I was tired of waiting on a gauge solution so after much debate, I decided to make my own. I decided the best place for the gauges was on the dash and I noticed the piece directly above the gauges is removable. To remove, start with the fake carbon fiber trim piece that runs all the way to the passenger door. There is one screw inside the glovebox. Once that screw is out, pull the trim piece off. Once it is off, move to the airbag lights in the center of the dash. there are three more screws there. remove the airbag/emergency flasher assembly. Next pull up and out on the stereo surround. It is pretty tight. Next, locate one phillips screw holding the gauge bezel to the dash. It is at the top left area of where you just removed the stereo surround. Once you take out that one screw, you can move the Gauge cluster bezel out and remove the panel I mounted the gauges to.
Now, I used a piece of cardboard to make a template of the gauge pod. This was by far the longest part of the process. Trim a little, test fit, repeat until it is exactly the size I wanted.
I transfered the template to 1/2 inch MDF and made 4 identical pieces with a jigsaw. Once they were all cut, I used wood glue and a clamp to put them together. After it was all dry, I sanded it smooth. Then I fiberglassed the block of wood. Then I used a 2" holesaw to cut through the first 3 pieces of MDF. From the bottom, I used a 1/2" holesaw to make a place for the wiring. Then I test fit the piece and marked the holes in the dash piece. Once all the holes were cut, I painted it with semi-gloss black paint. Here are a few pics of the process.
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It didn't turn out great, the paint has some imperfections. I plan to take the gauge pod to a body shop and have them paint it the right way. But I am happy with it.
