im going to put my wideband gauge where the fog light switch goes on my rd2. i never had foglights so its just the solid piece. anyway, what would be the best way to do this? im guessing fiberglass but i have no experiance at all with it even though i want to use it soon. i would need to make the hole smaller and the right size for the gauge. i think a member had this done but i dont remember who. thanks for any input

 

most of the time i've noticed gauges are placed where they are easily seen. the way I sit in my car I can barely see my foglight switch so i don't know if that would be a good place to put a gauge IMO.

 

get a hole saw to match your gauge, pull out your switch assy, super glue to get in the cracks, then epoxy all the switches in place, then hole saw through them. Check it for fitment, if it does not look good, then you can use some FG to get it in right. It might be possible to skip the FG and just move right into primer then bondo and paint.

If you decide to go with the switch assy, I wouldn't just go all out with FG first.

 

ya i already wrecked my switch assembly.

 

fiberglass.

... actually, I had alot of fun with bondo-glass. It is kinda like putty that hardens in place. try some of that out.



You could make something out of a piece of paper towel roll or something to retain the shape of the gauge. Stick it in there, secure it with glue or something, then start packing the edges with bondo glass. Sand down the roughness, then use bondo to make it smooth and paint.

that's how i made my surround for my stereo. It works just like really thick fiberglass that stays in place.

 

bondoglass? is that what its actually called? got a link or a picture or something

 

heh, a quick search on google turned up this:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...%3Doff%26sa%3DN



This is what bondo glass looks like







here is a good idea of how to use it

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...%3Doff%26sa%3DX

 

are you lookin for more of a glassed look or how about somethin like this? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ajs...le/100_3194.jpg

 

here's how i did mine

 

Very nice DTN... I think it would look good glassed in there like DTN was talking about, but then again it doesnt look bad the way tibminn did it and that took alot less effort... But good luck man