A-pillar gauge mounts
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S55 AMG
A-pillar gauge mounts
Wondering if anyone knows if this has been done. I am looking at fabricating my own, but want to get some ideas. I've seen the one on the SL55 photoshoot. But I think I want to keep the look of factory material along the A-pillar. Thanks all.
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So you are telling me, with performance upgrades, you would not want to manage fuel pressure, boost, or IAT, or even meth injection rates.....just because it's a "fast and furious" thing???? For me it's about monitoring, and keeping everything within limits, operating at safe levels, and making sure I don't melt the #8 cylinder. I have never thought gauges were "gay" or "ricer" looking. Sure, it can be done in a distasteful way, but done correctly, I believe it would be okay.
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the correct way to do this would be to swap out the command with a carputer or ipad or whatever the kids are using these days and have a "gauges" setting.
A pillar gauges are just all wrong for this kinda car.
A pillar gauges are just all wrong for this kinda car.
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So you are telling me, with performance upgrades, you would not want to manage fuel pressure, boost, or IAT, or even meth injection rates.....just because it's a "fast and furious" thing???? For me it's about monitoring, and keeping everything within limits, operating at safe levels, and making sure I don't melt the #8 cylinder. I have never thought gauges were "gay" or "ricer" looking. Sure, it can be done in a distasteful way, but done correctly, I believe it would be okay.
The pillar is F&F, 10000% fersure.. especially stacked. One single SMALL gauge, tucked down as low to the dash and tastefuly grafted... go for it.
But... you prob need others, so I'd finagle a way to graft something into the ashtray / console storage bin. Not ideal line of sight, but also not sickingly distasteful 8-).
There's lots of options out there - get creative. Integrate stuff into the mirror or something, there's someone on here from Japan who did that but w/ like Nav or rear camera or something... but there is a way.
In my former 930 and //S6 lives, I integrated a few quite tastefully, and some of the guys got REALLY ingenuitive / McGuyveresque (integrated into cluster, etc)... put yer thinking cap on and look outside of the box.
Just tryin to help ya from lookin like a tool and desecrating a fine steed, is all 8-)...
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Understood, but like you said......not ideal for line of sight. I'm not saying I have to have them in a HUD, so I can see them 24/7......but to be able to take a glance without having to take my eyes off the road for an extended period would be nice. I agree that one small gauge tucked down in the a-pillar is good, but I need 3 gauges that I consider to be just as important - IAT's, boost, fuel pressure. I guess it's time to get that "thinking cap" out.
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boost is the only one I've found to be more mandatory for LOS
IAT / EGT / FP can be 2ndary LOS
I tucked a pillar boost pod down low/tight on my //S6 and it looked pretty OK (note the intentional wording heh heh)
some guys even graft them into the vent... pretty trick... if you don't mind losing a vent 8-)
there are def creative solutions out there
good luck! Def share you results...
IAT / EGT / FP can be 2ndary LOS
I tucked a pillar boost pod down low/tight on my //S6 and it looked pretty OK (note the intentional wording heh heh)
some guys even graft them into the vent... pretty trick... if you don't mind losing a vent 8-)
there are def creative solutions out there
good luck! Def share you results...
