Rating
Product Rating: 6 /
10
Excellent colour match, good price, however it did not fit as well as I'd hoped.
Difficulty of
install: 3 / 10
If you can install your gauges, you can do this mod.
Background Info
A few years ago there was a group
purchase on the GT4 List, for a triple gauge pod to replace the A-pillar for the 88-93
Celica's. I was pleased that a company was willing to produce a custom
product for us, which is very rare. This company is named Lo-tek, and can
be found at www.gaugepods.com .
Installation
Here is a picture of what you first receive in the mail:
I was quite pleased to find how well the pod matched the
colour of my blue leather interior. I don't think it gets much better than
that!
This is the pod next to the OEM A-pillar. I chose to
mount the pods to the OEM pillar, because of the poor fit that the Lotek peice
had. Holes must be drilled in the OEM pillar in order to send wires
through to the gauges. Note, I did not cut that ugly third hole
there! It is hidden none the less, but I definitely prefer the clean cuts
and all it took was a big drill bit!
Here is a picture of the area that I had to modify in order to
make it fit properly. The Lotek pod comes with the angle already molded,
however the angles and measurements are completely wrong. Using heat to
bend it did not work because it returned to its original form within
minutes. I decided to simply cut off the end of the Lotek part and simply
bolt it onto the OEM unit. Much easier and it will make for a nice clean
install. Too bad it didn't fit off the shelf, but it is a quick fix and
works well regardless.
Here you can see the pod fits the OEM pillar very well
everywhere else.
And lastly, here is a test fit before I've installed my final
gauge to complete the pods. I will have mounted boost, exhaust gas
temperature, and an electronic fuel pressure gauge. Gauges can be critical
if you would like to know what is going on with your engine! You can see
the gauges very well on the A-pillar, and there is very little, if any
obstruction to your view of the road.
Finished Pictures
Here are some installed pictures:
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