Take a look. I'm happy with the way they look. All I have to do now is get rid of the useless a/f gauge and get something a little more usefull.

 

Looks good, well intergrated

 

Thats nice! I am happy also, but not satisfied before u give clearer pic... please.

Clearer pic = point camera downwards so that outside light does not dictate the automatic lightness-contrast of the pic. That results in greater detail on the gauge, less detail on the sun...

 

cool gauges what do they do? get some close ups of the work, i really like that

 

Looks Good!!!

 

Looks nice how long did it take to do?

 

that is a nice update.

 

very nce. How about a how-to

 

But... but... but... how can you tell the time now?!

Nice integration into the dash... maybe the A/F gauge should be moved in place of a clock gauge

 

where did you redirect the vent to? or does it just blow there still? id think it would make a weird noise if so.

 

looks nice i was thinkin of doin somethin like that, but wasnt sure where to block off the vent. i just wanted to get a better clock and a bat gauge.

 

nice.. makes ur 3rd gen look a lot more sophisticated.

too bad i can't do that on my car, there are too many junkies waiting to get their hands on my car where i work..

 

bwahahahaa...vancouver has sooo many junkies!

 

yeah it's been awhile since i've done anything fun with the maxima. last thing i guess was the 5spd swap.

 

as for answers to some of your questions...
i have an a/f ratio and digital volt meter gauge.
it's a full weekend of work from start to finish.
i use my deck for a clock now.
i blocked off the vent using a folded up shopping bag and an elastic band i wrapped the bag around the vent and held it in place with the elastic. it works beautifully.

as for a how-to...
well, you need some body filler (maybe even dry wall filler), a rotary tool, mouse sander, lots of sand paper, primer and paint. sadly i have to use rattle can paint for now. someday i'll get a paint gun and be able to do things properly.
essentially you just cut out the are you need and fill it in with a whack of filler. what i did though was use a piece of plexiglass (about 1/2") cut it to size and drill out a hole for each gauge. once i had it to size i glued it to the trim piece and began applying filler. after that it basically comes down to a lot of patience and sanding.

 

Looks nice and job well done. But since you're not apposed to deleting vents, I have to wonder if they wouldn't look better integrated if you had instead installed the gauges to the left of their current location and deleted that vent instead. That way the gauges would fall within the stock intrument housing and the clock could remain as well - looking very stock and very trick at the same time. The other benifit would be that the stock instruments and those new gauges would be at the same level - they're currently sitting lower than the stock gauges. Nit picking I know - but thinking out loud here. Still love the effort and the results. Good job.

 

You have DCC, ugh.

 

it's a canadian thing