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Got It Finished... 4 Gauge Idiot Light Pod!!!!!!

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Old 07-10-05 | 10:04 AM
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Beautiful work, I am very impressed. Too bad you don't want to make a few more ; ) Looks great though
Old 07-10-05 | 10:43 AM
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yeah im in love with it, i wish you would make more!
Old 07-10-05 | 10:57 AM
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That's very well done. Looks better then factory.

I'm currently working on modifying a Autometer WRX pod for installation above the idiot cluster, but it won't look nearly as smooth as that.
Old 07-10-05 | 11:40 AM
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looks great nicely shaped and very smooth looking
Old 07-10-05 | 11:43 AM
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VERY NICE I'm sure all the time/work will be worth it
Old 07-10-05 | 02:00 PM
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Thumbs up

That's some quality work, be proud man :-D
Old 07-10-05 | 09:23 PM
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Very ******* nice.
Old 07-10-05 | 09:54 PM
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i wish i had the talent and 'know how' to do things like that in my car. mad props to you man.
Old 07-10-05 | 10:27 PM
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I just smacked it off the window and put a really little scuff on the paint... less than a mm.. zkeller couldn't even see it.... but its pissing me off to no end!!!!!!!!!
Old 07-10-05 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ilike2eatricers
Looks good. Only thing I would change is to have the openings angled towards the driverside slightly.

Look again... they ARE angled towards the driver...

Actually.. the one on the left is focused on my right eye both vertically and horizontally.. I actually used a bow square to ensure it was dead on...

since they are all angled the same degree.. the one on the far right is just a bit off because its further away..

but its the best i could do and keep everything in line with the front edge of the idiot light insert and not have really weird angles to fiberglass and mud
Old 07-10-05 | 10:43 PM
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I kept Six of the Idiot lights and am in the process of moving them below the stereo..

I got one of 1fastT2,s blank rado surrounds and modified it to hold my profec and then cut six holes for the lights to show through.. I used the honeycomb that houses the lights in the stock part as a template.

I took the Idiot light housing apart and bastardized the circuit board, cut a six hole pice of the honycomb out that houses the lights to mount behind the holes.. the I cut the silkscreen icon board up and jigsawed it back together in the order i wanted.. (took forever to get it perfect, and glued it to the front of the honeycomb.

now i have to re-wire the main boad to the six remaining lights on the light board so that only the ones i want will work.. Not that big a deal.. the board is such that the power is supplied to the lights and they are grounded to be turned on.. just have to trace WHICH ground on the MAIN board went to the location of the light on the OLD board and re-connect to the new position.

I kept the Oil Level, Hatch Open, Add Coolant, BrAKE oN, DOOR OPEN and one other but i can't remember which right now!!!!!

I'll post a new thread on THAT piece of work when i get it done!!!

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Old 07-11-05 | 08:07 AM
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good work
Old 07-11-05 | 05:28 PM
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i hope that the final one was the low fuel light that you kept!!! but awesome project, keep us posted.
Old 07-11-05 | 07:48 PM
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brilliant work! ...but overkill for my tastes.
Old 07-11-05 | 10:57 PM
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hey YearsOfDecay you mind trying to give me of a writeup im good with wood working and fiberglass so im shure i can do it and would love to mayb pm me some info on it and the only thing id really be afraid about is re routing my idiot gauge cluster could you give me a more step by step on it???
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Old 07-12-05 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by TwEaK
hey YearsOfDecay you mind trying to give me of a writeup im good with wood working and fiberglass so im shure i can do it and would love to mayb pm me some info on it and the only thing id really be afraid about is re routing my idiot gauge cluster could you give me a more step by step on it???
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I'll be posting a write up with pics and diagrams on the Idiot light removal and relocation tomorrow.. thats a PITA but.. not that bad..

You basically have to make a new wiring harness to go from the stock connetor down to the center console.. and cut and splice the main board in the idiot light unit.. what you end up with is the main board from the isiot light cluster sitting in the back of the center console with wires running to half of the light board attached to the stereo surround.
Old 07-12-05 | 03:37 AM
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Oh yeah.. and TeamFC3s apparently has a new idiot light replacement pod out now two or comming out in the near future for those of you who think mine is "too Bubbly!!"
Old 07-12-05 | 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rx7Ridah
i hope that the final one was the low fuel light that you kept!!! but awesome project, keep us posted.

Nah... the gauge in the dash still works.. but the low fuel sender is busted And THE fuel light was Always ON!!!!!!!! So rather than fix it.. in true second gen owner fasion.. i ditched it!!!

the other one i kept was the Alternator "charge" light!!
Old 07-12-05 | 09:39 AM
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Awesome job man, that looks great, id love to have that on my dash. great job again man . my hats off to ya.
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