RobMk6 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Can you please post up some pics of any gauges/dials/pillar pods you have I've done a search but the results that come up are so vast its unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Before flocking and fibre glass http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac263/lordjc1983-2/Silver%20Escort/DSC07021.jpg http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac263/lordjc1983-2/Silver%20Escort/DSC07019.jpg http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac263/lordjc1983-2/Silver%20Escort/DSC07020.jpg http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac263/lordjc1983-2/Silver%20Escort/DSC07562.jpg http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac263/lordjc1983-2/Silver%20Escort/DSC07640.jpg http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac263/lordjc1983-2/Silver%20Escort/DSC07633.jpg It was the guage holder designed for a MK6 escort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMk6 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 I like that, may just settle for the 2 Gauge pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 IMO not the best place to put it, but the easiest and cheapest option, else where needs alot of work and doesn't always look good, I did consider a 3 pod, but looks OTT imo I had my gauges out of necessity not for looks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 IMO not the best place to put it Unfortunately true when it comes to mk6's, but in Johns defense, gone are the easy to use flat surfaces of the mk5 and mk5b and in its place sweeping curves and bends right across the dash making molding in gauges that don't look out of place twice the job and 10 times the involvement to achieve. I'm fortunate to have a mk5b which offers a abundance of usable flat angles to mount gauges and in my case a Usb flashdrive & Ipod/phone reading bluetooth receiver too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMk6 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 yea i saw them, i like the thinking, mine wont be for looks either, as my dvd is going in the same place as the last one i may just make a plate to mount them where the stereo used to live. gonna go ahead and order that alarm and the water temp sensor/gauge me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 i found this a while ago and am in the process of copying it. i have moved my heater controls and currently have a oil pressure gauge in place (no pic)but i will soon be getting my other 2 gauges, the green perspex panel will have letters number etc... stuck on it will then be painted black with the letters peeled of leaving the letters numbers etc... glowing green http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/bongo2008/gauges-1.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/bongo2008/greenperspexnight-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST170 Dan Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 that circular gauge in the oval pod looks naff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 that circular gauge in the oval pod looks naff. yeah it does,wont be doing that though,just the centre 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzetec Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) I fabricated a plate between a mondeo centre console and the escort dash to mount mine http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb87/Danzetec/2gaugeplate.jpg Then covered it in vinyl pulled from a door card http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb87/Danzetec/2gaugeplate2.jpg Edited January 7, 2011 by Danzetec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekescort Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/26008.gif http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/26010.jpg This company is in germany, you can order from there. http://www.mr-db.de/Multimedia.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 ^^ that kits look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 ^^ that kits look great! "looks" doesnt always translate into.... "will be" from large experience of such modding, that particular kit will require a lot of modification to the dash and original surround to accomplish anything near the image displayed (which btw looks suspiciously like a photoshop job). It looks "plug & play"...... it definitely isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMk6 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Agree it 'looks' good, but with having to cut part of the dash to fit it, I highly doubt the fit would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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