always been a fan of A-pillars but not sure on this car i have no carbon fiber so i wouid end up painting it stock pillar color but not sure if i want them though i have not seen one thread or anyone have these at all only the ones that go on the ash tray from rb would you get it or not and i would put blacked out gauges so they match the stock tach as much as possible but like i said no one has it too ricey......??? opinions

 

you have airbags on your A-pillars...

 

dont plan on getting into an accident..... soooo not a big deal hence opinions..... and it would still pop off like stock ones they clip on like stock so that wouldnt make a difference really

 

i have a-pillar gauges. and i did work on my pod. it doesnt look bad, i like it. lol. i cant get the lotek cuz i have nav, and the rb one ill get later, but im still usin that cig lighter lol. for my radar that is

 

ill take pics of mine once its done and all

 

yes pics please and thats why i want A-pillars i Have the Nav popping up and i cant put any gauges around it without making it huge and bulky

anyone with pics??

 

I like this one much better...
Much more OE looking

 

There are so many other options for gauges in our cars. Please please don't go with the a-pillar.

 

Uh, where'd you get that.

 

i've seen one that goes in the ash tray slot. has lcds too i think. can't find a pic though.

 

Here's mine... a little higher than I wanted but I think it still looks good

 

Thanks. I have a cup there now, but not nearly as clean. Unfortunately, removing the cup leaves a scar. Maybe this would hide the hole somewhat??

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Whatever that was. Oh, yeah...Ricey pillars.

 

dont paint them stock color paint them black!

 

Phils8 has the carbon A-pillar units your looking at. Ask him for a pic.

 

I kinda of like the a pillar, but heres the link to my group buy for the center triple gauge pod in my signature if you havent checked it out yet

 

I think the double and triple a-pillar gauge pods get a little ricey. The air vent pod is sweet, but it was like $60 or something when you can have it on the pillar for free

 

The only time I would find that kind of stuff ricer like is when they are populated with the following gauges....

1. A volt gauge
2. A wide band O2 gauge that is either not hooked up or hooked up to a narrow band o2 sensor.
3. A boost gauge when you're car isn't boosted
4. Any other combination of gauges that are only for show and don't actually DO anything.

If you try to make your own apillar gauge pod and it looks like ***...that's rice. If the installation is poorly done, it's rice.

Otherwise, a nice clean install with functional gauges that provide you with useful information is just fine IMO.

 

I also have the RB cluster that swaps out the ashtray, can post pics tinote...

 

SiLVeRE8 i think OP got navi.. another option is Autoexe gauge pod like in this thread: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-interior-audio-electronics-24/any-one-have-autoexe-gauge-pod-yet-168718/

or Knight Sport


custom A-pillar


or JDM looks

 

I wish Knight Sport made this for LHD 8s I woulda had it long time ago...

 

scribed to reference later

 

what gauges are these? thay match the oem gauge cluster very well

 

the Defi gauges 60mm

 

those are ballin gauges!

 

i have that gauge pod(not installed yet).

i think its rice unless you are FI. <--thats why i haven't installed mine yet.

boost and EGT gauges would be ridiculous without FI.