Pillar gauges

Clifford_6.4 · Jul 30, 2014

It's a blurry picture but you get the idea.

Stroked777 · Jul 30, 2014

Where did you get the tan plastic pillar pods? Paint them yourself?

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Jul 30, 2014

Stroked777 said:
Where did you get the tan plastic pillar pods? Paint them yourself?

All of the autometer ones for our trucks only come in black

Clifford_6.4 · Jul 30, 2014

Summit racing has the paint it doesn't match perfect but it doesn't really stand out. I'll get the part # when I get near the can

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Jul 30, 2014

http://www.colorbondpaint.com/ for paint for gauge pods

CAT35niner · Jul 30, 2014

Josh@DirtyDiesels said:
http://www.colorbondpaint.com/ for paint for gauge pods

X2 for colorbond. Works great. Meant for plastic. Looks factory.

Clifford_6.4 · Jul 30, 2014

Here's what I used it's easy to use and almost matches.

B585Ford · Jul 30, 2014

Clifford_6.4 said:
It's a blurry picture but you get the idea.

That's a nice setup.

Clifford_6.4 · Jul 30, 2014

Thank you sir!

CAT35niner · Jul 31, 2014

B585Ford said:
Thanks. :thumbsup:

I got home late last night. I got a pic in the dark then grabbed a couple this morning. Last one is of the brain. Capable of 17 gauges.

B585Ford · Jul 31, 2014

That looks great. Very clean.
Where did you find the tray that you mounted to the fuse box? My WG regulator is over there and I have been trying to find an option so that I could mount it like you did....as you know, if you mount the bracket it will block you from being able to open the fuse box.

CAT35niner · Jul 31, 2014

B585Ford said:
That looks great. Very clean.

Where did you find the tray that you mounted to the fuse box? My WG regulator is over there and I have been trying to find an option so that I could mount it like you did....as you know, if you mount the bracket it will block you from being able to open the fuse box.

Thanks bud.

That's what came on the truck. The brain just sits right on top of the fuse block. Idk what the bracket is there for. But it holds the brain perfectly.

Sideswipe505 · Jul 31, 2014

Man that is a really nice setup. So with that 'brain', you're saying it's a plug n play system for pretty much any gauge you want to run? How much does that cost and where can I get one??

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Jul 31, 2014

Sideswipe505 said:
Man that is a really nice setup. So with that 'brain', you're saying it's a plug n play system for pretty much any gauge you want to run? How much does that cost and where can I get one??

Yes it is plug and play after the initial install. Shoot me a PM if you are looking for that setup, I can get you taken care of bud.

CAT35niner · Jul 31, 2014

Sideswipe505 said:
Man that is a really nice setup. So with that 'brain', you're saying it's a plug n play system for pretty much any gauge you want to run? How much does that cost and where can I get one??

Yes it's plug and play. Put a sensor where you need it. Run three wires to the brain. Out of the brain an three wire harness runs into the cab up to the gauges and if there is a sensor in the system and you plug the gauge in it will recognize it and read. Just need to tap into your harness in the truck for key power and lights. You need ground and 12v power to the brain to work. There is a selection of gauges you can run. Different faces and colors. Hit up Josh and he will set you up. Just fair warning they aren't cheap.

Stroked777 · Jul 31, 2014

I still don't under stand the brain thing

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Jul 31, 2014

Stroked777 said:
I still don't under stand the brain thing

It's pretty simple. You have a computer that mounts in the engine bay. You install your sensors (boost, bp, oil psi, oil temp, coolant temp, etc...) The sensors wire to the brain instead of directly to the gauges them selves. From the brain, a 3 wire harness gets ran inside the cab and you add however many plugs you need for however many gauges you are using. Then you plug your gauges in wherever you want them and the brain knows which gauge needs which reading. Boom, you have gauges. Like in matt's truck he has more than 3 gauges but he has a 3 pod pillar. He normally doesn't run a BP gauge, but if the truck is on the dyno, he can just pop out one gauge, and pop in the BP gauge and it will read backpressure instead of whatever the old gauge in that spot was reading. It's really cool.