Cascade Crew

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: Triple gauge pod

Just bought a tach and 3 gauges from summit. WHOO!

Does anyone have experience with the triple gauge pods? not really sure how they go together. hahah

iansane · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject:

All the ones I've seen are "covers" that go over the stock a-pillars. My dual pod was like that. I had to cut a hole in the factory trim piece to feed the wires through and rivet/screw/whatever the pod to the pillar piece. Fairly easy, just don't do it too low otherwise it hits the dash. Smile

I think I've seen the triple pods that go the entire length of the pillar piece but they're still just covers.

RSFreak · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:56 pm Post subject:

Why doesn't someone make one that replaces the stock trim piece with the pods molded in? Confused

BluFbdy · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:59 pm Post subject:

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:04 am Post subject:

I thought the one I had was full replacement?

Anyway, I have a tripple in mine. It makes removing the dash pad PITA!

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:37 am Post subject:

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:14 am Post subject:

Ok, maybe thats why I'm not overly happy with fitment. I ended up cutting n drilling mine and making it install like a stock vert piece.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:23 am Post subject:

Aren't the Vert pieces different? I don't know that they offer a Vert specific piece.

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:18 am Post subject:

Yes n No.

The vert pieces where t-top ones cut down with a hole drilled/c-sunk to stay in place. So thats what I did with my tripple pod.

iansane · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject:

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:18 pm Post subject:

You have 2 in yours? Or are you saying 1 each side?

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject:

Nice Idea, but ian, what if you have to service a gauge? Certain brands.... cough:innovate:cough have a history of failing.

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject:

So I just test fitted it, and the studs on the back hit the molding. grr. should i cut the studs down or what?

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject:

If you mean the studs on the back of the gauges, you can cut them. Just don't go crazy, in case you want to install them elsewhere.

iansane · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:00 pm Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:02 pm Post subject:

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:44 am Post subject:

Yeah thats how the back of my gauges look. Autometer Cobalt.

Those brass studs that hold the harness in place; the left one hits the inside edge of the pod. so the harness wont slip over the gauges, and i can't tighten it down. The gauges don't even sit all the way down in the pods.

So I can trim those studs a little bit?

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:16 am Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject:

Honestly its been way too long for me to remember. It doesn't sound out of the realm of possibility though. That would've been after I cut the factory trim piece so it was passed the point of no return. Smile

Just don't trim it too short and you'll be fine. Thread the nut on it and then cut so when you unscrew the nut it'll somewhat fix the threads. You'll still need to clean them up with a knife or file or something.

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject:

Alright sounds good. I've got a guy working on it right now. He does fabricating and stuff so I think he'll come up with somethin. haha