keebler65

i was trying to find a good spot for my gauges in my crx, and i decided to make my own pod. i started with some 3/8" plywood for a face, then stapled some thin cardboard around the edge of it to form the top and sides. then i fiberglassed it, added some bondo, sanded, then painted it. i'm happy with how it turned out. here are some pics:

redboost10

i like it, very creative, very bright dash you got ther

TheShodan

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Very Nice design. Keep it up, and people are going to ask you to make those for money..

Makes me want a CRX ...

GPoodle

I like your dash a lot!

Keep it up!

Pelican

Very nice. Also, I like the way the switches are done below the EQ. Except if that's a progressive shift light......a little too much neck strain for my taste. But see, something like that, what you just made, would cost like 200 bucks. And you put the time and effort into it and made it yourself for next to nothing probably. Long live DIY-ers.

gdrum

dang that looks really nice once in the car.....yeah you need to go out and make those for money

keebler65

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its actually a voltage meter for the electrical system....so i dont need to see it all the time.

thanks for the complements guys

hybrid93SIvic

very nice

b16_madman

the pods a little bulky, but other than that
I'd of made it slant or somthing smaller. but better than i could do

fast[R]

Very nice looks like you got some talent

Ri5e

Nice job, McGyver

SiRkid

very nice!
how does it stay put?

TheShocker

Cool design. Check out what I did for my gauges in my CRX:

Note: the wire is for the radar detector.

hulkhb

Both look really good. DIY

keebler65

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how does it stay put?</TD></TR></TABLE>

check out the bolts in this pic. they go through the dash and i put a nut and washer through the otherside with the heater vent out:



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looks good but i couldnt give up my vents

tegasaurus

damn, that's sexy... thought i was in startrek for a second though

A+ on the craftsmanship and the though you put into that though

FredoSP

we rock great job

Code Blue

looks good

accordfreak

so the inside is cardboard? did you just put resin on the cardboard or did you put a piece fleece cloth to cover the cardboard?

Bailhatch

how does it look through the windshield?

keebler65

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its just like you would patch a car with fiberglass.....the cardboard is there only to make the shape. then i painted a thin layer of resin on it, added fiberglass mat, and added more resin. let that dry, sand a little, and repeat until it is several layers thick and strong.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bailhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how does it look through the windshield?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it doesnt look like much of anything through the windshield if i remember right.

TRUST8383

for the great DIY job. but for those who don't know how to play with fiberglass, you could always get this guage pod...looks very similar off of ebay. buy it now for 8bucks