mkII pillar pods

[dogstar]

i know some of you may think theyre rice, but i decided i need a pillar pod to mount my boost gauge.

of course, such a thing does not exist for the mkII, so i thought id go out looking.
scott at mopac (he is the man, btw) helped me by looking through pretty much every pillar pod they have until we found the best match.

its model #20 440, for a 92-96 honda prelude.

i think with some boiling water and a little bending, it will conform to the pillar just right.

off to go install on a spare pillar right now :)

[CanuckDave]

did you get it installed yet? how'd that work out?

[85mk2]

Lotek has the pillar pods for mk2....

http://www.gaugepods.com/toyota.html

[dogstar]

not single pods, expensive and signifigant wait time.

i looked into them, but i didnt feel like waiting 2 months to get something that wasnt what i wanted.

[celica83_gts]

Low tech, not Lotek! I made pods from 2" ABS drain pipe. Attached to the pillar with "Right Stuff" gasket maker (and excellent adhesive!) and covered in Toyota seat back vinyl to match my interior. A little work, but I had all winter to do it!

Bob

[Supra_devil]

Well, i guess i will add here that i installed the pos barry's talking about, works great, doesn't sit quite right and putting mine in boiling water didn't help as much as hoped. But no one has noticed the small gap there is. I plan on cutting the padding and putting it directly to the metal underneath later anyways.

[dogstar]

didnt boil it long enough... its thermo plastic, it takes a hell of a lotta heat to get it to a "plastic", pliable state, then once you form it and it hardens again, it will be just as stiff as it was when it came outa the box.

never said it was easy ;)

[Supra_devil]

ok, well 5 minutes with the element on full isn't long enough? it may have moved some, but this stuff is formed at much higher temps than most home stoves will go.

Maybe in the oven......... eh, its really fuckin close anyways, no ones noticed the small, like 1/16 gap in the one spot on mine, and thats the only part thats off.

[dogstar]

it takes as long as it takes :)

thermo plastics generally melt at around 200 F, some are higher, some are lower, but the low grade junk that autometer uses shouldnt be too high.

but regardless, you didnt get it hot enough. if it doesnt bother you, then dont worry about it