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Hilux/4Runner Clinometer
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:35 pm
by ToNkA
How rare were these? Did they come on particular models?
Was going to use the housing of one to fit my aftermarket guages for the new engine.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:58 pm
by Mick_n_Sal
They were available in series 1 4runner SR5, A differently housed version was available in some middys. The Series 2 Surfs can also be found with auxillary guage pods - although the recess for them in the dash is on the passenger side.
I scored a set from a wrecker out of a series 1 & fitted them to my series 2 - the other half was exhibiting an irrational fear of side slopes. The "Scream-o-meter" helped to put things in perspective
Mick_n_Sal
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:11 am
by ToNkA
Price thereabouts?
inclometer
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:18 am
by Roctoy
my 84 extra cab sr5 has one
yn65 model if your looking around the wreckers.
Cheers Chris
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:30 am
by phippsy
Would one from an import surf be able to be made to fit??
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:10 am
by alrob
phippsy wrote:Would one from an import surf be able to be made to fit??
i guess so. they just sit (glued or screwed, unsure of which one) on the dash in the little recess.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:42 am
by Mick_n_Sal
It depends on the model of truck you have. A series 2 Surf, like the series 2 4Runners, & 89 - 97 hilux, has a recess in the dash on the passenger side. This recess is where the clinometer fits. The previous shape hilux / 4runner has a rectangular recess in the middle of the dash, adjacent the instrument panel. So the outer housing for the clinometer package, & Facia shape are different between models.
They attach via 4 bolts through the dash into a metal baseplate in the guage assembly.
Mine is from a series 1 4runner. I made a false base from aluminium and simply attached it to the dash mat with cable ties.
Mick_n_Sal
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:51 am
by STUMPY
Mick_n_Sal wrote:They were available in series 1 4runner SR5, A differently housed version was available in some middys. The Series 2 Surfs can also be found with auxillary guage pods - although the recess for them in the dash is on the passenger side.
I scored a set from a wrecker out of a series 1 & fitted them to my series 2 - the other half was exhibiting an irrational fear of side slopes. The "Scream-o-meter" helped to put things in perspective
Mick_n_Sal
i've got one in my 4runner and it's not an sr5
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:53 am
by pegasus
similar things where also in some pajeros...
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:36 pm
by alrob
my 88 SR5 doesn't have one, and i was a little dissapointed. may look into getting one later on, just to make the dash look a bit more substantial.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:26 pm
by 4sum4
I got some for sale if you are chasing one
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:45 pm
by ToNkA
4sum4 wrote:I got some for sale if you are chasing one
I am chasing one.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:52 pm
by 4sum4
ToNkA wrote:4sum4 wrote:I got some for sale if you are chasing one
I am chasing one.
pm
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:28 pm
by Buggarr
Hey Tonka
I got mine From a Wreckers ( Hall 4X4 in Bayswater $ 45 ) fitted it to Dash wired up the Light and she werks Fine.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:00 pm
by ToNkA
Cheers.
Ruff has helped me out and given me one for sexual favours in return, so its all good.
I am going to be mountain the oil pressure, water temp and boost gauge in the housing.