scangauge II mounting

Great idea! Did you have to modify anything for it to fit in there?

 

call me stupied but i have owned my truck sence april of 08 and never new that flip down cubby hole was there as soon as i seen that pic a run out to my truck and sure enough it flipped down and i was shocked i thought it was a fuse box cover i wonder what to used it for noe i have my sacn gauge on top of my steering colume and love it there you can see it good with out taking your eyes off the road for to long thank for the pic. signed stupied

 

When you open that cubby, there's a "lip" of plastic molding that extends maybe 1/2" high (I don't remember, and I've already thrown that piece away). I simply cut that piece out, only as far back as I needed to get the scangauge in. Then I cut a small hole in the back for the cable to slide through. I used a Dremel for the job. You can also tell I had to cut a small amount away from where the upper corners of the scangauge comes into contact with the sides of the cubby. The width is perfect, so it fits in there nice and secure. I didn't need to use any velcro at all.

From where I sit when driving, I can see the scangauge perfectly through the lower left hand cutout of the steering wheel.

 

Was it mine?

 

Any pics of it installed on top of the steering column underneath the gauges?? I was going to put it to the right of my clock in the dash. But I measured and it will require some cutting or grinding behind the dash.

 

here is mine, can see it thru the steering wheel.

 

Has anyone ever thought of mounting the ScanGauge right under the AC control unit? I just ordered a ScanGauge and was wondering if it would work. Thanks.

 

Yeah I did, will go get a pic in a bit

 

The velcro included with the Scangauge didn't hold more then a couple weeks so I went to Home Depot and bought Velcro Brand/Auto designed for vinyl applications and it has stayed put for several months with no sagging since

 

Awesome, thanks man.

 

Yeah I was wondering if the velcro would hold up. Is it easy to read the display from the driver seat?

 

Yeah that's why I went under the selector switch, it is easy to see and the buttons are just beyond the shifter so easy to reach.
Now my eyes just glance down every now and then just like they do for any other gauge on the panel.
The only time I can't read the display is if the sun is shining directly on the display panel.

You're gonna love the scangauge, it retaught me shift points and easily paid for itself with fuel savings.

Before I was getting 16 - 17mpg and after the install if I get below 20 mpg it's cause I'm playing around

 

how do i get into the aux covers in the center next to the cig lighter and aux input. There are 2 other ports, and i had some ideas.. i cant get back there though.

 

How did you mount your scangauge?

 

^^^Velcro or a blendmount are your choices^^^^

 

How did you mount your scangauge and run the wires if you don't mind me asking. I just got my scangauge and still deciding on where to mount mine.

 

Here is how I did mine:



Also, here is a write up I did on TN (http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263365)

Scott

 

i really like the location of this, could i get a few pics of this so i could do this mount too?

 

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No problem. What you'll need is some aluminum, some

$8 3M VHB 100x200mm~ (4" X8") Double Sided Foam Adhesive Sheet Tape 5952 Automotive Mounting Industrial Grade Very High Bond 5952 (1 Sheets 100x200mm)

3M VHB tape and a lot of patience as the construction involves a lot of back and forth from the truck to the workbench. Basically, start with a template for the arced piece before you cut out the alum.

The first two photos show the two pieces welded together. The entire construction involves (3) alum pieces. I suppose you could bolt the two pieces that I welded but you'll have to use a flat-head screw(s) and make sure they don't come loose (loctite) because once they're taped to the dash, you won't be able to tighten them later.

The welded-arced piece is mounted to the dash with 3M VHB tape. I forget which one I used but it was gray and I believe .045 thick. Do a google search and you'll have no problem finding it. DO NOT SKIMP - USE THE 3M stuff as I've never had this tape fail on me (i.e. in the sun during the summer, in the exreme cold of N.E. Ohio, etc) in many vehicle applications not just this one.

The most important and time consuming part of this is to get that arced alum piece to fit to the dash contours. You want the maximum amount of surface area to contact the dash with the VHB tape. I thought about using my kids play-doh to form the contour but ended up just going back and forth and back and forth like 25 times.



The block (about 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2" - I don't remember and can't measure it anymore because it's been changed for my Aeroforce gauge) is only tack welded to the arced piece. It's tack welded because too much heat will warp and change the angles of the arced piece that you've worked so hard to form to the dash.

When I reworked this piece for my Aeroforce gauge, I two-tone painted the arced piece to match the black/silver line of the dash and it blends in even more. See here: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/general-automotive/52493-new-aeroforce-interceptor-scan-gauge.html


Photo below shows the 3rd piece bent at about 100°. Heat this piece before you bend it to minimize cracking it. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL WANT TO MOUNT THE WELDED-ARC PIECE FIRST (to the dash) BEFORE BENDING THE 3RD PIECE. Having it mounted will help you when you go to measure/test fit the angled piece. The bolt will allow for up and down adjustment but you want to make damn sure you have the left-right angle just right as there is no adjustment in the left-to-right direction after they're bolted together. Do this out in the sun too as I found that the back window would glare onto my gauge at the time so it helped me during fit-up to refine the right angle.




The ScanGauge below is velcro'ed to the bent bracket. I did this because I wanted to be able to use it to scan trouble codes in other vehicles so I thought it'd be nice to have it quickly removable.


Hope that helps. If you have questions just let me know. I'm typing fast as I have to get to work and Windows wants a restart.