Has anyone ever mounted Autometer 2-1/16th gauges in their center vents on their cars? Similar to how the Trans Ams do it, only with their round holes? I was thinking about cutting the center piece out of the vent area, and putting my 3 gauges in there. I have some really nice "Chrome Mirror Polished Aluminum" and also some Carbon Fiber left over, I could cut to size of the vent opening, drill three holes, and put the three gauges in. I personally think it would look pretty good, just wondering if anyone else has done it, I've neve personally seen it...

Heres a quick idea of what Im talking about, only with nice chrome aluminum, or carbon fiber backing.

 

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post9168995

 

While thats a good idea, I was talking about completely removing the vents, and using a chrome or carbon backing for the gauges, and in the center vent area, above the radio.

 

Even better:



(snuffles' car)

 

I like that one! /\ Looks real nice and clean and you still get the vent.

Swat

 

Yeah that looks alright. I dont really have a use for the vent, as I am deleting my A/C and crap.

 

i like snuffles car

 

do you know how he made that? do tell

 

Very carefully and strategically

You'll have to ask him

 

Tons of time and patience.
It's not easy to replicate, I've tried.
Here's the only close-up I have.

Ouch. I do not know of anyone who has put 3 gauges there either.
Why not delete everything on that bezel and place 3+ gauges there?
It'd probably be just as easy to change the whole piece as it is to change where the vents sit.
Unless you plan on keeping the radio.

 

Yeah, thats an idea too. How long did it take you to do that lol? It came out looking clean, like it was meant to be. And dont take the "it looks alright" comment the wrong way, it looks damn good, I was just asking to see if anyone did something for three, cause I need to keep an eye on three things, and people kept coming back with answers for one gauge, or two lol. But none the less that is awesome, and looks like it took a ton of time, and came out looking perfect!

 

I worked on it on and off for a few months and redid it a few times because I wasn't happy.
So I'm not really sure how long it takes/took.

Pick yourself up some fiberglass to work with.
It's really not that hard to screw around with and those bezels go pretty cheap.
THE hardest part is finding time and patience.

 

So I found that if I put the three gauges in the center vents flush, without the autometer angle cups, they will be fine, but if I use the angle pieces, they are too big, so Im trying to decide if I should just put the gauges in flush, or loose the radio, and put them where the radio was. Its not much of a "cruiser" anymore, and is usually too loud to hear the radio in anyways, but Im just not sure.

 

If it's not much of a cruiser then I'd leave the vent and put a piece where the radio used to sit with gauges in it.
It will look much cleaner and closer to stock if you cut the radio a replace it with and flat panel (to mount gauges in it).

Those angle'd pieces look nice.

 

if your deleting the ac then do it in the vents and leave the radio

 

Went ahead and did the Trans Temp gauge in the vent method. Came out pretty nice.

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Done.

 

That looks wicked. Good job man!

 

Thanks man!

 

Have a buddy that made one and sold his car. If anyone is interested pm me

 

^^^ and there you go!