Well I ordered the 7 color tinted glowshift gauges with 3 gauge a-pillar pod. This is for my uncle's GS-T, but It's practically my car since I have done all the installations on it, including this one.
It came today, and general impression of the company/brand is very positive.
The shipping was very professional. As seen above.
The packaging of the gauges was also very sleek and professional as seen above.
Above is a picture of the pillar pod. I have arguably the "best" a-pillar pod on my GSX which is the Lotek/Gaugepod.com brand. It too is a 3gauge pod. So how does it compare? It's pretty darn good. The only complaint with the Glowshift brand is there are no holes, so you have to make your own when you mount it. It also doesn't come with screws and screw caps like the Lotek does. But those do NOT justify the extra price of the Lotek, so the Glowshift is GREAT! As for fitment, also PERFECT! As you can see in the pictures below:
The last pic of the 3 above you can see I already mounted it with screws.
This pod should REPLACE the stock pillar, as you can see if you do that it fits PERFECTLY, I have test fitted it over the stock pillar and IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP Also it will be much more secure as it is mounted to the a-pillar frame. Also you get to retain an unhacked stock pillar for sale or if you ever decide to go to stock. Of course you have to drill new holes and it adds extra work, but I believe this is the best way, most clean way. If you find it too difficult to do this, wait till you actually do more serious mods, OR just get the add on pillar and not this one which obviously is a perfect replacement.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges05.jpg
The pictures above are of the Oil pressure gauge. As I mentioned it is the tinted 7 color model. Also pictured is the included Oil pressure sender unit. You can see in average light, when off nothing can be seen. However in bright daylight you can make out some of the numbers, but still too difficult for reading normally.
Here is the back of the pod and how I did the wiring.
Here are the gauges mounted and done. As you can see in daylight you can make out the the numbers, but hard to read. These tinted series ALWAYS have to be on to make anything out. As you can see there is some glare, but its not too bad.
Here is the switch I incorporated with the gauges. Because the gauges have to be on all the time, and not an incandescent light like the cheaper autometer gauges, I could not install it like the old way with the headlight and the dimmer. Why? Because these gauges always have to be on to be able to read clearly during the day, and if I hook it up to the headlight/parking light switch, then that means I would always have to have the headlight/parking light on during the day. Which I did not want. So with my install, The gauge lights up when IGN on, but at night on if I ever want to not be seen riding dirtay with the gauges, I flick the switch OFF. The switch also has a built in LED to indicate ON. BLING BLING!
Now here are some more finished pictures:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges18.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges19.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges20.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges22.jpg
So how do they perform?
We just changed the oil, so I did not hook up the oil pressure sending unit, but I already have all the proper wires for that gauge and the water temp in the engine bay. The water temp gauge did not come with the radiator hose T, but it did come with the sensor to plug into. We need to get adapter for the hose before we install the water temp.
How bout the boost? Before this boost gauge, we had a Greddy 60mm Mechanical Boost Gauge, pretty good comparison if you ask me. The glowshift boost gauge reads the same. Dead on.
As for the button you see on the gauges. That button is to change the color on the gauge. It has several (7) different colors. The gauge remembers the last color you had on there when the car is off (ASSUMING YOU KNOW HOW TO INSTALL IT RIGHT). There are also 2 settings where it CYCLES THROUGH THE COLORS, 1 way in an abrupt sudden change to the next color, and another setting where it smoothly changes color in a transition effect. VERY COOL!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GLOWSHIFT!
And remember, REPLACE THE STOCK PILLAR, NOT INSTALL OVER IT, THAT WAY SUCKS.
Hopefully this review was helpful, there were hardly any good pictures of the product and install, so hopefully this will help others who are curious about buying these.
All the pictures were in a very nice bright day. I will take pictures at night when I get the chance.
NEXT UP: Glowshift 2 gauge cluster pod, for my beater.
It came today, and general impression of the company/brand is very positive.
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The shipping was very professional. As seen above.
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The packaging of the gauges was also very sleek and professional as seen above.
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Above is a picture of the pillar pod. I have arguably the "best" a-pillar pod on my GSX which is the Lotek/Gaugepod.com brand. It too is a 3gauge pod. So how does it compare? It's pretty darn good. The only complaint with the Glowshift brand is there are no holes, so you have to make your own when you mount it. It also doesn't come with screws and screw caps like the Lotek does. But those do NOT justify the extra price of the Lotek, so the Glowshift is GREAT! As for fitment, also PERFECT! As you can see in the pictures below:
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The last pic of the 3 above you can see I already mounted it with screws.
This pod should REPLACE the stock pillar, as you can see if you do that it fits PERFECTLY, I have test fitted it over the stock pillar and IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP Also it will be much more secure as it is mounted to the a-pillar frame. Also you get to retain an unhacked stock pillar for sale or if you ever decide to go to stock. Of course you have to drill new holes and it adds extra work, but I believe this is the best way, most clean way. If you find it too difficult to do this, wait till you actually do more serious mods, OR just get the add on pillar and not this one which obviously is a perfect replacement.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges05.jpg
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The pictures above are of the Oil pressure gauge. As I mentioned it is the tinted 7 color model. Also pictured is the included Oil pressure sender unit. You can see in average light, when off nothing can be seen. However in bright daylight you can make out some of the numbers, but still too difficult for reading normally.
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Here is the back of the pod and how I did the wiring.
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Here are the gauges mounted and done. As you can see in daylight you can make out the the numbers, but hard to read. These tinted series ALWAYS have to be on to make anything out. As you can see there is some glare, but its not too bad.
You must be logged in to view this image or video.
Here is the switch I incorporated with the gauges. Because the gauges have to be on all the time, and not an incandescent light like the cheaper autometer gauges, I could not install it like the old way with the headlight and the dimmer. Why? Because these gauges always have to be on to be able to read clearly during the day, and if I hook it up to the headlight/parking light switch, then that means I would always have to have the headlight/parking light on during the day. Which I did not want. So with my install, The gauge lights up when IGN on, but at night on if I ever want to not be seen riding dirtay with the gauges, I flick the switch OFF. The switch also has a built in LED to indicate ON. BLING BLING!
Now here are some more finished pictures:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges18.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges19.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges20.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f38/redturboeclipse/DSM/Glowshift Gauges/gauges22.jpg
So how do they perform?
We just changed the oil, so I did not hook up the oil pressure sending unit, but I already have all the proper wires for that gauge and the water temp in the engine bay. The water temp gauge did not come with the radiator hose T, but it did come with the sensor to plug into. We need to get adapter for the hose before we install the water temp.
How bout the boost? Before this boost gauge, we had a Greddy 60mm Mechanical Boost Gauge, pretty good comparison if you ask me. The glowshift boost gauge reads the same. Dead on.
As for the button you see on the gauges. That button is to change the color on the gauge. It has several (7) different colors. The gauge remembers the last color you had on there when the car is off (ASSUMING YOU KNOW HOW TO INSTALL IT RIGHT). There are also 2 settings where it CYCLES THROUGH THE COLORS, 1 way in an abrupt sudden change to the next color, and another setting where it smoothly changes color in a transition effect. VERY COOL!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GLOWSHIFT!
And remember, REPLACE THE STOCK PILLAR, NOT INSTALL OVER IT, THAT WAY SUCKS.
Hopefully this review was helpful, there were hardly any good pictures of the product and install, so hopefully this will help others who are curious about buying these.
All the pictures were in a very nice bright day. I will take pictures at night when I get the chance.
NEXT UP: Glowshift 2 gauge cluster pod, for my beater.