| dodiox | 03-05-2006 12:44 PM |
Very nice spot for my boost gauge!
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It looks like the steering wheel was made for this! :p
it doesn't get in the way of your legs or anything.
no one else can see it either from the st. or from inside the car! ;) and you get great visibility of the gauge.
:banana:
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/05-03-06_1226.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]
it doesn't get in the way of your legs or anything.
no one else can see it either from the st. or from inside the car! ;) and you get great visibility of the gauge.
:banana:
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/05-03-06_1226.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]
| kapnkrunch2 | 03-05-2006 12:51 PM |
I don't think thats the best spot. I mean the point of a gauge is to read it... and who wants to be reading a gauge at full boost looking at the floor. Gauges are mounted up so you can still see the road or have an easy switch to make.
That looks a bit useless to me.
That looks a bit useless to me.
| 1SIKWRX4U2NV | 03-05-2006 12:54 PM |
that is a [B]horrible[/B] spot for it...wth are you talking about? try mounting it in your line of sight (or at least close to your line of sight) and save yourself from the embarassment of having to explain that you rear-ended someone because you were looking [I]under[/I] your steering column to monitor boost. hence the reason the oem boost gauge is on [I]top[/I] of the steering column. :rolleyes:
| mrwrx2002 | 03-05-2006 12:55 PM |
Im gonna have to agree with the other guys. I like to have my gauge where i can quickly glance off the road easily, check boost, and then still have my peripherals on the road. Thats my 0.02
| wrxsubaruwrx | 03-05-2006 12:56 PM |
Best spot is in the trunk :rolleyes:
| Bishop | 03-05-2006 12:57 PM |
bad spot. seriously....
| rogue | 03-05-2006 01:02 PM |
[QUOTE=kapnkrunch2]I don't think thats the best spot. I mean the point of a gauge is to read it... and who wants to be reading a gauge at full boost looking at the floor. Gauges are mounted up so you can still see the road or have an easy switch to make.
That looks a bit useless to me.[/QUOTE]
12345
Danger!
I put mine on the A pillar. iz gut.
That looks a bit useless to me.[/QUOTE]
12345
Danger!
I put mine on the A pillar. iz gut.
| demo24 | 03-05-2006 01:06 PM |
what does it matter if someone sees it?
| DJ_STI | 03-05-2006 01:14 PM |
I never sat in a car with an A-piller setup. Are the guages on the A-piller in a good spot? Are they pretty much right in the line of sight.
| chaoticSTi | 03-05-2006 01:22 PM |
[QUOTE=DJ_STI]I never sat in a car with an A-piller setup. Are the guages on the A-piller in a good spot? Are they pretty much right in the line of sight.[/QUOTE]
yeah a pillar gauges catch your line of sight...second best to directly infront of you...easier to see at night when they are lit up in my opinion...I had them in my Ford Lightning on the a pillar I was happy with them
yeah a pillar gauges catch your line of sight...second best to directly infront of you...easier to see at night when they are lit up in my opinion...I had them in my Ford Lightning on the a pillar I was happy with them
| bonkers | 03-05-2006 01:36 PM |
Unconventional to be sure but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad idea.
How's it working for you while driving didiox? You don't find the steering wheel obscures the guage too often?
How's it working for you while driving didiox? You don't find the steering wheel obscures the guage too often?
| Impresario | 03-05-2006 01:40 PM |
There is also the option of not having a boost gauge at all.
What's the point of mounting a gauge where it can't be seen?
What's the point of mounting a gauge where it can't be seen?
| MattDell | 03-05-2006 01:43 PM |
I'm 100% sure that would get in the way of my legs. You must be like 5'2".
| Danbob | 03-05-2006 01:51 PM |
You are gonna rip the bastard right out by the wires when you shift...Stealth is not always the best. You have to think about functionality and practicality as well.
My car is a very stealth setup, but I do put gauges where I can see them because you need to constantly monitor your car's vital signs when it's modded.
Good luck and move that bugger to the steering column or A pillar stat! :banana: - Dan
My car is a very stealth setup, but I do put gauges where I can see them because you need to constantly monitor your car's vital signs when it's modded.
Good luck and move that bugger to the steering column or A pillar stat! :banana: - Dan
| john_matrix | 03-05-2006 02:28 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox] ;) and you get great visibility of the gauge.
:banana: [/QUOTE]
I'm gonna have to go ahead and sort of disagree with you on that one.
[IMG]http://www.quizsoup.com/office-space-movie/bill-lumberg.gif[/IMG]
:banana: [/QUOTE]
I'm gonna have to go ahead and sort of disagree with you on that one.
[IMG]http://www.quizsoup.com/office-space-movie/bill-lumberg.gif[/IMG]
| powerband | 03-05-2006 02:28 PM |
[QUOTE=bonkers]Unconventional to be sure but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad idea.[/QUOTE]
?? ...doesn't mean a bad idea??
We are talking about a boost gauge placed at a location where the driver has to completely take his eyes off the road to look at how high the boost is hitting, which means he is likely accelerating very fast. So it's not simply unconventional, but unwise.
I'd hate to be the car in front of him.
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?? ...doesn't mean a bad idea??
We are talking about a boost gauge placed at a location where the driver has to completely take his eyes off the road to look at how high the boost is hitting, which means he is likely accelerating very fast. So it's not simply unconventional, but unwise.
I'd hate to be the car in front of him.
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| Uncle Scotty | 03-05-2006 02:48 PM |
...A-pillar pods are PERFECT....a perfect place for them to imprint the face of the gauge on your face in an accident :rolleyes:
....but nobody thinks of THAT
....but nobody thinks of THAT
| bonkers | 03-05-2006 02:50 PM |
[QUOTE=powerband]?? ...doesn't mean a bad idea??
We are talking about a boost gauge placed at a location where the driver has to completely take his eyes off the road to look at how high the boost is hitting, which means he is likely accelerating very fast. So it's not simply unconventional, but unwise.
I'd hate to be the car in front of him.
-[/QUOTE]
Unless your eyes move and focus independently, you take them completely off the road every time you look at any of your guages.
Where he has it located isn't far away from the main instrument cluster, he may still have peripheral vision of the road ahead. The main question in my mind was how much the three spokes of the steering wheel obscured the guage - seems like glancing down to find the guage obscured would be the most distracting thing.
Have you ever tried reading a guage in that location? I haven't, hence I'm curious how well it works (or doesn't).
We are talking about a boost gauge placed at a location where the driver has to completely take his eyes off the road to look at how high the boost is hitting, which means he is likely accelerating very fast. So it's not simply unconventional, but unwise.
I'd hate to be the car in front of him.
-[/QUOTE]
Unless your eyes move and focus independently, you take them completely off the road every time you look at any of your guages.
Where he has it located isn't far away from the main instrument cluster, he may still have peripheral vision of the road ahead. The main question in my mind was how much the three spokes of the steering wheel obscured the guage - seems like glancing down to find the guage obscured would be the most distracting thing.
Have you ever tried reading a guage in that location? I haven't, hence I'm curious how well it works (or doesn't).
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 02:56 PM |
oh god...
anthropometrics (almost same as ergonomics) tell that any range between 15 degrees of you you rcomfortable line of vision is effortless for you to spot.
the gauge has flawless vision inssues in that spot!
i'm an indsutrial designer doing that kind of stuff is my life.
its effortless to keep a watch of it.
this spot tales the same amount of effort to spot as the pod sitting on top of your center sonsole.
if feels great and it is very close to you.
when you sit in your car try looking at that spot its effortless.
its even better for those ghetto drivers with their seats hitting the back seat.
I'm keeping it there.
very nice spot. just wanted to share the look.
anthropometrics (almost same as ergonomics) tell that any range between 15 degrees of you you rcomfortable line of vision is effortless for you to spot.
the gauge has flawless vision inssues in that spot!
i'm an indsutrial designer doing that kind of stuff is my life.
its effortless to keep a watch of it.
this spot tales the same amount of effort to spot as the pod sitting on top of your center sonsole.
if feels great and it is very close to you.
when you sit in your car try looking at that spot its effortless.
its even better for those ghetto drivers with their seats hitting the back seat.
I'm keeping it there.
very nice spot. just wanted to share the look.
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 03:20 PM |
this is a picture taken right at my eye level the camera is where my eyes should be inside the car.
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/mypod.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/mypod.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 03:21 PM |
you eyes jump from the tach to the boost gauge, they all have the same distance and effort in either position.
| wrx2k4blue | 03-05-2006 03:25 PM |
You're missing the picture dodiox. The point is to have the gauge in your line of vision...of the road. You can't honestly say you can glance down at the gauge and still see the road out of your peripheral vision can you?
| powerband | 03-05-2006 03:31 PM |
[QUOTE=bonkers]Unless your eyes move and focus independently, you take them completely off the road every time you look at any of your guages.
Where he has it located isn't far away from the main instrument cluster, he may still have peripheral vision of the road ahead. The main question in my mind was how much the three spokes of the steering wheel obscured the guage - seems like glancing down to find the guage obscured would be the most distracting thing.
Have you ever tried reading a guage in that location? I haven't, hence I'm curious how well it works (or doesn't).[/QUOTE]
I hear what you're saying, and I aknowledge that your main inquiry is how it is working for the guy.
But I must disagree with the comparison between the locations of the manufacture cluster gauges and the boost gauge he installed. Any glance away from the road posts a slight increase in visual distraction, no matter what; peripheral vision doesn't always catch brake lights of the car in front coming on, nor can it preserve the same reaction time or anticipation of a sudden stop in front.
This is why car makers are beginning to redesign the gauge cluster to be higher and more in line with your natural eye line to the road in front, even if that means the clusters must be off-set slightly to the side (toward the center).
My client owns a high-tech company that researches and makes lazer and LED technology, and has recieved contracts with several *major* car manufactures to make reflection displays of instrument clusters on a see-through gass panel that sits immediately above the steering column. Now, you must keep in mind that hundreds of thousands of dollars went into research that examined eye movements and the degree of eye movements and how this affects reaction time and performance.
Placements of things in automobiles isn't based on someone deciding to install something in some random location on a whim, and then someone asking "how did it work?"
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Where he has it located isn't far away from the main instrument cluster, he may still have peripheral vision of the road ahead. The main question in my mind was how much the three spokes of the steering wheel obscured the guage - seems like glancing down to find the guage obscured would be the most distracting thing.
Have you ever tried reading a guage in that location? I haven't, hence I'm curious how well it works (or doesn't).[/QUOTE]
I hear what you're saying, and I aknowledge that your main inquiry is how it is working for the guy.
But I must disagree with the comparison between the locations of the manufacture cluster gauges and the boost gauge he installed. Any glance away from the road posts a slight increase in visual distraction, no matter what; peripheral vision doesn't always catch brake lights of the car in front coming on, nor can it preserve the same reaction time or anticipation of a sudden stop in front.
This is why car makers are beginning to redesign the gauge cluster to be higher and more in line with your natural eye line to the road in front, even if that means the clusters must be off-set slightly to the side (toward the center).
My client owns a high-tech company that researches and makes lazer and LED technology, and has recieved contracts with several *major* car manufactures to make reflection displays of instrument clusters on a see-through gass panel that sits immediately above the steering column. Now, you must keep in mind that hundreds of thousands of dollars went into research that examined eye movements and the degree of eye movements and how this affects reaction time and performance.
Placements of things in automobiles isn't based on someone deciding to install something in some random location on a whim, and then someone asking "how did it work?"
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| big ran | 03-05-2006 03:36 PM |
seems like an odd place to me. try inside the center console..
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 03:36 PM |
i know what you are saying but my theory is that the more gauges you have the more distraction and visual clutter you get. they require too much attention just by the fact that they are there. while with mine you have easy visual access without having to look at it all the time (reduced distraction)
i believe boost pressure is info you need to know but not obsses over it.
you guys don't have to like it but there is a concept behind it and I'm really enjoying it. it works really well for me.
i believe boost pressure is info you need to know but not obsses over it.
you guys don't have to like it but there is a concept behind it and I'm really enjoying it. it works really well for me.
| powerband | 03-05-2006 03:37 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]this is a picture taken right at my eye level the camera is where my eyes should be inside the car.
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/mypod.jpg[/IMG][/IMG][/QUOTE]
I appreciate your creativity and your thinking outside of the box, but the lines you drew aren't logical and are not practical in the real world. Although the three lines indicate equal distances, this is not how your eyes primarily work while driving. Your vision is often straight ahead, where the car in front is. This would be right "above" your steering wheel. Now, draw a line from this location to the cluster, and then to the boost gauge, and you'll see that it's a far reach.
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[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/mypod.jpg[/IMG][/IMG][/QUOTE]
I appreciate your creativity and your thinking outside of the box, but the lines you drew aren't logical and are not practical in the real world. Although the three lines indicate equal distances, this is not how your eyes primarily work while driving. Your vision is often straight ahead, where the car in front is. This would be right "above" your steering wheel. Now, draw a line from this location to the cluster, and then to the boost gauge, and you'll see that it's a far reach.
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| powerband | 03-05-2006 03:41 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]i know what you are saying but my theory is that the more gauges you have the more distraction and visual clutter you get. they require too much attention just by the fact that they are there. while with mine you have easy visual access without having to look at it all the time (reduced distraction)
i believe boost pressure is info you need to know but not obsses over it.
you guys don't have to like it but there is a concept behind it and I'm really enjoying it. it works really well for me.[/QUOTE]
As long as you like it. (I just hope I don't end up right in front of you ;) )
i believe boost pressure is info you need to know but not obsses over it.
you guys don't have to like it but there is a concept behind it and I'm really enjoying it. it works really well for me.[/QUOTE]
As long as you like it. (I just hope I don't end up right in front of you ;) )
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 03:47 PM |
cool i always appreciate good critique with comments that back up your theories. i guess i'll just try it like this for a while
| scrappy doo | 03-05-2006 03:47 PM |
and if your car is a factory turbo why would it matter if you have a guage that monitors it? i could understand if you have a civic with a turbo, you would be more inclined to not want cops to see a boost guage, but a wrx? who cares? but nonetheless, as long as you like it :)
| rukkie | 03-05-2006 03:51 PM |
is this a joke..?
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 03:53 PM |
[QUOTE=scrappy doo]and if your car is a factory turbo why would it matter if you have a guage that monitors it? i could understand if you have a civic with a turbo, you would be more inclined to not want cops to see a boost guage, but a wrx? who cares? but nonetheless, as long as you like it :)[/QUOTE]
im going stage 2 this wednesday and there are a lot of boost creep issues going on with the 06 wrx so i really need to monitor boost pressure.
that is why.
im going stage 2 this wednesday and there are a lot of boost creep issues going on with the 06 wrx so i really need to monitor boost pressure.
that is why.
| scrappy doo | 03-05-2006 03:55 PM |
if you have a lot of boost creep issues, by all means keep the guage where you can constantly monitor it and the road at the same time. if this setup works for you, power to ya
| HAL1 | 03-05-2006 03:58 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]and you get great visibility of the gauge.
:banana: [/QUOTE]
If you're 3 feet tall
:banana: [/QUOTE]
If you're 3 feet tall
| nate49509 | 03-05-2006 04:34 PM |
Wow. Thats a horrible spot. Might as well mount it on the floor.
| powerband | 03-05-2006 04:42 PM |
[QUOTE=scrappy doo]and if your car is a factory turbo why would it matter if you have a guage that monitors it? i could understand if you have a civic with a turbo, you would be more inclined to not want cops to see a boost guage, but a wrx? who cares? but nonetheless, as long as you like it :)[/QUOTE]
Huh? What's the punch line?
Huh? What's the punch line?
| shemoves | 03-05-2006 04:45 PM |
I understand what you are saying regarding anthropometrics; however, your related drawing is flawed. The driver should always be looking ahead, not at the tach. The "easy glance" comes in checking the tach...much beyond that (where your boost guage is) is too much.
Props for being original though...I do think it is cool asthetically. I think perfect spots for guages in our cars is an area that is in life of site of the hood scoop as they are easy to check and don't hinder normal vision.
Props for being original though...I do think it is cool asthetically. I think perfect spots for guages in our cars is an area that is in life of site of the hood scoop as they are easy to check and don't hinder normal vision.
| BLK REX | 03-05-2006 04:49 PM |
[QUOTE=wrxsubaruwrx]Best spot is in the trunk :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
Engine bay is better. Gauge will be most accurate there too because of the short tubing run!!11!!oneone!
Engine bay is better. Gauge will be most accurate there too because of the short tubing run!!11!!oneone!
| BLK REX | 03-05-2006 04:51 PM |
[QUOTE=Uncle Scotty]...A-pillar pods are PERFECT....a perfect place for them to imprint the face of the gauge on your face in an accident :rolleyes:
....but nobody thinks of THAT[/QUOTE]
Why would your face move that far forward? The only way would be if youre not wearing the seatbelt, in which case, you deserve it.
....but nobody thinks of THAT[/QUOTE]
Why would your face move that far forward? The only way would be if youre not wearing the seatbelt, in which case, you deserve it.
| kapnkrunch2 | 03-05-2006 04:57 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]this is a picture taken right at my eye level the camera is where my eyes should be inside the car.
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/mypod.jpg[/IMG][/IMG][/QUOTE]
Whats wrong with this is your vision should be pointed about 12" up looking at the road ahead. Center that point and then draw your lines. The tach is about as far down as one should be looking. It should def. not be the proposed focal point.
* during any type of driving in which a boost gauge would be necessary.
[IMG][IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/dodiox/mypod.jpg[/IMG][/IMG][/QUOTE]
Whats wrong with this is your vision should be pointed about 12" up looking at the road ahead. Center that point and then draw your lines. The tach is about as far down as one should be looking. It should def. not be the proposed focal point.
* during any type of driving in which a boost gauge would be necessary.
| The Blue Pilot | 03-05-2006 05:59 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]It looks like the steering wheel was made for this! :p
it doesn't get in the way of your legs or anything.
no one else can see it either from the st. or from inside the car! ;) and you get great visibility of the gauge.
:banana:
[/QUOTE]
WOW YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
it doesn't get in the way of your legs or anything.
no one else can see it either from the st. or from inside the car! ;) and you get great visibility of the gauge.
:banana:
[/QUOTE]
WOW YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
| rubberbiscuitt | 03-05-2006 06:06 PM |
oops.
| 05WRXwagon | 03-05-2006 06:12 PM |
I'm 6' 3" and I think a gauge in that spot would take up leg room. Plus, my eyes are a lot higher than the gauge. But, if it works for you, it keeps the dash uncluttered.
| powerband | 03-05-2006 06:13 PM |
[QUOTE=The Blue Pilot]WOW YOU'RE AN IDIOT.[/QUOTE]
For the needless personal insult, you're are the idiot.
For the needless personal insult, you're are the idiot.
| redeemedsoul | 03-05-2006 06:14 PM |
depending on how close you are to the steering wheel and how low your seat is this gauge may be a little out of the way to look at while driving.. but nice installation doesnt seem like u cut and hacked away at anything .. my 0.02
| Uncle Scotty | 03-05-2006 06:14 PM |
:lol: [QUOTE=BLK REX]Why would your face move that far forward? The only way would be if youre not wearing the seatbelt, in which case, you deserve it.[/QUOTE]
:lol: :lol: :lol:
...never been in a bad accident, yet, have ya :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
...never been in a bad accident, yet, have ya :lol: :lol:
| BLK REX | 03-05-2006 06:17 PM |
[QUOTE=Uncle Scotty]:lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
...never been in a bad accident, yet, have ya :lol: :lol:[/QUOTE]
I went into a wall at 70MPH head on. I didnt go as far as the steering wheel, never mind the A-Pillar.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
...never been in a bad accident, yet, have ya :lol: :lol:[/QUOTE]
I went into a wall at 70MPH head on. I didnt go as far as the steering wheel, never mind the A-Pillar.
| Uncle Scotty | 03-05-2006 06:23 PM |
[QUOTE=BLK REX]I went into a wall at 70MPH head on. I didnt go as far as the steering wheel, never mind the A-Pillar.[/QUOTE]
...you survived a 70mph, dead stop???? :eek: :huh: :eek:
I wanna see pics of the car...
...my head hit the rear view mirror in a belted, non-airbag accident at a lot slower speed
...you survived a 70mph, dead stop???? :eek: :huh: :eek:
I wanna see pics of the car...
...my head hit the rear view mirror in a belted, non-airbag accident at a lot slower speed
| WinglessSTi | 03-05-2006 06:26 PM |
****ty spot
| dawoniyi | 03-05-2006 06:39 PM |
[QUOTE=powerband]For the needless personal insult, you're are the idiot.[/QUOTE]
Second that. No need for that, plus he the topic is very nice spot for [B]MY[/B] boost guage. If you like it dude... enjoy. Personally, I like to hide my "gadgets" too. But I think that might hit knee and I'm only 5, 10". Actually still haven't mounted one in my car cos I can't figure out where to put it! Just use the accessport for now :) . Do you really need to monitor your boost that often?
Second that. No need for that, plus he the topic is very nice spot for [B]MY[/B] boost guage. If you like it dude... enjoy. Personally, I like to hide my "gadgets" too. But I think that might hit knee and I'm only 5, 10". Actually still haven't mounted one in my car cos I can't figure out where to put it! Just use the accessport for now :) . Do you really need to monitor your boost that often?
| BLK REX | 03-05-2006 06:41 PM |
[QUOTE=Uncle Scotty]...you survived a 70mph, dead stop???? :eek: :huh: :eek:
I wanna see pics of the car...
...my head hit the rear view mirror in a belted, non-airbag accident at a lot slower speed[/QUOTE]
Not a dead stop. I didnt hit it at a 90* angle, more like a 60-65*, hitting the front right corner. Spun around another time or two, and hit another guardrail at approx 35.
[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/GangusKhanh/wreck/12-21-05_1435.jpg[/IMG]
for how hard it hit, the truck did VERY well.
All in all, only 1 body panel got away unscathed. The roof started buckling (not noticable in pics), frame bent, wheels cracked, broked a UCA, sheared the motor mounts. I walked away with not a scratch.
I wanna see pics of the car...
...my head hit the rear view mirror in a belted, non-airbag accident at a lot slower speed[/QUOTE]
Not a dead stop. I didnt hit it at a 90* angle, more like a 60-65*, hitting the front right corner. Spun around another time or two, and hit another guardrail at approx 35.
[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/GangusKhanh/wreck/12-21-05_1435.jpg[/IMG]
for how hard it hit, the truck did VERY well.
All in all, only 1 body panel got away unscathed. The roof started buckling (not noticable in pics), frame bent, wheels cracked, broked a UCA, sheared the motor mounts. I walked away with not a scratch.
| Uncle Scotty | 03-05-2006 06:59 PM |
[QUOTE=BLK REX]Not a dead stop. I didnt hit it at a 90* angle, more like a 60-65*, hitting the front right corner. Spun around another time or two, and hit another guardrail at approx 35.
[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/GangusKhanh/wreck/12-21-05_1435.jpg[/IMG]
for how hard it hit, the truck did VERY well.
All in all, only 1 body panel got away unscathed. The roof started buckling (not noticable in pics), frame bent, wheels cracked, broked a UCA, sheared the motor mounts. I walked away with not a scratch.[/QUOTE]
....d0000d a [B]bad[/B] accident leaves the vehicle unrecognizable and usually involves several 'revolutions' along the lateral and/or vertical axis :lol: :lol: ...BTDT
...or one such as Bongmonsters :eek: :huh: :eek:
[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/GangusKhanh/wreck/12-21-05_1435.jpg[/IMG]
for how hard it hit, the truck did VERY well.
All in all, only 1 body panel got away unscathed. The roof started buckling (not noticable in pics), frame bent, wheels cracked, broked a UCA, sheared the motor mounts. I walked away with not a scratch.[/QUOTE]
....d0000d a [B]bad[/B] accident leaves the vehicle unrecognizable and usually involves several 'revolutions' along the lateral and/or vertical axis :lol: :lol: ...BTDT
...or one such as Bongmonsters :eek: :huh: :eek:
| wrx2k4blue | 03-05-2006 06:59 PM |
Ok, but seriously, I went for a drive today and looked down at my steering wheel (at the spot you installed your gauge). Honestly, not a horrible spot. You can glance down at it just as fast as you could at your tachometer and have decent peripheral vision of the road in front of you. As far as looks, not the best place to put it. I would put it near the instrument cluster because I would want to keep an eye on my tachometer and speedometer among other things.
Good luck to you
Good luck to you
| Captain TinklePee | 03-05-2006 07:04 PM |
that MIGHT work if you sit really low in the seat.
creative though.
creative though.
| Titanium | 03-05-2006 07:29 PM |
Unless you drive under IFR :D , your eyes should be on the road. That's a horrible spot.
| dodiox | 03-05-2006 08:00 PM |
[QUOTE=wrx2k4blue]Ok, but seriously, I went for a drive today and looked down at my steering wheel (at the spot you installed your gauge). Honestly, not a horrible spot. You can glance down at it just as fast as you could at your tachometer and have decent peripheral vision of the road in front of you. As far as looks, not the best place to put it. I would put it near the instrument cluster because I would want to keep an eye on my tachometer and speedometer among other things.
Good luck to you[/QUOTE]
thanks for checking.
people talk crap when they don't even test or even check.
well i'll just enjoy the many comments of people who don't have anything better to do than spend their lifes in this forum making useless comments.
so please keep posting useless comments, it makes me laugh!
Good luck to you[/QUOTE]
thanks for checking.
people talk crap when they don't even test or even check.
well i'll just enjoy the many comments of people who don't have anything better to do than spend their lifes in this forum making useless comments.
so please keep posting useless comments, it makes me laugh!
| Titanium | 03-05-2006 08:06 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]thanks for checking.
people talk crap when they don't even test or even check.
well i'll just enjoy the many comments of people who don't have anything better to do than spend their lifes in this forum making useless comments.
so please keep posting useless comments, it makes me laugh![/QUOTE]
well, thanks for posting such a useless place to mount a boost gauge!
and just to amuse you, i checked...it still sucks :banana:
people talk crap when they don't even test or even check.
well i'll just enjoy the many comments of people who don't have anything better to do than spend their lifes in this forum making useless comments.
so please keep posting useless comments, it makes me laugh![/QUOTE]
well, thanks for posting such a useless place to mount a boost gauge!
and just to amuse you, i checked...it still sucks :banana:
| rukkie | 03-05-2006 08:40 PM |
man... think about what crushes into your knees in the case of frontal impact...
| f4phantomii | 03-05-2006 08:43 PM |
Actually, I'll go ahead and say I understand the intention of the original poster. I had a similar mount on my old turbo DSM.
It wasn't mounted to the steering column, but was on the right side mounted to the bottom of the dash. In a similar fashion, I was able to see it through the spokes of the steering wheel and it was a simple glance down to do so.
Much like the OP, one of the reasons I chose that location was because it couldn't be seen from outside the car. Last thing I needed was for someone to break into my car or perhaps steal it because they thought it was heavily modified with lots of expensive aftermarket parts on it.
Unless you are checking the response of the vehicle to your mods, how often do you really look at the boost gauge? The only reason I had installed one in my previous car was to get a baseline max boost reading before and after my first mod. After that, I hardly ever really checked it, unless I was testing other mods.
It's such a transient gauge, it seems silly to include a boost gauge as part of your regular instrument scan when driving. On the road, you may check your speedo and tach every 10 seconds or so. You may check your temp gauge or voltmeter gauge once every five minutes as part of your normal driving routine, but those are typically stable gauges and you just check to see the needle is where it's supposed to be.
Other stuff, like EGT and oil pressure (and boost) are more dynamic, and you typically only monitor them when you are testing a mod, troubleshooting, or just doing an occasional spot check.
Not saying its the best location for all people, but it's a viable location for some depending on their needs and driving habits.
-Michael
It wasn't mounted to the steering column, but was on the right side mounted to the bottom of the dash. In a similar fashion, I was able to see it through the spokes of the steering wheel and it was a simple glance down to do so.
Much like the OP, one of the reasons I chose that location was because it couldn't be seen from outside the car. Last thing I needed was for someone to break into my car or perhaps steal it because they thought it was heavily modified with lots of expensive aftermarket parts on it.
Unless you are checking the response of the vehicle to your mods, how often do you really look at the boost gauge? The only reason I had installed one in my previous car was to get a baseline max boost reading before and after my first mod. After that, I hardly ever really checked it, unless I was testing other mods.
It's such a transient gauge, it seems silly to include a boost gauge as part of your regular instrument scan when driving. On the road, you may check your speedo and tach every 10 seconds or so. You may check your temp gauge or voltmeter gauge once every five minutes as part of your normal driving routine, but those are typically stable gauges and you just check to see the needle is where it's supposed to be.
Other stuff, like EGT and oil pressure (and boost) are more dynamic, and you typically only monitor them when you are testing a mod, troubleshooting, or just doing an occasional spot check.
Not saying its the best location for all people, but it's a viable location for some depending on their needs and driving habits.
-Michael
| rogue | 03-05-2006 08:43 PM |
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Here's where your eyes normally should be while driving.
My A-pillar pod is right in that view, so I can see it out of the corner of my eye. If you're looking down at your crotch, you're not looking at the road.
Here's where your eyes normally should be while driving.
My A-pillar pod is right in that view, so I can see it out of the corner of my eye. If you're looking down at your crotch, you're not looking at the road.
| kapnkrunch2 | 03-05-2006 08:52 PM |
[QUOTE=dodiox]thanks for checking.
people talk crap when they don't even test or even check.
well i'll just enjoy the many comments of people who don't have anything better to do than spend their lifes in this forum making useless comments.
so please keep posting useless comments, it makes me laugh![/QUOTE]
You wouldn't be so defensive if you thought it was funny.
people talk crap when they don't even test or even check.
well i'll just enjoy the many comments of people who don't have anything better to do than spend their lifes in this forum making useless comments.
so please keep posting useless comments, it makes me laugh![/QUOTE]
You wouldn't be so defensive if you thought it was funny.
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