View Poll Results: What material for custom gauge panel??

Polished Stainless Steel

21.88%

Polished Aluminum

37.50%

ABS Plastic

34.38%

Diamond Plate

6.25%

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Fabbing New Gauge Panel, Need Input on Material, POLL!!

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Apr 20, 2006 | 04:55 PM

JPMuscle

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Fabbing New Gauge Panel, Need Input on Material, POLL!!

Well im finally getting around to making it to accomodate all my autometer stuff, I cant decide what material to use for the panel. Its narrowd down to either Black ABS plastic, Polished Stainless, polished aluminum, or diamond plate since I have a huge sheet of it, so please let me know what you think and if you have any pics for reference post them up.

thanks,
-john

Apr 21, 2006 | 12:34 AM

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lay one up in fiberglass, with a single face sheet of 9 oz. carbon fiber weave

Apr 21, 2006 | 01:33 AM

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Where is this panel going to go in the car?

Apr 22, 2006 | 08:49 PM

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Its replacing the stock Gauges. I finished fitting the panel up last nite out of the ABS plastic since i didnt have any metal hole saws the right size and it came out really good, . I have the fiberglass and resin so i may do that later on.

ill post pics up as soon as i can.

-john

Apr 22, 2006 | 09:54 PM

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gooo ABS plastic!

Apr 24, 2006 | 11:34 PM

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Diamond plate would look like crap

Apr 25, 2006 | 12:27 AM

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ABS retains the factory look imo

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Apr 25, 2006 | 03:43 PM

JPMuscle

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I finished making the gauge panel out of ABS im just finishing up the HVAC panel and im gonna start on the radio panel since im putting the radio in the glove box. should have pics up 2nite.

-john