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Title: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: digitalsolo on December 27, 2012, 12:49:22 PM
So, I've had some interest in my gauge setups in the past, and with these new Speedhut gauges I feel like I've finally nailed the perfect combo of appearance, function, etc.    I had some decent interest in my old gauge cluster I built, and this one is even nicer, so I figured I'd see if there is any interest in me producing some of these (very limited amounts).

Here is my cluster, pre texture/paint:

(https://www.norotors.com/gallery/albums/Interior_Gauges/Dir_1/medium_5454.JPG) (https://www.norotors.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=5454)

What I'd be offering is 2 options:

1.  You send me your stock hood, I'll bond a plate to it, body work it and texture finish/paint it to match the stock interior nicely and ship it back.

2.  Same as above, except I will install whatever gauges you want and wire them up with Metripack (or Deutsch, or whatever you want) connectors and provide pigtails and diagrams to hook it up to the RX7 wiring.

Labor would probably be ~75 dollars a shot for option 1 and 110 each for option 2.   Straight passing of the cost on any connectors, etc. if I'm ordering them for you.

I'll post some pictures of my cluster when I'm finished.   The Speedhut gauges are VERY nice, particularly because they are so shallow, so they don't get in the way of stuff behind the dash like others can.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: texfc on December 27, 2012, 01:19:53 PM
Nice setup Blake!  Just a side question.  What triple guage pod is that and are they still available?
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: digitalsolo on December 27, 2012, 01:27:12 PM
Ian99RT made them.   Not sure if he still does.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: priceless on December 27, 2012, 01:36:20 PM
Nice setup.  You should make it for the FD.  Ill be putting the Speedhut gauges in soon.  Just need to find time to do. (Some of us dont have the luxury of having the wife and kid leave for a couple days! :D )
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: mefarri on December 27, 2012, 02:05:58 PM
That's cheap money for doing that.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: digitalsolo on December 27, 2012, 02:24:36 PM
LOL, the wife and kid haven't left, I just do this at night after they've gone to bed.   Little work each night.   I'd do FD stuff, but it's quite a bit more complex, so I'd have to charge more for that.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: LSRX7 on December 30, 2012, 11:00:31 AM
Beautiful work, Blake! I'm very interested and would really like to see a final product with a night shot.

Thanks,
Chris
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: digitalsolo on December 30, 2012, 02:00:12 PM
Thanks.   I will snap some pictures of the assembled/painted/wired piece shortly.   Let me see about wiring it up for a night shot, the car is torn down so I can't just drop it in the cluster.  :)
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: Track_FC on December 30, 2012, 02:20:42 PM
That looks really nice and your price is good. Any idea of what the overall cost would be with the connectors and gauges? I'd imagine it would be around $500-$600.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: digitalsolo on December 30, 2012, 02:39:58 PM
A setup with 3 3/8 Speedo (non GPS style), 3 3/8 Tachometer, Fuel Level, Water Temp and Oil Pressure, in the cheaper Speedhut series is 460 + S&H for the gauges, + ~30 dollars for connectors.   So yes, around 600 bucks for a setup like that, with labor.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: willcoop on December 30, 2012, 04:10:21 PM
That looks really good blake! i am also interested in seeing how you made it and the final piece. I did the integra speedo swap but have my oil pressure and water temp where the radio used. I am adding oil temp and trans temp so it would be really nice to redo my cluster to something like this.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: onefastrx7turbo on December 31, 2012, 08:40:22 AM
Very nice Blake! I've been trying to figure out how to fit my 4 1/2 inch tach and speedo + my four 2 5/8 inch gauges into the stock FC gauge area. I've toyed with the idea of making the tach and speedo raised so that I can fit the remaining gauges "underneath" them if that makes sense.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: digitalsolo on December 31, 2012, 09:02:13 AM
Yeah, I'd think that would be the only way to make that happen in the space available.   That's a lot of big gauges, haha.
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: halfspec on December 31, 2012, 09:35:37 AM
Nice work Blake :)

Lane
Title: Re: Any interest in custom FC gauge clusters?
Post by: Sho Amo on December 31, 2012, 09:47:47 AM
That's funny, I planned to send you a pm about it once I'm ready to do the gauges. I won't be ready for a while, but I'll be coming to you for help.