I been looking around for a while and all i find is just cover.. im looking for a Dual 60mm A Pillar Gauge pod that replaces stock one? actually a replacement for the stock a-pillar..not a cover...??!

 

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help

 

no one knows?

 

is this what you are looking for?
http://www.lancershop.com/customer/p...7&cat=0&page=1

 

no. I don't think that replaces the stock pillars. Most of them go over the stockers with screws. IF you look at the small pic it does not have the small tabs on the end. I have the Autometer 3 gauge one and it's like that. I need to get a stock pillar to work with, just in case.

 

i heard someone said something about A-pillar pod that replaces stock on instead of covering it... i over 2 different a-pillar gauge pods and both is a cover...not what im looking for...

 

What about these ?
http://www.carbontrix.com/apillars.htm

 

It's very diffucult to make a pillar which will replace the entire stock piece. If a company were to do that you could expect the price to be quite high.

Maybe look around for one that matches the stock pillar trim color & texture instead a plain black one...

Evan

 

YEa thats pretty gay that they dont make a complete one.

 

Well, consider this...


A-pillar pods are thermoformed. Thermoformed parts offer great bang for the buck. Here's why:

Sheet plastic is easy to get, form, trim, and finish
Thermoforming machines are much less expensive than injection molders
Thermoforming molds can be hand made and are very low tech
Thermoformed parts are typically hand trimmed after being formed and finished by hand

The one downside is that thermoformed parts are almost all the time used as "skins" to cover an existing part. provisions for mounting are almost impossible to incorporate.

Injection molding is how the stock pillar is made. Consider an injection molder the size needed to make the pillar would cost at least $100k. The mold for an a-pillar pod would cost at least 100k. Injection molding will allow you to make alot of parts with incredible complexity over and over again. The lead time to build to mold would be very long.

The money just isn't there for a 200k invest in one a-pillar pod. A company can make a rather small investment in a low volume thermoforming operation and be able to accomplish their initial goal - make a-pillar pods. The other option if you can pay $500 for an a-pillar pod so that the company who made the $200k investment can get that paiud back.

Not bashing, just food for thought. Most people don't have much idea how these type of things are made.

Evan

 

thats the one i have right now... i have sell it.. thanks everyone for helping.. maybe i'll just get steering wheel mount pods... anyone interested in this piece can pm me.. used for a month

 

i just installed the one from lancer shop ^^^ your right its supposed to be a cover. but what i did was i took the old pillar off and went to the hardware shop and bought 2 2" sheet metal screws. because the one that they give you are way to short. i than marked the metal under the pillar and drilled a small pilot hole and screwed it in. the 2" screw is just long enough to grap a few threads. it looks very clean and was easy to do.

 

Are you sure that you have these? They're made of carbon fiber, and I think they only come as a set of two. Plus they only have dual guage pods. The ones you have listed are listed as tripple guage.

 

lol.. the tripple pod i listed is for sale.. the Carbon fiber one is still on my car.. yes..its a pair and im sure because i purchased directly from them..

im selling the cf ones..anyone interested...can pm me