, Flock looks like suede but just doesn't feel like it. It's what's found on the inside of your glove box.
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I "flocked" it on my C6 and might do the same on the C7, Flock looks like suede but just doesn't feel like it. It's what's found on the inside of your glove box.
Thanks!
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Other than boost on a supercharged car, what readings do you want? Seems like most anything one would need is already available on the instrument cluster.

Not trying to be critical here, car people like customizing their cars, just don’t know of any mechanical info I want that isn’t already there. Don
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Other than boost on a supercharged car, what readings do you want? Seems like most anything one would need is already available on the instrument cluster.

Not trying to be critical here, car people like customizing their cars, just don’t know of any mechanical info I want that isn’t already there. Don
I have Air Fuel Ratio and Boost gauges and the LED that goes to the Alky kit that I want to mount there. Wouldn't mind having Fuel pressure and Alky pressure as well.
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I have Air Fuel Ratio and Boost gauges and the LED that goes to the Alky kit that I want to mount there. Wouldn't mind having Fuel pressure and Alky pressure as well.
Works for me. Don
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Originally Posted by W88fixer
Other than boost on a supercharged car, what readings do you want? Seems like most anything one would need is already available on the instrument cluster.

Not trying to be critical here, car people like customizing their cars, just don’t know of any mechanical info I want that isn’t already there. Don
Just a boost gauge and fuel pressure, really wish they would have taken away the digital readout for fluid temp and made it fuel pressure. Fuel pressure on a blown car is just a nice reassurance your not about blow it up.
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Started the project:





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My Lingenfelter C6 has a boost gauge and fuel pressure gauge. I'd like to do that to my new Z06, maybe adding a 3rd gauge for air/fuel ratio.

I need to buy a double or triple A pillar pod; I don't have the talent to make my own.



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Here is my black suede 3 gauge pillar pod that I made. Dual wide bands & vacuum/boost gauge . If you noticed in the first pic, all three pods are at different angles or squid ,because of line of sight and not blocking each other . In the car they are perfectly inline with my eyes

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Here is my black suede 3 gauge pillar pod that I made. Dual wide bands & vacuum/boost gauge . If you noticed in the first pic, all three pods are at different angles or squid ,because of line of sight and not blocking each other . In the car they are perfectly inline with my eyes
Very nice. I'd like to have one like that.
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Very nice. I'd like to have one like that.
I keep asking him to make me one.
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I keep asking him to make me one.
Yeah, add me to the list of people who'd like one of his gauge pods.
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I just ordered a generic 3 gauge pod and a new OEM pillar... just waiting for it to come in to do the same.
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c'mon Randy time to build more
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