Simple Scangauge II Mounting Mod

Yeah, that's where mine is now...

Well, you have to look in your rear view mirror

 

I look down at my speedometer more than I look into my mirror. To each his own but it comes more naturally to me to look down. I had my GPS up-left too for a while (trying) but it just didn't work for me. It's in the lower left corner now.

 

gotta do whatever works for you ryan
im gonna epoxy my clips on there in a little while. the 3m tape is holding just fine, i just dont want it to come loose, because eventually it will

 

How did you guys wire it down to the port?? How did you take off the panels? I have multiple wires to hide hanging from up high. Including me sg

 

I will be doing this tomorrow. Thank you very much

 

How did you go about putting the cable in the head liner. Does it pull down easily to get the wire to tuck in there?

 

yea you just have to be gentle with it. it does flex, and you will know if you are pulling too hard, it will start to get hard to pull, and thats when you should stop lol

 

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Just curious -- what are the AVG and HPR readings on your gauge? Did you program that in?

 

good idea.. i'll have to start thinking about this. I currently have mine velcroed to the top fo the steering column, just under the gauges

 

Its quick and easy to do

 

JB Weld FTW

 

x2 & Thanks

 

i posted this in another thread, but this one seems to be a better fit.

my approach might be a bit "simpler" but also requires drilling a hole....then again, i think the hole might be useful for other applications, too.

I decided the center console was the best spot...some may say not in line of sight, but that's actually better for me...i have a habit of staring at the damn thing.

drilled the hole and ran the wire...once i find a suitable grommet that will pretty up the hole, but it's hidden from sight anyway. I would recommend at 5/8" hole to clear the cable. I had to file the hole a bit because I used a 1/2".

 

This is the way I'm doing it. Bad ass install, dude.

 

Is this Velcro?

 

Yes, just Velcro. As I said, simple as hell. But you can't see the attachment/Velcro due to the line of sight/angle/placement.

Thanks. Very easy. Though I have to admit I was a bit gripped right before I drilled because i wasnt sure it was clear behind the hole. I wouldn't drill much left of where I did, there's AC ducts back there. And keep the hole high so that it's hidden by the gauge.

 

Just fyi, velco doesnt stick very well to porous surfaces so you might want to think of another way to mount that. With summer heat it will come off eventually

 

Yeah we'll see. They have a Velcro made for vinyl, but would probably be hard to find.

http://www.velcro.com/index.php?page=business-products-all-rf-weldable-hook-and-loop

 

All great mods. I was thinking, if you have a backup camera you already have a factory installed blendmount so all you would need is the scan gauge right? The wire could be run through the existing cover. Now I have to decide whether to mount it right on top of the mirror with the velcro they give you or to use the clip idea and clip it to the right above the mirror.