Installed two Gauges this past weekend.

The past two weeks I have been working on installing an AeroForce gauge, outside air temperature gauge and a 5 volt power supply for my XM Radio to get rid of one of the cig lighter power supplies.

I have had the gauges and materials for a while now but just lacked the time to do the work. I exchanged PM’s with a friend on another forum concerning the gauge location and decided to go with a custom mount rather than the A Pillar.

Found a piece of plastic sturdy enough for the job at Lowes the week before last.




Using a Dermal tool I started to fabricate the plate.




Next I drilled out the plastic and sanded it down ready or painting.




Applied paint in light coats in the morning and evening every day last week




Did a test fit to make sure they fit properly.




The install sure can make the cab messy.




Finished product is fine with me. A little wider sheet of plastic would have made for a tighter fit in the top corners but overall I am happy.



I still have the oil pressure sensor to install but the wire is run into the AeroForce from the engine compartment. I am leaning towards a sandwich plate between the oil filter and the plate the filter screws into. That will take a few more weeks of research and parts ordering. There is a lot of info on the forum about the 6 cylinder but very little on the 4 cylinder. I will post an update here after I get the oil pressure function working.

 

awesome.

 

Nice work, very creative!

Todd

 

Awesome...

 

Good Work Man!! Like to see the creativity

 

looks great.......

 

Impressive! I could use an air temp gauge.

 

I like that! Good job, thanks for taking the pics and posting it..

 

Nice job Tom! +1 for engineering it yourself

 

Nice JOB! I am ordering mine as we speak from Todd. Awesome looking gauges. I like your setup. I mite half to do the same setup.

 

Thank you for all the kind compliments. I was unsure about the placement but this week will tell if I have any problems with the location and visibility issues.

The AeroForce is very easy to set up and install. The CAN Buss/OBD2 connection takes care of everything including the power.

 

I am still struggling with the oil pressure Analog sender. Right now I am going to try and find a T fitting so i can keep the stock sender and the AeroForce sender.

 

Very nice. What's actually holding the plate in position? I've got my satellite reciever down there and want to do a similar cover plate.

RZ Rob