Here is my setup. The 2 gauge pod was like $15 and I just had to shap the bottom a little to get it to sit flush on the compound curve of the dash. Keeps my eyes on the road.
drive pressure gauge
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i remember that install....it looked like a big mess at first i was a bit nervous. turned out great 
its on page 4 of the link I posted on page 1 of this thread. Bought it from Stylin Trucks
othrgrl where did you get the matching gauge cluster background in the dash? that looks good, i imagine it wasnt very cheap? and what brand gauges are those?
The dash is just the lay-over stickers that were cheap on EBay. The gauges are all DiPricols. The pod on the dash is a cheap one on EBay and I just shaped it to fit flush on the dash before painting it to match.
I used copper and looped it to disipate the heat then it went to plastic line directly to a boost guage, it plugged the guage after a little over a years use. look for a in line charcoal filter thay work well. You can find the filters where you get hvac parts
I made my own 100psi Boost and DP gauges from some nice white face/panel mount Ashcroft industrial gauges i bought from Grainger.com
There not lit so i got me some nice bright Blue LED's, sprayed reflective paint inside the cases and backlit them! made my own mount for them in my overhead cubby. Works like a champ, looks good, cheap! Gauges were like $20 a piece is if i kill one, there cheap, i might redo the DP one with a fluid filled or seal and fill this one to dampen flutter. At moderate throttle, the DP gauge does flutter alot. The Needle valve is a great idea for a damper though! I have all copper line and a cool coil under the hood. Im gonna put plastic line on the inside with rubber hose over it to dampen exhaust pulse noise, the copper line acts like a stethascope:rofl:
Pics in my profile/album on 2nd page
There not lit so i got me some nice bright Blue LED's, sprayed reflective paint inside the cases and backlit them! made my own mount for them in my overhead cubby. Works like a champ, looks good, cheap! Gauges were like $20 a piece is if i kill one, there cheap, i might redo the DP one with a fluid filled or seal and fill this one to dampen flutter. At moderate throttle, the DP gauge does flutter alot. The Needle valve is a great idea for a damper though! I have all copper line and a cool coil under the hood. Im gonna put plastic line on the inside with rubber hose over it to dampen exhaust pulse noise, the copper line acts like a stethascope:rofl:
Pics in my profile/album on 2nd page
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Well, if you have gauges that take a standard automotive bulb its easy. Theres some plug in LED bulbs out there. The nice blue ones i have in my overhead map lights are blue ones from Autometer! I used to have them in some Autometer CF's i sold. There kinda pricy though. Superbrightleds.com is a good place for plug-n-play bulbs or individual parts. I would have ordered from them had i known of them at the time
My gauges now, as said, theres no lighting with them, so i did my own. I took my gauges apart (there pretty simple) and determined the optimum placment for the LED. I drilled a hole that the LED would fit snuggly in. I then scuffed the inside of the gauge cup and sprayed it with a hi-reflective coating. I used a "chrome spraypaint" called Spaz Stix. Its a hobbyist paint for R/C cars and such, got mine from Hobbytown USA. Its the best sprayable chrome like finish ive seen. Then placed the LED through it, a dab of epoxy on the back and reassembled it
These piticular LEDs came from radio shack, witch i had to wire in a resistor in one of the LED's legs, dosnt matter which one and wireed that to my 12V switched light source Hope thats what your after
Lemme know if i missed anything :beer: