Aftermarket gauge placement ideas?

[deathbypsi]

I was wanting to see what some of you guys have come up with for mounting aftermarket gauges in a 1st gen dash. I picked up oil and water 2 1/16th gauges but just cant figure out a good way or place to mount them so they dont look like poo.

 

[Spdrcer34]

Well, the F-150 Column Mount can be made to be used in the Explorer.

And you always have the A-pillar mounts.

Ryan

 

[Flip4ford]

I stuck my tranny guage in the corne, by the drivers A piller... from inside it looks good... outside... serious poo factor.

 

[deathbypsi]

Who makes a first gen a-pillar pod? That would be my favorate choice.

If you guys have any pix please post em up.

I have some good ole Autometer black 2 1/16 cups that I was thinking about mountig to the flat spot on the dash above the glovebox pointed towards the driver. Not sure if it would end up looking good or not.

 

[ranger7ltr]

gauge mounts...

In my 99 Explorer Sport I used a pair of gauge pods to mount the oil pressure, water temp, battery voltage and fuel pressure gauges to the a-pillar...

In my gen 1 Ranger, no one made a gauge pod so I used the black gauge cups you referred to for gauge mounting...

 

[Tbars4]

...This thread has a bunch of guage and mounting info...
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225103

...and for A pillar pod info...
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2035439&postcount=27

 

[Four0Sport]

Who makes a first gen a-pillar pod? That would be my favorate choice.

If you guys have any pix please post em up.

I have some good ole Autometer black 2 1/16 cups that I was thinking about mountig to the flat spot on the dash above the glovebox pointed towards the driver. Not sure if it would end up looking good or not.

eh.. i dont think that would look that great at all, autometer a-pillar pods would be the way to go, part numbers are 15308 and 15309 i beleive.

 

[deathbypsi]

Thats awesome guys! Just what I was looking for. I will pick up the 15308 today.

 

[91exploreron37]

I noticed the box says fits 93-02 explorers, what the difference between the 91-92 and 93-up explorers?

 

[HahnsB2]

I have mine on top of the dash in the middle, angled towards me.

 

[Four0Sport]

I noticed the box says fits 93-02 explorers, what the difference between the 91-92 and 93-up explorers?

the pods are actually listed for a 93+ ranger, but the pillars on the rangers from 93+ is the same as the explorers 91-01

 

[Spdrcer34]

91 & 92 ARE NOT the exact same. They are screwed in, using 1 or 2 screws on the A-pillar. Starting in 93 they went to the 'faster to assemble' method of clipping onto the A-pillar at the Pinch Weld. I retrofitted `93 A-pillars into my `92 by shaving a couple 3/16" x 2" areas on the tip of the Pinch Weld, to make room for the Gold Irradiated Clips that attach the plastic trim to the body.

Ryan

 

[Four0Sport]

hmm.. i dont remember my 91 having screws on the pillar plastic, i know my 90 bronco II does.. but i thought thos years rangers and broncos were different. hmm.

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Here is the 15309.

It's been repainted and matches the dash better.

 

[deathbypsi]

91 & 92 ARE NOT the exact same. They are screwed in, using 1 or 2 screws on the A-pillar. Starting in 93 they went to the 'faster to assemble' method of clipping onto the A-pillar at the Pinch Weld. I retrofitted `93 A-pillars into my `92 by shaving a couple 3/16" x 2" areas on the tip of the Pinch Weld, to make room for the Gold Irradiated Clips that attach the plastic trim to the body.

Ryan

Well I wish I would have got this message a few days earlier! And you are 100% correct. My 90B2 has screw on pillars and the Autometer pod I got today will not work.:thumbdwn:

Picked up two gauge cups and will just dash mount them now.

 

[seth247]

Why will it not work?

I got an a pillar pod for a ranger and I have the screw in style pillers and it still works great.

 

[Tbars4]

..And mine was a perfect fit for my 91...

...I know there are several others on here with them...:scratch:

 

[seth247]

In fact it looks hella better now.

Covers up the ugly screws...

 

[99offroad]

I used a gen 2 explorer pillar mount, it was really close!

 

[seth247]

Yep. First and second gen pillars have the same cross section.