yeah i think he can
if he wants to im willing to lend it to him to make a mold
taka. lucky i have EZZY here in sydney his capable of anything (guage holder) heheh....

 

:p it doesnt have to be fibreglass to make duplicates.

i dont mind using that as a template and modify it (ie. more rounded edges on the sides). im not like some shops out there ripping off other ppl's design and sale for cheaper.

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When I get my custom piece done, I would be willing to lend it as a template for a new one. I really think the design I'm getting will look much nicer then the R-Magic piece and the guy doing it has said he won't make more.

I live in Houston, so that might be a problem. But I at least thought I'd mention it.

This piece will have the same mounting issues as the R-Magic piece, though. Looks like you're only going to get around that if you have an injection mold...

 

someone might want to talk to Cortc about making this type of aplication in carbon fiber. he's getting a cf gauge pod done right now.

 

Hey guys, I am already working with a VERY experienced fabricator and will be making the pieces in carbon fibre and fibreglass. The originaly unit did have to be shaved for perfect fitment but looks great now.

 

Any chance you could post some pics soon?

 

We will be finishing the mold today so I should have something to show anytime now.

 

very nice h.u and lcd!!

 

Where do I buy one?????

 

should have one available locally in the new year :D

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eric how much you going to sell it for????

 

no pricing yet. will see how much the yanks want...... cant charge more the the yanks can i........

 

Are you getting the 2 din at the smoker box for the gauges!!!!!!!!!!>?????????

IF ans is yes, you have a customer, pending on price of course :o

 

taka, are you talking about the 2 guage pods for the smoke box?

if so.... yes, thats part of the plan......

should have a few guage pod options for the 8

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oh terrific... please have some plan and price listing before January.

I am going to bring some Defi BF gauges from Hong Kong in Feb. The MazdaSpeed one (with oil temp, oil pres, and water temp) I quoted is about A$1700. If you can get the 2Din under or around A$300. There is significant saving for me coz I get major discount on parts already in stock.

Do you have other guages pod that goes on top from like Fujita eng or RE Amemiya. I only like MazdaSpeed one though :o

I would love to have the RMagic one - but the only concern is reading the oil temp by looking down while the car is doing 180kmh. :o

 

taka how much did you get your guages for???
i got mine for 1300 for everything

 

everything meaning...?

I dunno, MazdaSpeed is too expensive but they have a very nice pod. The oil, water temp and oil pressure guages with the control units are around A$1000 mark in Hong Kong. I am thinking - I am not paying $700 for a MazdaSpeed pod...

Anyhow, we will see.

 

mmm..... does defi and mazdaspeed guages have different diameter?
if they are different, then bugger.....
im planning to make the guage pods to fit autometer 55mm guages. not a fan of standard size or bigger diameter guages :o

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ehhhh....

MazdaSpeed are 60mm I believe the others are 52mm..... Maybe we are measuring the different thing

Defi said 60 for their guages.

 

That's pretty expensive for a few gauges. Could probably do a completely electronic version for around that price and you could have the option of more than just three gauges.

Would an electronic version be of interest to you guys? If the gauges looked like the attached picture?

 

yeah, i know how big the defi guages are.... phil has one ready for measurement .

when i say overall diameter i meant end to end on the face of the guage, which should be the "fattest" part of the guage. :D

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oh don't know about that....

sco - I just want the data displayed and I don't care in what form. There is a oil/water temp Defi meter in electronic style but they are just as expensive. The Blitz meter does not have oil temp or oil pressure.

Yes I know they are expensive for the money you put in.

 

Is there any update on the fabricated mold? Or how to get a hold of an R-magic piece?

 

Phil has it on his car... oh you are in the US.

There are a few places in US sell R Magic stuff? Or you can contact Japanparts.com

 

I was just about to bump this thread as well. Any updates 8A8Y8? are you able to watch DVD's on the move?