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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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autometer dual pod for steering column

Does anyone have this installed and can I see pics if you do, I put mine in and it doesnt seem to fit quite right, do you place it over the steering column or remove the top piece and replace it with the new autometer piece?
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 05:54 AM
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 06:11 AM
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It goes over your steering column. I used double-sided tape to secure it because I didn't want to drill holes into my steering column. It's not as secure if it were attached by screws but it stays on there just fine.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 06:13 AM
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^ I did the same
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Here's a picture of mine.

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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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would it block the visibility?
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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It only blocks the view of the fuel gauge and I don't start looking at that until I reach a certain amount of miles on my trip odometer.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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I have the single version for my wideband and it blocks the CEL completely. So if you have your CEL to flash when knock is detected you might want to reconsider this gauge setup or get a dedicated light to flash for knock.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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what about the speed meter gauge?
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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oh! probably somewhere over 120mph
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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I won't drive that fast anyway !!!
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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I was at VIR this weekend, was curious a couple times how fast I was going on the straights. I had to lean forward to look around my pod to see my speeds when I was above 120 or so.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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The only speeds that are blocked with my setup are over 140mph. You can either sit up straighter in your seat or adjust your steering column lower.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MSP608
I was at VIR this weekend, was curious a couple times how fast I was going on the straights. I had to lean forward to look around my pod to see my speeds when I was above 120 or so.

What were you driving? I was there in a stock white RS in the Blue group.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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I was driving my Dad's blue STi in green group, but it started going through a quart and a half of oil by Sunday so I called it quits. Luckily Dave Nugent let me run my black Evo8 for my remaining two sessions. We were maybe 100 ft from you on the paddock iirc.
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