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  • johnprusinskiJ
    johnprusinskiJ
    johnprusinski
    wrote on last edited by
    #49

    They tore me apart. I don't understand why? The pedals are designed to attach to the masters right above your feet. It's not illegal to have them in the cab either.

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #50

      They just figure you would want them out of sight and your current location would be better suited for switches of gages. For me it would seem better to try and mount them under the dash right above the pedals to have the shortest lines going down to the pedal. You dont need much room above them because you can fill them with fluid using a bottle pump=)

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      • CMartC
        CMartC
        CMart
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        #51

        Yeah r3v was not happy about this. 

        In my worthless opinion it falls in the 'rice' category. If you hid them under the dash or put them through to the engine bay nobody would have said anything. 

        You custom mounted them to your dash like a aluminum spoiler on a civic. 

        But this is why everyone builds cars and not two turn out the same. My car pissed a lot of people off too.

        Excursion 7.3
        E30 LS1

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        • Bassboy3313B
          Bassboy3313B
          Bassboy3313
          wrote on last edited by
          #52

          I assume people on r3v were expecting something like this more....

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          • B
            B
            B C
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            #53

            If it was in an S52 swapped car r3v would probably drool

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            • patsbimmer1P
              patsbimmer1P
              patsbimmer1
              wrote on last edited by
              #54

              Earl said:

              They just figure you would want them out of sight and your current location would be better suited for switches of gages. For me it would seem better to try and mount them under the dash right above the pedals to have the shortest lines going down to the pedal. You dont need much room above them because you can fill them with fluid using a bottle pump=)

              *Gauge's

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              07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

              97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
              95 325is *sold*
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              • EarlE
                EarlE
                Earl
                wrote on last edited by
                #55

                I always say gauges but for some reason everything that has to deal with them at work is gages. I calibrated all pressure and vacuum gauges in the plant and I hate how it is always spelled gages.

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                • KaiserRollsK
                  KaiserRollsK
                  KaiserRolls
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                  #56

                  Go, no-go earl

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                  • EarlE
                    EarlE
                    Earl
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #57

                    lol

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                    • straight6pwrS
                      straight6pwrS
                      straight6pwr
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #58

                      yeah it just seems like other, more important, things should go there. like craig said, it seems like you are trying to show them off, even though we know you arent.

                      second, brake fluid can get super hot/boiling under hard use. isn't it also flammable? I wouldn't want that by my face.

                      Dan
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                      • patsbimmer1P
                        patsbimmer1P
                        patsbimmer1
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #59

                        I wouldn't do it that way but I like the way it looks.  You do you man!

                        2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                        07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                        97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                        95 325is *sold*
                        93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                        BMWCCA #473306

                        Instagram @patsbimmer1

                        AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                        "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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                        • johnprusinskiJ
                          johnprusinskiJ
                          johnprusinski
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #60

                          I was going to put gauges there, but I already decided that I'm going to use a digital display for my cluster so I won't need most of my gauges. I mainly put my resivoirs there, because they don't fit right on the masters and to keep an eye on it if it gets too hot and the fact that I won't have to go under the dash to fill the resivoirs. I don't want to cut the dash like in the pictures because I don't want to completely destroy my dash and I'm unsure about how much space I have in the bay yet. I might make a change in the future, but all I can do is see.

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                          • patsbimmer1P
                            patsbimmer1P
                            patsbimmer1
                            wrote on last edited by
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                            ​

                            2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                            07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                            97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                            95 325is *sold*
                            93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                            BMWCCA #473306

                            Instagram @patsbimmer1

                            AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                            "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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                            • andyhundleyA
                              andyhundleyA
                              andyhundley
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #62

                              johnprusinski said:

                              I was going to put gauges there, but I already decided that I'm going to use a digital display for my cluster so I won't need most of my gauges. I mainly put my resivoirs there, because they don't fit right on the masters and to keep an eye on it if it gets too hot and the fact that I won't have to go under the dash to fill the resivoirs. I don't want to cut the dash like in the pictures because I don't want to completely destroy my dash and I'm unsure about how much space I have in the bay yet. I might make a change in the future, but all I can do is see. 

                              I have an extra cracked dash in my garage to experiment with if you want it.

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                              • EarlE
                                EarlE
                                Earl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #63

                                johnprusinski said:

                                I was going to put gauges there, but I already decided that I'm going to use a digital display for my cluster so I won't need most of my gauges. I mainly put my resivoirs there, because they don't fit right on the masters and to keep an eye on it if it gets too hot and the fact that I won't have to go under the dash to fill the resivoirs. I don't want to cut the dash like in the pictures because I don't want to completely destroy my dash and I'm unsure about how much space I have in the bay yet. I might make a change in the future, but all I can do is see. 

                                Bottle pump solves all isses=)

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                                • YoungCRY
                                  YoungCRY
                                  YoungCR
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                                  #64

                                  It's a race car, purely functional so i don't see what all the fuss is about haha.

                                  Chris Young
                                  BMWCCA #458972
                                  1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                  • m42b32M
                                    m42b32M
                                    m42b32
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                                    #65

                                    YoungCR said:

                                    It's a race car, purely functional so i don't see what all the fuss is about haha.

                                    Everyone knows that real race cars need that exact spot for mounting things like gauges that monitor super important stuff like CV grease temperature and GoPro battery life. Trust me, I'm basically an expert because I saw a spec e30 car on a trailer going the other way on a freeway one time.

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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #66

                                      ^hahahahahahahaha

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                                      • straight6pwrS
                                        straight6pwrS
                                        straight6pwr
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                                        #67

                                        how about just mount this baby on your dashboard and run some hoses.

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                                        Dan
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                                        • B
                                          B
                                          B C
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                                          #68

                                          Thats probably dangerous for up to 40 feet

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