MMM2003 said:
I would only want three "functioning" gauges in the center console. I voted (2 in A) + a three below. Most likely would try to sell the two A-pillar, if they don't offer the three below only set.
MMM2003, I don't believe you will have any problem disposing of your spare A-Pillar setup. Many here have other gauges in place now, and if I judge my e-mails correctly, you will be able to move your spare parts to a another MM or CV owner in a few e-mails.
I expect to see more trading of pieces after this package becomes a reality, and that is being factored into the numbers. Making the whole package a reality is the task at hand, and without the numbers, it may not fly.
If you can see yourself getting the setup you want, and not being stuck with spare parts, let me know what you want to do. I need hard numbers of interested parties, to get the package on track with AutoMeter. Drop me an e-mail if you can get behind this initial offering?
Blue Marauder said:
Other than a real oil pressure gauge I see no use for the other gauges. Sorry. Frankly, to me a piller pod looks too "rice."
Maybe right now you cannot see how these gauges can improve on, or, aid you and I agree. I drove "blind" since day one, just about a year ago now. Because I believed the MM's ECM system would warn me when something was about to go very wrong. I have since discovered that it will not. I will be warned, but only after something very bad has already gone very wrong.
I'd rather see what's coming than read what happened, and the clues to change this are available in a functional gauge package that we did not get from LM.
As owners, or "users" if you will, there are certain and specific areas of engine operation which are critical to performance and longevity that any owner (user) should monitor daily.
Oil pressure, coolant temperature, transmission temperature, air/fuel ratio, and voltage, are areas where daily monitoring of what is happening right now under my hood, is critical to the life of the car. We need to keep an eye on these specs, and to gauge it the way AutoMeter can report to us the facts, is in our best interests.
Maybe you cannot see how these gauges can improve on, or, aid you in your ownership right now, but somewhere down the MM ownership road you may change your mind. If ever you need to know more, drop me a line at
SergntMac@aol.com and I'll help you figure things out. As for the "rice" look, I've come to meet and admire many of them. Despite how they pursue what they do, they DO know their engines and watch them closely for what is happening under their collective hoods right now.
I have to give them my mild praise, they are tuning rice engines in ways we do not approve of, or, appreciate here and now, but they do know what they are doing and part of that comes from watching what is going on in areas we do not customarilly watch. Please do not blame the user for exploiting the cheapest route available to him. Rice maybe their food, but their hunger is All-American "rock and roll" street rod.
darebren said:
they already have all this. the a pillar pod i have, used charcoal greay plastic spray paint on it, perfect match. the other guages are all there too.
Well...Not exactly, not precisely, darebren, not OEM appearing and surely, not including gauges that monitor what engine functions we need to watch on a regular basis.
This isn't a collection of "pods" we can do now, but a complete A-pillar that looks much smarter, much more OEM installed.
What spurred me to approach AutoMeter to begin with, is that everything I wanted to know about my MM's daily health came from "patched up" gauges, fixes, and look-a-like simulations from AutoMeter's catalogue.
But...I am a certified MM owner who got "profiled" into ownership. Quite naturally, I would want my gagues to be real gauges, working gauges that tell me what is going on under my hood. And I want them to appear like they were factory installs, stuff I got with my MM and not added afterwards. or in a hokey appearing manner.
Maybe I'm a bit "out there" on this perfect appearance thingy, but the e-mail I've gotten so far says that I am not standing alone in this left field.
If you like the package as Brett and I have set it up, drop me an e-mail and say so. If not, thanks for your input and happy motoring.
