Ideas for mounting a dash gauge

[toadshade]

I am trying to mount my pyrometer with my new 3D bezel and I am out of good ideas. I do not have access to the back so I cannot mount it to some bracket once it is in place. And the stereo has to be in before the dash goes back on. Any ideas would be welcome.

 

[Oscar Witte]

jb weld the inside? looks like you need the sand the upper edge down first. neat idea though

 

[cme4lyt]

Mount to the A pillar; plenty of threads detailing this....

 

[toadshade]

Yeah I looked around for a second and didn't find anything that would work for this situation. But I was hoping for a quick idea. I am still looking. I will check out the A pillar ideas.

 

[Wompom]

Gauge thread

 

[cody c]

I posted this in the "what did you do to your 80 this weekend" thread. post 41193

Im getting away from the A pillar gauges, I dont like them for night driving at all. Maybe city night driving, but for windy country backroads where you need your nightvision A pillar sucks after having it for a while.

 

[toadshade]

I have seen most of those. I am looking for some way to dash mount this. I think I have an idea but it will take some work. I was hoping someone else had done something like this.

 

[Pippylongsausage]

Wonder if you could replace the clock with a digital gauge.

 

[aktundra]

I made this years ago, to rest on the center console, under the dash. Turns out a hole in the center was not a efficient use of space, should other gages come along, so started over

 

[toadshade]

Yeah I would hate to stop what I am doing now. I am too invested in the mount I just made. Let alone the hole I just made in my dash. Since I am now home, I am "doing all the things". I have to figure out a way to install this right here with my bezel. I am going to form a piece of sheet metal and bolt it to the back of the stereo mount then bring it to the top of my bezel and mount it to that. Only problem with that is mounting the gauge without the possibility of a mechanical fastener which I prefer. No access to it otherwise from behind so I don't know what else to do other than make a way to pop it in there somehow and make it stay. Wish I had thought of that before making the bezel. So far I could make this thing better in 10 different ways but I am determined to put my pyrometer there. It also gave me an excuse to cover a spot where the previous owner glued all this religious symbology to the truck. He put images and rosaries everywhere. Even outside the truck.