Outer Limits 4x4 Board

i had some guages left over from another car and i decided to make a couple of pods for the GU

so i went to the local bunnings and got myself 2 x 50mm PVC 90degree bends.


these fit the gauges perfectly


cut the PVC to size



checked the position


pulled out the pillar cover and drilled a 54mm hole with a hole saw



54mm was big enough for the PVC to fit snugly





test fitted the pillar cover and marked the position for the second gauge



repeated the process for the second gauge



and fitted them again to the ute.





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To be continued.....

Nice work thinking outside the square!

Nice work mate.

Even the Missus liked it.
First comment was "Why didn't you think of that before spending so much money on a pillar pod?"

Very clever.

Nice work there fella.
But mechanical oil pressure in cab?

thanks guys . ill post more pictures as my little project progresses.

the mechanical oil press guage is just a stand in for the time being..ill be replacing it with a pyrometer as soon as i fing one in celcius and not farenheit.

i learn my lesson in the old car where the oil gauge leaked into the dash....NEVER AGAIN!!

Ah, that looks better than a lot of more expensive options... well done.

well here are the pods, sanded, plastic primed and coated with satin black plastic paint.



i must say they are looking good!

must resist the temptation to install today..gotta let them dry for 24hrs.

thats great, those pillar pods arn't angled in the right direction anyway IMO, good work!

Looking good!
I might have done that.... I've bought pillar pods instead but I had to cut the back open as the VDO gauges are a bit too long

great idea and write up. i gues that gets around the problem (as mentioned above) about some brands of gauges not fitting the pillar pods correctly.

Great Idea. Wow, Cav :-)

well they are almost finished.

the gauges were fitted to the painted pods



and the pods were fitted to the pillar




and from the drivers point of view


im going to drive around tomorrow and if i like the way the gauges are positioned (i can still ajust the angle and height) then ill pull the pillar cover out and plastic weldand adhere the pods to the pillar cover.

very neat job mate!! looks like a brought one

how do the gauges stay in the plastic tubes?

built2redline,

That has got to one of the best/easyest mod i've ever seen
well done mate love ya work,thinkin outside the box at its
best

Animal