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If i get the time today, i was thinking about powering up my A-Pillar. I have installed my A-Pillar about 2 weeks ago...just havent hoooked up the gauges in it . I know many places i could get a ground and 12v power...but anyone have any suggestion on a best spot to hook them to? Im think about just hooking the lights of each gauge so that when the car comes on....they come on...instead of making a switch for them. ...just an idea Thanks in advance.

thats what i did, it works pretty good. i hooked them to a power source that gets power automatically when the vehicle turns on. its easier to me that way. good luck on it man.

how hard is it to get the gauges installed? ..not to the gauge pod itself but to the engine compnents n stuff...

imho....just getting through the firewall sucks . But i already have a nice size whole, when i cut through for my sub.

i hooked my gauges up to my radio.....havent had a problem.

i just got my gauge pod from lo-tek @ www.gaugepod or www.gaugepods.com. its the same company. yes they are a little off color from the midnight blue in my svt but its pretty close from out side of the car looking in i can't even tell a difference.

i got autometer gauges, a lot of ppl at least from the post that i have read had trouble with the oil pressure gauge sender unit into the head . with the auto meter sender and the 1/8 fitting adapter that canme with with the gauge in the box install was no sweat. just a little teflon tape . for the treads.

getting the plug out of the head was about the trickyest part. i used a 1/4 standard style allen hex socket bit that seemed to fit just perfect.

tapped the white wire with the red stripe, lol " red- stipe" in the front bank o2 sensor after the green conector right next to the windshield wiper refill tank.

hooked the back light bulbs to the head light switch, using a test light to tap the right wire. and the 12 volt + and the ground are hooked up to the head unit/cd player.

i would post pics but if you've seen one triple gauge pillar in an svt you've seen them all. i got silver gauges which match the color of my car more than they do my stock white gaues but nevertheless their kool.

oil pressure gauge is what I need. I will have to order one in the next few months. I needed one more gauge and couldn't think of what I wanted for the third one. Thanks. this will be perfect.