"Best Ever" Gauge Housing... Anyone else have fitment issues?

guess ur guages are just too big/long.... only other suggestion if you are definatly keeping that pod 100% then cut away at the dash where the gauges foul

 

Mine has the same problem. I made it fit a bit better than yours by putting some spacers where you have it mounted to the centre bezel. If you lift it off the bezel where its mounted, it will be flush with the dash.

Its not the best fitting gauge pod but it'll do.

I used electronic Stewart Warner gauges and they don't hit the dash at all.

 

dremel is your friend

don't you remember the HUGE hole I had to dig to get my autometers to fit

 

What about putting spacer rings around the guages between the face and housing to push the guages forward thus making more room at the rear and maybe letting the housing sit lower?.By the looks you don't need much more room for a neat fit.
Just a idea. dave

 

dunno but very nice retail rob

 

Gotta cut the dash, thats why i didn't get one. I reckon a dual A-pillar gauge pod looks better or a triple

 

Mine fitted perfectly when used with slimmer gauges(current gauges are "stepper motors" type internals which are much slimmer than most others).
There was no need to modify the dash in any way.

 

I had almost identical gauges to Lloyd and I had to cut into my dash because the pod was sitting like yours is in the pic.
I figured I had already drilled a hole through it for the wires so there was no going back anyway! haha

I've customised the pod now anyway to fit the Microtech dash so in retrospect I didn't need to cut it up.... ohh well, still looks good and covers the holes.

Ben

 

If you do decide to get slimmer gauges....

What are you going to do with the current ones?

I assume one is oil pressure, water temp... something else?

Dibs.

 

Why not use spacers?

 

Maybe the best ever gauge holder should have been tested against all possible gauges before they went to market Clearly they are defective

 

Well I guess you need to talk to STS about that.:zlove:
Best of luck(but bear in mind that I didn't need to make even one alteration to my Dash or Fascia to get mine to fit neatly, and I have no holes for wiring either).:thumbup::zlove:

 

if it dosnt fit perfectly i wouldn't cut up the dash, there's plenty of other options for the gauges.
or, have the dash retrimmed in what ever material you like and have the dash pod molded on, now that would look good!

alcantara FTW