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Old 08-04-2017, 07:58 PM
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Okay this is pretty badass. I could be very interested in this if you get a couple made.
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Wow, those are nice. Will they be canted towards the driver?
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Originally Posted by go-on3
Making progress on my gauge pod and having serious thoughts of mass producing them if there's a demand. I wanted a guage pod that blended well with the dash and looked clean . I'm making mine to show only the screen of the programmer (SCT X- cal 4) and a 2 1/16 guage ( Roush Boost ). If the demandis is there, I will offer them with 2 or 3 guage or single guage with programmer screen visable. I'm working with a machinest to have custom cnc bezels made and will be a very quality piece . Working on pricing now.... Thank you
What about a texture that matched the interior plastic so that it could be painted to match?

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Wow, those are nice. Will they be canted towards the driver?
Nothing else in the center of the dash is so I don't see how canting the gauges would be ascetically pleasing. It would be more functional but I don't think it would look right.
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It looks good and could be used for upfitter switches also.
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What about a texture that matched the interior plastic so that it could be painted to match?



Nothing else in the center of the dash is so I don't see how canting the gauges would be ascetically pleasing. It would be more functional but I don't think it would look right.
Excellent point, which is why I am not a designer. Either way I thank it would be a hit seller. As tdog02 mentioned a third option maybe just solid so people could use it for switches or custom install. I have the autometer steering column one, but if/when you get these done I want one.
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If the 2018 models are different you should also be thinking about a version for them. You would already have the design so you should just have to tweak it a little bit.

It might also help sales if you provided a list of different gauges that could be installed. It wouldn't have to be extensive I would think, just the more popular ones.

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If it looks right with a single round gauge, I might be interested. Curious as to why the original post was deleted though.
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My guess is that he probably ran afoul of the rule about venders advertising in locations other than the vender forum.
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Or afoul of the "get a patent before you publicize stuff you intend to mass-produce".



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