Anyone Have their Boost Gauge mounted on their side railing Help, please

[xXEclipse]

Im hoping to order this soon

95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse Single Pillar Pod

But not sure how I should do the wiring, where do you have yours coming from?

 

[wkmitsu]

Are you asking how to route the wiring, or how to wire the gauge for power? The latter will depend on what gauge you're getting.

 

[xXEclipse]

sorry should have been more clear, im asking how to route the wiring



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[M4Dboost]

I used to have that one, previous owner mounted it, but he just cut a hole in the pillar for the wires to be tucked behind, then screwed the gauge pod down over the hole. Ill see if I can find a picture to show you. Routing them down the stock pillar cover and down into the dash, you can run the vacuum line through the steering column boot.

 

[akira235]

yeah, you just cut a hole into the a pillar and then run the wires behind the pillar and out into the footwell of the dash, it'll take some time to get everything run through, but thats the best way to get a clean install

 

[xXEclipse]

so where would i run the vaccum line from? from the dash by the windshield? 0.o



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[wkmitsu]

With that pod you will probably need to drill a small hole in the pillar to route the wires through in order to keep them out of sight. If you can though, try and put the pod low enough so you can just route the wires out the bottom of it. You can then route the wires along the left side of the dash, you can pull the rubber stripping off that runs along the door opening and get the wires behind that and out of sight. This is actually a lot harder to explain than I thought it would be. If you go out to your car and look at it, you will probably figure out what I mean.

Edit: Sorry I forgot about the vacuum line, the last boost gauge I installed was electronic. Taking that into consideration, you probably will need to drill the hole in the pillar to route everything through. Route the wires the same as I suggested before, but run the vacuum line down behind the dash by the bottom of the A pillar. It's a little tricky, but you'll get it. To get the vacuum line to the engine bay, there are a lot of different options, some a lot easier than others, but the most used method is probably just cutting a small hole in the steering boot and pushing the line through there. Thats how mine is, but in hindsight I wish I would've done it differently, more clean.

 

[dsmarmy777gst]

what i did was drilled a hole and the stock pillar piece and ran the wires and vacuum line through it, down the side of the dash and through a hole in the firewall. I just wired them into a 12v source under the dash.

 

[M4Dboost]

With that pod you will probably need to drill a small hole in the pillar to route the wires through in order to keep them out of sight. If you can though, try and put the pod low enough so you can just route the wires out the bottom of it. You can then route the wires along the left side of the dash, you can pull the rubber stripping off that runs along the door opening and get the wires behind that and out of sight. This is actually a lot harder to explain than I thought it would be. If you go out to your car and look at it, you will probably figure out what I mean.

I recommend the hole rather than trying to run them out the bottom, ie pintching the vacuum line, then just cut a hole in the steering boot and run the vacuum line rhough there.

 

[wkmitsu]

I recommend the hole rather than trying to run them out the bottom, ie pintching the vacuum line, then just cut a hole in the steering boot and run the vacuum line rhough there.

See my edited post.

 

[M4Dboost]

^ sorry, Yeah, sound good other than that, op you can tap into 12v under the dash or use the extra slots in the fuse box.

If you need pictures on any of this, ask, I can get them for you pretty quick.