Hoblick
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so i did a search on this forum and some others and saw people wanting to know if you could use a roush vent gauge pod from another mustang in the 15. No one had an answer, and looked like no one had tried it.
well i pulled my AC vent out, and headed to Jegs since its only about 35-40 min from me. They had pretty much every roush vent gauge pod in stock, i think there is only 3 anyway.
looked at all of them, and the one that fits is 403840, which is intended for the 05-09 Mustang and 04-08 F150.
this is exactly what i bought, although i thought it would have the roush gauge, but i didn't read the description that its a auto meter sport comp, which is just fine for me.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Roush+Performance/832/403840K1/10002/-1
its not a direct fit, but with a little bit of modification i got it to work. i dremeled off the 2 protruding tabs on the side of the vent pod, and then it easily slid into the chrome trim ring. you will not use the existing vent at all, so just set it aside.
after seeing the fitment, i then took some black RTV silicone and put a bead on the back side lip of the chrome trim ring, and a few spots on the inside of chrome trim ring. i then took some 2 part plastic epoxy and put it on the outside of the Roush vent pod, enough to fill the voice between the trim ring and the vent pod.
i centered the pod in the trim ring, with the chrome trim ring facing down, i put a somewhat heavy object on top of the vent pad to hold it in place in the trim ring. let it set for 15 min, and then i added some more epoxy on the back of the trim ring to the vent pod for extra holding power.
in hindsight, i think i might have tried to find a couple large o rings or something to help with a tighter fit before using some epoxy to hod it in. not that what i did won't work, but i think i might have tried that as well.
i haven't wired the gauge up, or ran the boost line, but i wanted to make sure everything would go back on before i started wiring and running the line.
so this is the test fit, looks pretty good IMO. ill have to notch a spot out of the A/C duct for the wiring and tube to go through, and i bought some wide foam window seal that i will install as well to keep the seal on the A/C duct like the factory vent.
well i pulled my AC vent out, and headed to Jegs since its only about 35-40 min from me. They had pretty much every roush vent gauge pod in stock, i think there is only 3 anyway.
looked at all of them, and the one that fits is 403840, which is intended for the 05-09 Mustang and 04-08 F150.
this is exactly what i bought, although i thought it would have the roush gauge, but i didn't read the description that its a auto meter sport comp, which is just fine for me.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Roush+Performance/832/403840K1/10002/-1
its not a direct fit, but with a little bit of modification i got it to work. i dremeled off the 2 protruding tabs on the side of the vent pod, and then it easily slid into the chrome trim ring. you will not use the existing vent at all, so just set it aside.
after seeing the fitment, i then took some black RTV silicone and put a bead on the back side lip of the chrome trim ring, and a few spots on the inside of chrome trim ring. i then took some 2 part plastic epoxy and put it on the outside of the Roush vent pod, enough to fill the voice between the trim ring and the vent pod.
i centered the pod in the trim ring, with the chrome trim ring facing down, i put a somewhat heavy object on top of the vent pad to hold it in place in the trim ring. let it set for 15 min, and then i added some more epoxy on the back of the trim ring to the vent pod for extra holding power.
in hindsight, i think i might have tried to find a couple large o rings or something to help with a tighter fit before using some epoxy to hod it in. not that what i did won't work, but i think i might have tried that as well.
i haven't wired the gauge up, or ran the boost line, but i wanted to make sure everything would go back on before i started wiring and running the line.
so this is the test fit, looks pretty good IMO. ill have to notch a spot out of the A/C duct for the wiring and tube to go through, and i bought some wide foam window seal that i will install as well to keep the seal on the A/C duct like the factory vent.
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to op i mean it doesn't look bad and is functional. I am personally gonna swap mine with a ecoboost center gauge section. But this isnt a bad route either.