 mounting lotek 3 pillar gauge |
 Sep 23, 2004 - 4:43 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
do you guys have any other ideas on how to mount the 3 pillar without drilling and screwing it into the A-pillar plastic. i've tried velco but that sucked. any other suggestions would be awesome thanks
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Sep 23, 2004 - 4:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
double sided exterior mounting tape?
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Sep 23, 2004 - 4:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
whats wrong with drilling and using a screw? Its the only reliable way to do it, 3 gauges get a lil heavy for tape.
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Sep 23, 2004 - 5:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ya your right but i get sad when i'm hurting her haha
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Sep 23, 2004 - 5:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
ur not hurting her ur making her better.
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Sep 23, 2004 - 5:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 13, '03 From California Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
so if i drilled a hole in you...am i making you better? -------------------- 2011 Spice Orange Mini Cooper
2011 Alpine White BMW E92 M3 gone but not forgotten 2008 Space Grey BMW Z4 ///M 2009 Black Honda Civic LX Coupe 2006 Magnetic Black Nissan 350Z 2007 Crimson Red BMW 335i Coupe |
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Sep 23, 2004 - 5:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
that's a good question it could be a weight reduction so it could be worth it....
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Sep 23, 2004 - 7:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 28, '02 From B.C. Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
3m double sided tape, it's a very thin foam they use for trim peices on cars. The adheasive should be strong enough to hold it on, my local toyota dealer gave me some when my front emblem got broken off and it worked great. It's the only thing holding my emblem on for the last year and it hasn't budged a bit, very strong. It's worth a shot befor you try drilling any holes.
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Sep 23, 2004 - 8:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
if i was an inanimate ojbect i probably wouldnt care. Using screws it the intended form of attachment and it is the best looking. -------------------- |
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Sep 23, 2004 - 8:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Super, you crack me up...its posts like this that make me smile. Oh, and to be productive in this thread, I would like to point out that I cut the plastic piece that covers my climate controls in order to fit my guages. One could argue that I "hurt" her by making these cuts. That said, I think it made her better. You can tell in this picture that piece was cut on the bottom of each guage so they would sit in there nicely: 
This post has been edited by jgreening: Sep 23, 2004 - 8:38 PM -------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
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Sep 23, 2004 - 9:06 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
omg you murderer..... nah, just playin... it looks nice.... -------------------- |
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Sep 23, 2004 - 9:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
so im hurting myself by trimming my toenails?? i didnt know that.
your center mount gauges are sick celicarocker. --------------------  Believer, you'll leave her, in leaving them all No but I don't buy it Like anything you do, as anyone you are Cause I'm... Ten Speed, of God's Blood & Burial |
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Sep 23, 2004 - 10:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I actually took off the original peice and with some shoving the lotek one was a direct replacement. I used some wall anchors and shoved them into the holes in the a-pillar itself, and screwed into those.
Of course, i have a vert and my piece ends exactly the way the lotek one does. I understand that in the non-vert it keeps going along the ceiling. -------------------- Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it... |
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Sep 23, 2004 - 11:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
allright i ended up drilling into her sad but it looks nice and very strong. thanks guys for your feedback
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Sep 23, 2004 - 11:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 23, '04 From Meridian, MS Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
my problem with drilling is that the place where the holes are at in the lotek pod are right over the holes in metal behind the oem plastic cover for the pillar, the spot where the stock pillar cover snaps in place, so what do i do, just drill the oem cover to another spot and then drill the lotek pilar to the oem one
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Sep 23, 2004 - 11:56 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
on mine i just barley missed the holes where the pillar clips into i was lucky.
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Sep 24, 2004 - 12:09 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 23, '04 From Meridian, MS Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
i think i am going to try that and alot of really strong glue
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Sep 24, 2004 - 12:10 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
your gonna try what... double side tap???
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Sep 24, 2004 - 7:27 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
They're JGreenings. -------------------- |
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Sep 24, 2004 - 8:01 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '03 From New Orleans Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
depends on who you ask, those guys that drill those holes in their foreheads probably would say yes  Screws are the only reliable way. |
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