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Few interior mod pics..
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:41 pm
by magnux
http://www.countercultured.net/~magnus/ ... gwheel.jpg - 2002 WRX MoMo Steering Wheel (I must admit, I love this wheel
)
http://www.countercultured.net/~magnus/ ... mirror.jpg - 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Auto-Dimming Compass/Temperature rear-view mirror (sorry about the blurry pic, the sun was screwing with my auto-focus)
http://www.countercultured.net/~magnus/ ... gauges.jpg - Autometer Gauge Center-Console setup (yes, the car is off...
Oh, and DIY A/F meter)
http://www.countercultured.net/~magnus/ ... /horns.jpg - Not really interior, but my Hella Dual-Trumpet air horns.. (ignore the dirt, err.. I mean, that's speed dirt.. yea..)
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:39 pm
by QuickDrive
nice work.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:54 pm
by THAWA
awesome, the af meter looks cool. was it easy to make?
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:46 pm
by legacy92ej22t
Nice. I like the center mount gauge cluster too.
The WRX steering wheel looks very nice in our cars too IMO.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 7:08 pm
by eastbaysubaru
I especially like the autodimming/compass rear view mirror. How hard was that to hook up?
-Brian
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:15 pm
by magnux
eastbaysubaru wrote:I especially like the autodimming/compass rear view mirror. How hard was that to hook up?
-Brian
Cake. Takes about an hour. Nothing special really, just finding a place to mount the sensor that gives you the most accurate temperature w/o getting heatsoaked.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:27 pm
by Behemoth
I've been looking at three gauge clusters but haven't found a good place to install them. I like your console idea.
Is the stereo/gauge plate a production or homemade piece? How does it attach to the console?
Thanks for any advice!
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:43 pm
by BAC5.2
Damn, that's a slick setup. I am thinking about doing my gauges in a similar fashion. How'd you do the A/F meter?
Also, did you retain the airbag with the WRX steering wheel?
I would love to have that wheel, but it's so damn expensive!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:02 am
by ciper
The wheel and gauges are hot. The rear view is okay and the horns suck and are ugly.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:36 am
by BAC5.2
ciper wrote:The wheel and gauges are hot. The rear view is okay and the horns suck and are ugly.
Don't sugar coat it...
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:47 am
by magnux
ciper wrote:The wheel and gauges are hot. The rear view is okay and the horns suck and are ugly.
I always wondered when I would get my first 'blunt comment' from ciper..
Well, yea, the horns definately aren't pretty.. I put them where I could. But, then again, they aren't designed to be pretty.. when I honk, people move -- quickly.
As for the rear view.. well, I've never been satisfied with import mirrors (in fact, this is the first import I've ever owned), so I had to bring some novelties over from the domestic market to help ease my transition.
Oh, and BAC.. yes, I've retained the airbag. It works 100%, as does the cruise control, tilt and horn.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:33 am
by QuickDrive
magnux wrote:
Oh, and BAC.. yes, I've retained the airbag. It works 100%, as does the cruise control, tilt and horn.
I hope you never really have to find out it works 100%
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:42 am
by ciper
I just reread your first post "2002 WRX MoMo Wheel" and was shocked.
Every once in a while I drive a 2003 WRX with Momo wheel and didnt recognize it in your image! It looks FAR better in that picture than on the WRX.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:48 am
by vrg3
How did you wire the airbag in? I thought the 02 WRX had these depowered progressive-deployment jobbers that needed different controls.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:07 am
by kelley
I like the guage location. looks a little firmilliar
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:52 am
by Kelly
ciper wrote: the horns suck and are ugly.
you suck and are ugly
I would have used the smooth side of the plastic, for the gauge panel,
and painted it with a flat black, or covered it with vinyl/leather.
The mirriors cool, I prefer a convex type, but one thing I always have loved about V-Dubs, is the thermometer (I could never admit to liking a GM product). Why the hell didnt Subaru put these in? And I need no compass, or need for directions, for I am a real man.
The wheel is cool, there pretty comfy, I do however question if you want the airbag hooked up, and I too hope you never need to find out.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:03 am
by vrg3
vrg3 wrote:How did you wire the airbag in? I thought the 02 WRX had these depowered progressive-deployment jobbers that needed different controls.
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:59 am
by kastrix
vrg3 wrote:vrg3 wrote:How did you wire the airbag in? I thought the 02 WRX had these depowered progressive-deployment jobbers that needed different controls.
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:38 pm
by LaureltheQueen
subaru has put in temperature gauges in their cars. they're just located in the gauge cluster.
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:01 pm
by petridish38
vrg3 wrote:vrg3 wrote:How did you wire the airbag in? I thought the 02 WRX had these depowered progressive-deployment jobbers that needed different controls.
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Andrew
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:31 pm
by THAWA
what is going on
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 10:42 pm
by vrg3
We all want to know how he wired the airbag in.
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:11 am
by magnux
Oh, jeez.. someone should've sent me a PM.
I'd love nothing more than to give a wonderful detailed explanation, but I can't. The wheel was installed by a friend who, like vrg3 if I'm not mistaken, is an E.E. major. As far as I know, he used something from the stereo-installer world to adapt it.
Of course, we could be completely wrong and the thing won't deploy at all.. as I don't really have a spare airbag to "test" with.
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:16 am
by vrg3
Nah, I'm not an EE major. I majored in CS as an undergrad and am working on my masters thesis in Computer Graphics.
I'm suspicious about the concept of adapting the airbags with something from the car stereo world... Then again, I know nothing about the difference between the controls for depowered airbags.
Are you confident that it won't ever go off when it shouldn't?
Can you ask your friend for more details?
