Hey, I'm not too big on the fab thing, but I was j/w:

If you're gonna mount something (like an extra DC outlet, or a boost gauge) into a plastic panel (like on ur dash) - what do you use to hold it in from the back so it's "flush" (or at least "solid") ?? Some gauges come with mounts, but I'm sure there's something at home depot you can use if ur not doing that.

Any help is appreciated.

 

This is one of those things you just have to wing. Get some thin mild steel (18g at least) that you can bend with a pair of pliers and start experimenting. The location of these types of things varies so much that it's impossible to really give you any great ideas without seeing some detailed pics.

 

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How do you fix the steel to the inside plastic though?

 

W-B WELD...?

EDIT: J-B WELD sorry.


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Modified by ROTARY at 8:14 PM 8/11/2007

 

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You can weld steel to plastic?

i didn't know that you could hit it hard enough to weld but not melt the plastic.

 

drill holes. bolt/screw stuff together. Be happy

 

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You don't think a big bolt head sticking outta the plastic puts a dent in a clean installation?

 

J-B WELD is a epoxy.

 

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sigh.....the gauges mount from the the inside dude. It's pretty much like installing a cd player. It has a mounting bracket on the inside and a trim ring on the outside to clean it all up.


Like I said before. It's one of those things you have to wing or provide detailed pictures of.

 

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sigh.....the gauges mount from the the inside dude. It's pretty much like installing a cd player. It has a mounting bracket on the inside and a trim ring on the outside to clean it all up.


Like I said before. It's one of those things you have to wing or provide detailed pictures of. </TD></TR></TABLE>

It wasn't a specific gauge. It was a an extra DC outlet I was going to fab.

 

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What don't you understand about his posts? You have to get creative, find ways to mount it correctly. We can't give you ideas unless you give us pictures of what you're trying to do.



I used mounting brackets on some, zipties on others, and screws on whatever I had to.

 

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What don't you understand about his posts? You have to get creative, find ways to mount it correctly. We can't give you ideas unless you give us pictures of what you're trying to do.

I used mounting brackets on some, zipties on others, and screws on whatever I had to. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Alright. If I ever decide to def. do this I'll take a look at what I can do .

I was j/w if there was an easy way to "make brackets" - that 18 gauge steel wire and J-B weld sounds like my best bet.

Thx

 

are you cutting into the dash? i usualy cut a hole big enough for the gauges so i can push the gauges in snuggly. never popped out on me..gauges cover up the imperfections of cutting..

 

Actually big elastic bands work well too. I used those in my dash cluster like the one pictured.

 

Either:

My Defi's came with a U-Bracket that got progressively wider, that bolts to the back of the gauge.

Or, just wrap a few layers of electrical tape and then press into the hole.

 

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Yeah, but if it's a DC outlet it has to withstand things being plugged in and out of it.

I'll probably just end up wiring it inside teh dash and running the cable out like I usually do .