Mount Gauges Above Rear-View Mirror?

[boonsur]

My truck's in storage, so I can't check it out, but...



Would it be possible to mount gauges in the area above the rear-view mirror. Could possilbly use a dash pod, upside-down, cut to fit the headliner contour. I personally don't think this would be as intrusive as the A-pillar, which get right in your face, and can obstruct your view. Yet, it'd be fairly easy to read (as easy as checking outside temp. ). I think the X-Monitor would work really well here, because it would be right next to the o/h computer, which has similar display.



Big drawbacks could be space (again I can't readily check into it), and length of the wires/tubes.



What do ya think?

 

[NSperduto]

I'm not sure you could mount it to the headliner as the overhead console goes right to the edge of the headliner above the mirror

 

[boonsur]

Maybe a couple of (small) screws into the side of the console?

 

[BGiles]

You beat me to it...

boonsur,



I have been looking at that same spot for about month now. I also had the idea of using a dash pod upside down.



Although I have not taken out the roof computer. I was planning on making a metal bracket that will mount behind the roof console and follow the taper to the window and be cut the same size as the screened tint that is there. I will also attach black felt to the side that faces the window, to keep it from rattling. I might end up making my own pod out of fiberglass that will allow 2 gauges on either side with space in the middle for switches.



Whatever you come up with, I would like to see it.



Brian

 

[boonsur]

It'll be another month or two before I get the truck back out & start working on it. I thought I may go ahead & buy gauges now, but I think I'll hold off. I may spend the extra for the X-monitor if I can make it work there, because it would look so good.

 

[Grunt]

boonsur



One advantage of using the X-monitor is that it is only the guage itself that needs to be mounted up there. The "brain" is mounted under the dash with just (what looks like) a telephone wire between them.

 

[djbobo]

I like the idea but I've been thinking of something that you might like also.



I just put a "shelf it" in & it looks like a great place to put our gauges - NO drilling into the truck head liner to mount the pods - just mount them in the fabric covered aluminum shelf.

The shelf uses the threads for the removed visors to mount & the visors are then re-installed to the "shelf it".

No head liner to remove to rout the wires to the piller either.

The shelf was only around $50.



Just a note ... ... This was in my 97' & I don't know if there is one available yet for the 3 gens.



just a thought.



dj

 

[JLehman]

Now i kinda like that shelf idea!! wouldnt hurt to have a little more storage space either! cause i sure dont like the pillar or dash mounts that ive seen so far. Being somewhat short, i dont need any obstructions on the dash for sure lol