Legal Boost guage position

[Drivebai]

Hey all just wondering if it is legal to have yor boost guage anywhere.. i heard its illegal to have them on your pillar but i have mine coming off the steering wheel it doesnt block my vision or anything and its in good view.. u cant see the bottom of the temp guauge thas all.. what do you guys think?

is this Legal?? like anything you do to your car........probably not.

[T0nyGTSt]

Between your steering wheel and dash cowl.

The cops never bothered me about it. And trust me... I've have been pulled over many times.

T.

[Guest #27]

it cant be above the top of the steering wheel.

otherwise some dikhead cops will defect that.

[Drivebai]

so it cant be anywhere above the steering wheel?

i cant see how that would affect anything. its not in your vision.. to create a blind spot.

well i guess its not like any of their other rules make sense hey?

i'm depressed now. i like where it is now... but then again if it isnt the boost guage they will defect me for something else anyway.

but TLAI909 says he's been pulled over many times..... or is he just lucky?

[predator]

if they can see the guage over the steering wheel (which they can from 20 metres away) they're just going to go "oh boosted turbo", and if they're in the mood give you grief about it. If its below anybody outside the car's vision then its not an instant attention grabber.

[R31 POWER]

Does'nt the S15 come with a factory pod on the piller or is that ok coz it's factory?

[Hiroshima Screamer]

I got done couple of weeks ago by the RTA i had gauges on what they refer to as the "A" pillar which you (arnt) allowed to have. The guys from the RTA unit were cool about it they told me its cool where it is but id have to remove it a soon as possible no gauge should be put over the steering wheel , when i returned to my car the cop that caught me said that i was gona a cop a fine for the gauge anyway ****EN cops!:pissed:

[red17]

If you have an R32 simply remove the round aircon vent on the drivers side and shove a guage in the space. Perfect size! And you cant tell me the S15 dash wasnt made for enthusiasts to take the round vents out and put guages in?

How thoughtful of nissan

Red17

[Guest #27]

my gauge is on the A pillar because that defect is the least of my worries.

dont worry man put wherever u want.

dont let the cops ruin the way u want to set up ur car.

[RadiuM]

this is where i have it. here

its in a good spot, nobody else can see it, doesnt affect vision etc.

regarding gauge pods, you can just get a permit for them (WA) if you wish then then cops cant do didlee to you.

Shaun

[RAIDER]

Originally posted by R31 POWER

Does'nt the S15 come with a factory pod on the piller or is that ok coz it's factory?

yeah thats true

nissan stock A pillar pods for the S15 (prob would go on a skyline)

when i heard the price it disgusted me

i think the law is that it cant be infront of the steering wheel and it cannot impede your view of the road

i think off the steering column is the ebst, that is where io want mine, just need to work out how to mount it without screwing and drilling (making a bracket)

[Drivebai]

Hey mine is in the exact same location however mine is bolted to the steering wheel column thingy... however i guess a cop can see it if they look thru the window of your car...

[nizmokid]

that sucks guys I am about to fit two HKS gauges to my A piller this weekend. My Cuz has had his gauges on his A pillar for 2 years now no probs! but we do live in Tasmania! not very strict!

are gauges on the bonnet aloud or not?

[ed]

here's my gauges

I was told it can't be above the dash?

[predator]

yours is a GT-T - they come as standard like that...yours is pretty *part* of the dash. Wonder what the law is when it comes to that.

[ed]

No idea...

I'm sure mine is either just over or on par with the steering wheel.

I guess also depends how high you've set the steering wheel also

[BATMBL]

the reason why you cant have it on the 'A pillar' is not because it blocks vision, but becuase your head can apparently reach it if u were in a crash, and so its a saftey reason(its called the head crash area). ...thats what a sargeant cop told me, and he also knew his shit abt turbo cars.

my 2c

[nizmokid]

the airbag will stop u , if not the wheel will! :) protect the gauges!

I also herd they can get in the way of the drivers operation of the steering wheel!

[Jay95R33]

When I put my gauges on the A pillar I thought I'd do the right thing and ring up the legal team at NRMA (I was a member so I thought I'd try and get my monies worth ).

I told them what I wanted to do and asked them to look into it.

After 3 hours of looking through all the RTA and Vehicle modification books they could find, there was nothing saying that you couldn't put them on the A pillar.

They ended up ringing the RTA directly and low and behold there's nothing in writing saying that you can't put them on the A pillar. So after hearing that advice I went ahead and did it.

BUT - that doesn't mean that they won't defect you on it, cause you know that fighting with a copper on the side of the road get's you nowhere, and the inspection guys at the RTA generally have no idea

[fatz]

i got 3 boost guages in the glovebox.... shame there not plugged in or anything

looks cool with the sunnies though