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Single Pod Right of HUD with fiberglass

Does It look Good?

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King

King

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So I had this awesome idea to put a pod to the right of my HUD and so I did it. I pretty experienced with fiberglass so I got to work. As far as I know I’m the first and only person with a fully modified dash with an AEROFORCE SCAN Guage (or any for that matter) on the right side of the HUD. I completed it like two years ago but have been skeptical to show it till now because it sets my car apart. But here it is with all of its Glory!
Start by taking out your HUD cover everything snaps into the dash and I removed it with shims and flathead screw drivers. Be careful because you might break it where the “big part” of the HUD cover and vents meet. I know I did but epoxy worked to fix it.
The next part is up to you find a single pod at your local auto parts store. I had an extra triple pod (since I rolled my 2001 GTP Special Edition and they changed the design of the headliner of the 03’s FML) so I cut it up and used it.
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I took a lot of time placing it in my car at various angles till I had the one that I liked the most. Then used a marker to draw a locator line. I took the cover back out and used plastic weld epoxy to fuse the two pieces together.
Then I used a Dremel with a sander bit to sand a hole large enough to shove all of the wires through to power the unit.
Now that the epoxy is dry it’s time for the body filler I recommend Rage Gold Premium Lightweight Body filler. It costs more than the crapy Bondo brand but you won’t want to shoot yourself later on when you’re sanding.
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Once you get it smooth it’s time to prep for paint. This piece is key to take time on because it is subject to direct sunlight and it’s plastic if you cut corners or rush the process you will have bubbles later on.
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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/ONETURTLE4YOU/l_aba722535c5a16e3e2b5c667356bdf-1.jpgI sanded all the little bumps off so that it would be glossy. Then sprayed it with plastic adhesion promoter (not krylon fusion) then moved onto regular filler primer, then white primer since it would make the red brighter later on. Add at least 3 coats of primer. I added about six in total but really I lost count.

As You can see The HUD is not blocked at all.
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Looks Classic from the outside.
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Nothin like really making a statement when someone walks by.
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As people come down the road at you they can see that there is definitly something there. Darn glare from the camera though.
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Then Paint to the desired color of Choice of your car and your set
Let me know what you think!!

KING
 


i think its out of place in the middle of the dash. on the other side it would look nicer, but they already make a HUD pod for that side so the need to make it would be useless.
 
Ya I knew about the other pod but i didn't like the way it looked because it looks like it's just tacked on in a way. and with it in the center everyone can see it thats why i did it. here is another look from the steering wheel about eye level.
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I think your right Nick, or the glare of the windshield makes it look like it. It looks okay, great work though, looks like you know what you are doing. I have yet to see those projectors on a gp, they are rather different than mine but still look sexy!
 


I think it looks great, looks like you really know what your doing with fiberglass.
 
The White is only primer white i painted it red to match my car. But for people with white cars it might have looked ok
 


I freaking want somthing like this so bad The only thing stoping me from getting a scan gauge is I don't know where to put it.
 


Keeping in mind it was on my Bonneville. Left side worked well for me not to attract police attention and most can't believe they weren't stock.

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The one downfall of having everything perfectly in your line of sight with the HUD info as well is that in the summer I found the Aeroforce didn't care for being heated in the sun. The display would be tough to read until it cooled. Using a sunshade helped the problem. Nicely done.. :th_thumbsup-wink:
 
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