I don't really like the way guage pods are held onto the A pillar. I was thinking of maybe taking off the mounting tabs and filling the holes, then getting some kind of plastic sealant (some sort of caulk) to fill in the gaps and then spraying the pillar. Has anyone done anything of this sort, and what did you use/how did you do it?

 

There was a GP going on for awhile, or something of the sort, for a full pillar gauge pod...don't know what happened with it...

 

You looking for something like this?

 

Bingo. Thank you

 

It wasnt really a GP, but more of a who wants an A-pillar with pods? thread. I know theres legions of 93-96 F-body owners who want one and I know I sure do. I just cant get over the fact that no one's come out with one yet.

 

I think they look great in some show cars that had them.

 

I grafted an AutoMeter 2-gauge pod to my stock A-pillar molding.

Attached the pod to the pillar molding with a 2-part epoxy. Then used auto body "Bondo" filler to feather the long edges into the molding, and to fill the ends and radius them slightly. I didn't really like the look of trying to extend and bevel/taper the ends into the molding.

After cutting the appropriate holes in the stock pillar molding for the gauges and wiring, I sprayed the whole thing with Eastwood Company "Graphite" vinyl paint. A very good match for the dark grey interior in my 94 Formula.

Could only find a couple online pics of the process:

Applying filler to sides

Holes cut for gauge access

Finished, drivers side view

Passenger side view

 

what color paint do you use to get this to match? Thanks!

 

Thanks Injuneer that's exactly what I was thinking about doing, in fact I just came back from home depot with some 90 secod 2 part epoxy Can't you buy interior paint from the dealership that would match, or is the paint you used the only option? Thanks

 

As it said in my post:

Eastwood Company "Graphite" vinyl paint.

They have a few shades of grey available, and I tried one other shade before settling on the "Graphite". And since every F-Body seems to be a different shade of grey, you would have to experiment.

I have had interior paint mixed by an auto paint shop, but that was for metal parts, using the interior color code from the build plate. I would think that any good auto body paint store would have a paint matching computer, and could check your A-pillar molding to get the right match.

Not sure if the dealer sells vinyl paint, since most of the interior parts are made from color tinted plastic, not by painting.

 

I'm looking to do the same thing looks very nice.