Hi Folks, Did this mod a week or so ago and thought I would post some pics and a DIY mod guide to anyone wanting to have a go.

A Pillar Gauge mod.

As I wanted to re use my drivers air vent and removed the SWG vent pod, i had to come up with another option. All the other options were not quite what i was after . I do like the triple centre consule mod but have a double din SAT NAV so that was out too.

So my preferred route was to make a Pillar gauge pod

First here is the gauge pod i bought. A bog std universal one from ebay.

I purchased a replacemnt A pillar (only £6 from Skoda) just in case i b*****ed up the original one.

I decided that I would trim back the pillar gauge pod to a more workable size to fit the pillar. This meant removing almost all the flat section. I left a bit behind to use as a bonding section and then heated up some of it and reformed it to fit the pillar better.

When I had the basic shape I cut a hole in the pillar just smaller than the gauge pod to allow wiring and hose to be connected.

Next pics are the pod tiger sealed to the pillar(left to cure overnight) and inital step in filling.

After that was cured I did a second layer of filler to form a better curve

Then that was sanded down including the gauge pod to look as if it was part of the main pillar. This took most of the time.

Again I re added filler were needed to finnish the smoothing and final rub down

I managed to find a texture paint from a car body paint shop local that would hopefully give me the texture close to the std trim and also a plastic satin finnish light grey paint from a craft shop that was the exact same colour as the std trim

So I was happy with finnish on pillar I started spraying the texture paint to the pillar in light coats, I actually sprayed this outside between snow as the cooler the temp the more texture it gives.

finnished coats of textured paint done. Was quite impresed with texture

I gave the pillar at least a day to dry off then gave the pillar around 5 light coats of the grey plastic paint

dummy tested gauge in place

Std Pillar and modded one side by side

Wiring and hose routed from original vent gauge pod to pillar.

Rear of pillar showing gauge and wheer connection are to be made. Connecting the wires and hose was a little difficult as i lost the gauge bracket so had to tiger seal the gauge in place and hope that i had set the gauge in the correct place when fitted(thank god i did) Also i wish i had connected the hose and wire up first before fitting in gauge as it would of made life easier , certainly if i had the original bracket to hold it in place. but connected it up in the end

Finsihed item fitted and connected.

and iluminated

quite pleased with end result.

very nice indeed

how do i order lol

Starting to think of opening up a modding shop me thinks

Edited 1 January, 201115 yr by Bowders1

oh yes would be good

Starting to think of opening up a modding shop me thinks

Do it ! - Nice piece of work

Look at how much milotec charge for their bits of cheap nasty plastic c r a p

What type of filler did you use ?

Looks really good mark

Do it ! - Nice piece of work

Look at how much milotec charge for their bits of cheap nasty plastic c r a p

What type of filler did you use ?

Cheers

I used normal car filler, P38, the easy sand stuff

Looks really good mark

Cheers Si...

Great results, cant really tell a difference between that and any sort of production pod, Good work mate

Elliott

Hmm how come your pillar is white and mine is black? I thought the pillars on all vrs-es are black... :wonder:

looks very good mate

Hmm how come your pillar is white and mine is black? I thought the pillars on all vrs-es are black... :wonder:

All the interior plastic pillars are light grey(not white, that is the flash making it look white) on Silver VRS and I think also light grey on white and yellow VRS's.

They are black on Black ,Red VRS's

Great results, cant really tell a difference between that and any sort of production pod, Good work mate

Elliott

Cheers Eliott

I do try to make most mod's look like they could be production work.

Edited 2 January, 201115 yr by Bowders1

I tried to send you a private message but you can not recieve any new ones Bowders1, so -

Hay, just a quick question, I thought you could no longer buy the A pillar covers anymore? I have exactly the same boost mod but would like a spare black A pillar cover, just in case I want to return the car to standard.

where did you buy it from please?

Cheers

Chris.

Edited 2 January, 201115 yr by VRSerious

I tried to send you a private message but you can not recieve any new ones Bowders1, so -

Hay, just a quick question, I thought you could no longer buy the A pillar covers anymore? I have exactly the same boost mod but would like a spare black A pillar cover, just in case I want to return the car to standard.

where did you buy it from please?

Cheers

Chris.

Hi Chris, thanks for letting me know. I just cleared out my old msgs so should be ok now.

You can still get the A pillars direct from Skoda dealers as that is where i got mine 2 weeks ago. Only £6 so a bargin i thought.

rgds

Mark

Nice

All the interior plastic pillars are light grey(not white, that is the flash making it look white) on Silver VRS and I think also light grey on white and yellow VRS's.

They are black on Black ,Red VRS's

mine are black in my yellow one

Hmm looks good that ! ....For info I have a octavia vrs 2001 y reg and all my trim is grey/pillars etc ? i trying to look at replacing it all with black....

ant

Looks a good 'un

btw, my silver vrs has black bits

Spot on mate!..I tried so hard looking around for one of these to find that no one makes them lol!

Ended up ordering the cubby hole replace for the 3 gauges.

Lovely job

Now can you make them to order??? LMAO :p

Cheers for the comments guys.

Blown my theory of trim colours though....

Seems a few cars of same colour have either black or grey :S

Wow wow wee waa - that looks very nice!

I'd have one if you were selling

Very Professional finish Mark, really looks original fitment.

Peter

This looks like a great mod to do.

How was routing the hose behind the dash?

How dis u get the angle right of the gauge?