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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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Default Hidden gauges. Stock look.

I know most of the people here are not fans of gauges everywhere and prefer the stock look with hidden gauges. lots of you even hide them behind vents and such. Well here's a new challenge/idea for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRx7R8KwX_8

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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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its creative??? Lol
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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Wow looks like a lot of work lol!
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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It is creative, but it'd only be decent for a show car. Personally, I don't mind a few nicely done gauges around the cd player or even on the a pillar. Besides, that's an s13 dash. Granted uncracked ones are harder to find these days, but I'd rather cut into one of thse an a black dash out of a SC.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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I plan on doing similar to that, since my car is a 92 non passenger side airbag. i will be using a dash that is originaly passenger side airbag equiped and just make some sort of hiddin door that can pop up like that where the airbag should be. I will try and make it look as low key as possible until I want it to pop up.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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I wouldn't be able to go all out on my s13 at all. lol I hate it cuz it seems like fisher price made it. Everything is held on by like 2 bolts, no joke. But that would be an A+ if that project were a school assignment
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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That's pretty cool!
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by YeA 2jZ
I plan on doing similar to that, since my car is a 92 non passenger side airbag. i will be using a dash that is originaly passenger side airbag equiped and just make some sort of hiddin door that can pop up like that where the airbag should be. I will try and make it look as low key as possible until I want it to pop up.
that'll be trick for shows but gauges on the passenger side aren't practical. you wont be able to see them while driving.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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that'll be trick for shows but gauges on the passenger side aren't practical. you wont be able to see them while driving.
I have something in mind to make it practical, just give me some time
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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its creative.. but that thing dropssss! hahaha.. make it smoother
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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i like the center vent 1 but not a fan of the box cut out in the dash, i also have an idea for my boost controller when i get my gte swap in
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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That is way sick! To bad they had to cut the dash up to make it work. Personally I wouldve sat in my car and found the spot that is the most visible to me then made something custom to fit in that spot but make it low key. Practicality is better then custom IMO.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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thats bad ***

im so tempted to attemp something similar since i have an extra vent set laying around ha
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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wow ive never seen anything like that. crazy
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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Dude, that's transformers status! I should make one for my Valentine V1. Imagine a part of the dash popping off, then pops out a radar detector!
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