Bumping for West Coast crew.

 

I hate to sound like an asshole, but just make one! Get some 1/8" ABS plastic and very carefully cut it to fit. If you're careful you can make it pressure fit in the DIN opening. A little contact cement along the edges in the back should keep it in there. Then use a 2" hole saw for your gauge.

They also have clock pockets. One side is a little cubby and the other side traditionally holds a clock. They're usually DIN sized. You see them on Volkswagens a lot. Just buy one and put your boost gauge in it. I've seen LHD and RHD models.

Since you're looking for a standard panel size, you don't need to limit yourself to Miata-only products. DIN fits in everything. At least almost everything.

 

I don't really have the capability to make something as nice as your stuff at the moment, and i'm on a big time crunch. If i had just made something BEFORE i ordered the !njoy Carlife unit, then maybe a possibility.

You don't sound like an asshole. It's what i should have done in the beginning, i'm finding.

http://www.rspeed.net/Rspeed_Cubby_and_Clock_Holder_p/na0-57022.htm

They don't make one for NB. Mounting is quite different. That panel would have been THE ****, though. Boost gauge in the hole, Powerdex in the cubby. WOOF.


Plus this is for the MSM... i don't really want one of my hackjob fab jobs in that car. :lol:


I ended up ordering the IL Motorsport black 2-gauge DIN panel, i'll just throw a spare VDO volt gauge in the other hole or something.

 

http://www.rspeed.net/Rspeed_Cubby_and_Clock_Holder_p/na0-57022.htm

 

Grab some leftover acrylic, a hole saw the same diameter as your gauges, and hacksaw & drill bits, and a can of spray adhesive or some sort of glue. Go to JoAnn Fabrics or somewhere similar and get $2 worth of vinyl (or Tandy, and $4 worth of thin leather). Use the clear acrylic to easily mark up everything, drill it, and then cover in the material of your choice. Use hose clamps, rubber bands (O-rings are better) or glue to hold them in place.

It'll look like a million bucks and maybe cost you $10 and an hour of time.

 

So the IL Motorsport unit turned out to be a horrible piece of ****.


Arg.

Still looking for something. I now need 3 gauge holes, single din, NO ANGLED. Hoping someone has something that i've missed, otherwise i suppose i'm going to try hacking up an OEM cubby or something.

So annoying. It's a friggin' NB Miata, i bought it so i didn't have to make things myself like i do with every other car i've ever owned.