customized lotek gauge pod...
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customized lotek gauge pod...
i bought the lotek gauge pod around 2 months ago and wasnt very interested in the gauge pod sitting on top of the factory center dash piece, so here is what i did! i bonded the two panels together into one and brought it to the shop and got it painted to match the radio panel (piano black). took a little time... but it was worth it! enjoy (i will take some pics of the gauges lit up when i got time)
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it does look nice... ps i like your sig NsprAshuNz FOKAI=WIN!!!!! its kinda weird i was just thinking of putting that sticker on my car...lol i was actually on their site today looking for that sticker. wow thats really weird
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so you know FOKAI?!.. u must be from guam.. yea my boy is all about fokai and he made us stickers at his work..
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Looks sweet. Question though.. durring the day is there any glare from the sun? I'd imagine some obviously but is it to much possibly? I was thinking of doing this through my entire center piece but the glare possibility is making me weary.
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thanks to all who left me a comment! i think the quality gauge pods these day are way over priced, so i decided to make myself one and i actually saved a lot of money!
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How do you get that panel off? I'm trying to search for it, but it doesn't help that I don't know the proper name for that panel. What I've found so far makes me think that I have to take the radio out to access the screws needed to take that panel off, is that right? Wouldn't want to do unneccessary extra work.
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damn, ah well. You know that hidden anti theft 10mm screw that needs to come out for radio removal? Is that only of anti theft purposes? Does anyone ever not put that back?
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Also if you just remove the metal cover form underneath the steering wheel you can locate and unscrew the bolt in <1 minute.
OP that guage pod is by far the best one I have ever seen... GROUP BUY ANYONE?
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I never put it back... it took me two hours to find/remove it so i dipped it in diesel and burned the ****** (it's only black now but it felt good inside
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Also if you just remove the metal cover form underneath the steering wheel you can locate and unscrew the bolt in <1 minute.
OP that guage pod is by far the best one I have ever seen... GROUP BUY ANYONE?
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Also if you just remove the metal cover form underneath the steering wheel you can locate and unscrew the bolt in <1 minute.
OP that guage pod is by far the best one I have ever seen... GROUP BUY ANYONE?
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How to?
Could you post some instructions on how you made this bad boy? I have a lotek pod sitting in my garage because I wanted to do this with it, but couldn't really figure how to get it to look like one piece.
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