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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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i havent seen many pics of people running 3 gauges in the A/C vent location for camaros? i know it would be hard to make it look as clean as the T/As, but i know theres gota be a few people that dont like pillar gauges! any pics would be appreciated
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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ive never seen it done other than the tazzo thing in the old lt1 vents
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:14 AM
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i dont have AC any more so i was thinking i could get something fabbed up and get 3 gauges mounted like the T/A kinda...but i wana make it look clean
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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u need to measure the vent size to determine what size gauges would fit. if they are wide enough, u might be able to fit u gauges per vent in 2 1/16 size possibly, but i doubt it. probably a gauge and a shift lite at least in one. measure and make a template out of cardboard and experiment with gauge sizes.

or u could convert to a firebird dash
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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It's been done but a sort of plate has to be fabbed up to fill in the gaps
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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It wouldnt look all that great i dont think. I dont know if theres a good way to do it without it looking half assed. And ive spent alot of time thinking about it too
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Did mine a while ago. Left space for 2 more gauges as can put in as I decide what I want:



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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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Did mine a while ago. Left space for 2 more gauges as can put in as I decide what I want:



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you need a black interior, that red clashes bad with the grey
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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You need to stay on topic . So far I'm the only one who has posted what the original poster asked for. By the way, my interior is Ebony, the flash in the camera made it look lighter along with making the red look brighter.

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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by parbreak
You need to stay on topic . So far I'm the only one who has posted what the original poster asked for. By the way, my interior is Ebony, the flash in the camera made it look lighter along with making the red look brighter.

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excuse me sir but my comment was on topic!

And to be off topic again, you are also in desperate need of a brushed aluminum humount and new HU
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
excuse me sir but my comment was on topic!

And to be off topic again, you are also in desperate need of a brushed aluminum humount and new HU
Was I addressing you???? No, I was addressing the guy who doesn't know the difference between black and gray. Read my post again. The guy asked for a picture of AC mounted gauges in a Camaro, not for a critique of my interior. And I really don't care about an aftermarket HU.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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yes parbreak something like that looks pretty good! it would be so much easier to judge if there were 3 gauges though. thats a 2 1/16" gauge correct?
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sidewayz28
yes parbreak something like that looks pretty good! it would be so much easier to judge if there were 3 gauges though. thats a 2 1/16" gauge correct?
Yep, Autometer 2 1/16" gauges. PLenty of room left for 2 more when I want them.

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Originally Posted by parbreak
Was I addressing you???? No, I was addressing the guy who doesn't know the difference between black and gray. Read my post again. The guy asked for a picture of AC mounted gauges in a Camaro, not for a critique of my interior. And I really don't care about an aftermarket HU.
I thought ebony wasn't available until after 99.
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lol brian and eric
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my god yall bitch like little kids sometimes. parbreak, that looks pretty neat
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my god yall bitch like little kids sometimes. parbreak, that looks pretty neat
i think that's what make certain threads very interesting
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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im suprised theres not many people with gauges there.. im kinda thinking of trying to fab something up. i have black interior so it couldnt be too hard
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Originally Posted by parbreak
Did mine a while ago. Left space for 2 more gauges as can put in as I decide what I want:



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Also i just saw those aluminum A/C overlays today on another site, how well do they work? It just seems to me that you'd get no light through them.
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Z95m6
I thought ebony wasn't available until after 99.

Your point is???? My car is a 2001.

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