Gauges and Pods

The gauge and pod work well overall and are a pleasure to look at both night and day. For some reason, the gauge itself sticks a bit in the lower vacuum registers. Boost indication is fine, however.

It is a little dicey adhering the pod to the dash. Installing the T-Connector onto the boost/vacuum line was a very tight fit and required a little extra line and some smaller clamps than those provided, easily obtainable from a local parts store.

For the electrical, I had to hunt around for a power source that was not constantly on. Using one of the position lights' power source worked fine.

The video is a great guide, but for an R, it seems one has to improvise.

This was for a 2004 V70 R.

I actually mounted mine a little neater then Lucky showed in his youtube video. I did everything he said except I took off the 3 10mm bolts off of the fender on the divers side, slid the fender off of the little clip on top next to the headlight housing, and slid the boost hose inside the fender, you can slide the hole hose in there and it will exit next to the drivers side light. Then connected it just like Lucky Showed. A little extra step for a super clean look.

Initial impression from the drivers seat is that you quickly realize that this gauge should have been there from day one. The position is great for line of sight, and clearly seeing boost and vacuum development. Despite being a mechanical gauge the needle sweeps smooth and steady and almost never jittery except a tiny, bit under full load. Fit and finish are beautiful to say the least. If you are taking the time to even consider looking at the gauge at reading this review let me help you by saying, just add this to your cart and make it part of your next order. Amazing job from IPD!!!