Lotek Pillar Pod Options

[elvasoshexai]

ok um i was just wondering.. when test fitting... did you have to remove anything to get the pillar to fit?

cause i just quickly tried it to see if it fit but it was WWWAAAYYY off... seemed impossible to put in unless i removed a-pillar and mounted it first...

also... none of my 52mm gauges fit??? i guess i gotta sand a bit off from each hole... but then how do you get them into the 2nd and 3rd spot? cause mine are about 57mm deep and when i try to put it in... the holder above it is in the way...

[hitcachi]

pics to see what you talking about? Cause from your description im so totally lost. R u sure its authentic lotek? Real lotek fits perfect. Mine fit like a glove. All gauges and everything.

[elvasoshexai]

it must b legit since i bought it from gaugepods.com...

but here's a pic of what i mean when i say the gauge holder above it gets in the way for the 2nd and 3rd positions:


this is how it's supposed to look right:


cause it seems like i can't put it on without either removing the top of the dashboard or the a-pillar

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Oct 26, 2006 - 9:38 PM

[hitcachi]

gaugepods.com? No, real lotek come from the actual site. That one might be real lotek but i really dont know and it would be hard to find out. As for the gauges, you put them in the pillar pod before you mount the pillar. Run the wires down behind the dash before you totally screw in the pillar so that you make sure that you dont cut into or pinch any wires. Now to mount the pillar, you just have to wiggle it in there and make it fit

[elvasoshexai]

gaugepods.com? No, real lotek come from the actual site. That one might be real lotek but i really dont know and it would be hard to find out. As for the gauges, you put them in the pillar pod before you mount the pillar. Run the wires down behind the dash before you totally screw in the pillar so that you make sure that you dont cut into or pinch any wires. Now to mount the pillar, you just have to wiggle it in there and make it fit

well.. when u go 2 the 6gc parts database for the lotek pillar, gaugepods.com is where the lotek link takes u. and since they r hving a gb @ mr2oc from the same place i would think it's legit

n also, i can't put the actual gauge into the holder cause as the pic shows, for the 2nd and 3rd holders, the gauge keeps hitting the holder above it... i thought all gauges would be like a universal depth or sumthin

i guess i could try and wiggle the pillar in some more tmr where there's more light outside cause it didn't seem like it would fit @ all w/o removing things

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Oct 26, 2006 - 10:25 PM

[elvasoshexai]

actually.. wtf.. i think i got the wrong pod...
from these 2 links:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...71&hl=lotek
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...76&hl=lotek

the pics of the holders look different than mine (top and bottom)

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Oct 26, 2006 - 10:40 PM

[Shocker]

i have a lotec triple gauge pod and that my freind is not one..unless that cutting was done by you? if it is a lotec you might have to slide the bottem in between the dash and the a pillar ang wiggle it a bit to make it fit.

This post has been edited by Shocker: Oct 26, 2006 - 10:55 PM

[elvasoshexai]

i have a lotec triple gauge pod and that my freind is not one..unless that cutting was done by you? if it is a lotec you might have to slide the bottem in between the dash and the a pillar ang wiggle it a bit to make it fit.

i guess it's for a different model or sumthin.. the cut was kinda poorly done too...
*sigh*... i keep getting wrong items lately
well. i just emailed them about it

[Batman722]

that's not the correct pod

[pandakid]

yea mine is having the same problem it dosen't look like it will fit unless you cut the orginal pillar. but my gauge size is 2 1/16. i also got my from gaugepods.com and it looks the same as yours.


BTW: does anyone know if the glowshift gauges are good from ebay?

This post has been edited by pandakid: Oct 27, 2006 - 1:29 AM

[elvasoshexai]

yea mine is having the same problem it dosen't look like it will fit unless you cut the orginal pillar. but my gauge size is 2 1/16. i also got my from gaugepods.com and it looks the same as yours.


BTW: does anyone know if the glowshift gauges are good from ebay?

i gave them an email and they said it's the wrong one and that they'd send another out.. so i guess u should email them too

[shin]

yea that's not the right pod.. you can tell right away from the protrudin plastic at the end. but yea.. we had to dremel alil for my 60mm gauges to fit too although the pods are meant for 60mm gauges but that's cause my gauges are huge

[pandakid]

yea mine is having the same problem it dosen't look like it will fit unless you cut the orginal pillar. but my gauge size is 2 1/16. i also got my from gaugepods.com and it looks the same as yours.


BTW: does anyone know if the glowshift gauges are good from ebay?

i gave them an email and they said it's the wrong one and that they'd send another out.. so i guess u should email them too

thanks, did you have to send the wrong pillar back?

[elvasoshexai]

yea mine is having the same problem it dosen't look like it will fit unless you cut the orginal pillar. but my gauge size is 2 1/16. i also got my from gaugepods.com and it looks the same as yours.


BTW: does anyone know if the glowshift gauges are good from ebay?

i gave them an email and they said it's the wrong one and that they'd send another out.. so i guess u should email them too

thanks, did you have to send the wrong pillar back?

they sed once i recieve the corrct one i can ship this back and that they'd reimburse the shipping fee

[shin]

nice. that's wat i call professional. this gives all other members who are interested in buying from lotek the confidence.

[pandakid]

nice. that's wat i call professional. this gives all other members who are interested in buying from lotek the confidence.

agree.




there will ship it again next week. i got the wrong one too

[elvasoshexai]

i just got my replacement gauge pod today... but fitment still sux in the test fit... =/

the top part where there is that curve... is too long... so i guess i'll needa shave it... unless i didn't push it far enough at the bottom since there was a small gap

but now i got a question... my gauges are about 57 deep... how the hell do you get them INTO the holes??? cause they keep hitting the side of the above holder when trying to push it in

[shin]

wat gauges do you have?

[elvasoshexai]

wat gauges do you have?

i got some prosport ones... i think they r the same as the ones from twosrus... there's a gb on them over @ mr2oc... i thought gauges were universal

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Nov 2, 2006 - 6:14 PM

[pandakid]

i just got my replacement gauge pod today... but fitment still sux in the test fit... =/

the top part where there is that curve... is too long... so i guess i'll needa shave it... unless i didn't push it far enough at the bottom since there was a small gap

but now i got a question... my gauges are about 57 deep... how the hell do you get them INTO the holes??? cause they keep hitting the side of the above holder when trying to push it in

can you post a picture i wanna see the right one please

[elvasoshexai]

^ i posted 2 links somewhere above wth pics

can you post a picture i wanna see the right one please

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Nov 2, 2006 - 6:20 PM

[elvasoshexai]

nobody's had the problem with the gauges being so deep that it hits the side of the above holder??

[Shocker]

nobody's had the problem with the gauges being so deep that it hits the side of the above holder??

well on my autometer cobalt gauges there where to two metal mounting thingys that i just cut shorter and they fit perfect...

and about your fitment..you do have to pusht the bottem of it down into the gap..

[Valo666]

ok um i was just wondering.. when test fitting... did you have to remove anything to get the pillar to fit?

cause i just quickly tried it to see if it fit but it was WWWAAAYYY off... seemed impossible to put in unless i removed a-pillar and mounted it first...

also... none of my 52mm gauges fit??? i guess i gotta sand a bit off from each hole... but then how do you get them into the 2nd and 3rd spot? cause mine are about 57mm deep and when i try to put it in... the holder above it is in the way...

My lotek pod doesnt fit the gauges either. Ive had to shave quite a bit off too to get my stewart warner gauges to fit in. But i know i have the right gauge pod for our car.

[elvasoshexai]

ok um i was just wondering.. when test fitting... did you have to remove anything to get the pillar to fit?

cause i just quickly tried it to see if it fit but it was WWWAAAYYY off... seemed impossible to put in unless i removed a-pillar and mounted it first...

also... none of my 52mm gauges fit??? i guess i gotta sand a bit off from each hole... but then how do you get them into the 2nd and 3rd spot? cause mine are about 57mm deep and when i try to put it in... the holder above it is in the way...

My lotek pod doesnt fit the gauges either. Ive had to shave quite a bit off too to get my stewart warner gauges to fit in. But i know i have the right gauge pod for our car.

but when you actually try to put it in was the gauge too long depth wise? like even if the hole is big enough you acn't get it into the hole because the top of the gauge (where the display is) hit the above holder?

[hitcachi]

where did you order your gauges from and what kind are they? Its obviously not a real lotek pod either.

[elvasoshexai]

where did you order your gauges from and what kind are they? Its obviously not a real lotek pod either.

i'm pretty sure they are real since i bought it from gaugepods.com... which is lotek's site...

my gauges are prosport/twosrus 52mm gauges

[Batman722]

nobody's had the problem with the gauges being so deep that it hits the side of the above holder??

I have installed a few gauges in the lotec and I have seen this problem. On Vin's (shin) he has blitz gauges that were too deep for the pod so I had to cut into the existing a pillar plastic to make them fit properly and still they were only about 95% perfect. I also had to widen the hole a bit with a dremel.

With a set of autometer gauges, they fit perfectly, no fuss, no problems.

[elvasoshexai]

nobody's had the problem with the gauges being so deep that it hits the side of the above holder??

I have installed a few gauges in the lotec and I have seen this problem. On Vin's (shin) he has blitz gauges that were too deep for the pod so I had to cut into the existing a pillar plastic to make them fit properly and still they were only about 95% perfect. I also had to widen the hole a bit with a dremel.

With a set of autometer gauges, they fit perfectly, no fuss, no problems.

cut into the existing a-pillar? but it's hitting the lotek tho isn't it?

[Batman722]

I cut into the stock a pilar plastic (kinda knotched it) so the gauges would slide in deeper. The back of the gauge hit so since the lotec covers the stock pillar, I had to cut it a bit, you dig ?

[elvasoshexai]

I cut into the stock a pilar plastic (kinda knotched it) so the gauges would slide in deeper. The back of the gauge hit so since the lotec covers the stock pillar, I had to cut it a bit, you dig ?

oh.. so it didn't hit like this:


This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Nov 3, 2006 - 11:22 PM

[Batman722]

you might just want to "nudge" it into place

[pandakid]

got mine today,my gauges (glowshift)are fitting either but it does seem like you can nudge them in.im just worry im gonna break it

This post has been edited by pandakid: Nov 5, 2006 - 1:52 AM

[pandakid]

i put my pillar on i had to nudge it in with a tad of sanding. heres some pictures.i only have one gauge that i put on today,tomarrow i'm gonna put the air/fuel gauge.

[elvasoshexai]

where did you have to sand?

[pandakid]

where you put the gauges into,the pod that holds the guage. i did it very lightly.

[celiracer]

NVM I figured out what i needed.

This post has been edited by celiracer: Jan 11, 2007 - 5:50 PM