You mean there are no black pillar panels in any Cobalt?? It's not like the 2.4SS or the 2.0SS have model specific pillar covers. Why does it always have to be about the 2.0??

 

Cuz we are the main cobalt! the creme of the crop, The fast and nice one, the one with standart leather, The one that when chevy thought about making cobalts they said " It will be supercharged, the others will just have a silly 2.2 and 2.4 Because our cars are nicer, and because we our options for colors are not white! also because we have the getrag tranny from a saab and because we have 100 hp more than YOU! HAHA, i feel smart, want me to add anything else. lol JK. trying to light up the mood.

 

 

no 2.2's are fast enough to need to moniter anything, therefore they dont need gauges


again, Jokes

 

ill be picking one of these up when its turbo time

 

I am pretty sure there are more light tan pillars than black ones in cobalts.

 

Yea...I dont want to have to paint anything. The one that was in my prix was factory color matched so I dont know why this one cant be.

 

Yeah. I don't like the fact that it's black. That's not going to look good. Plus people have been mentioning painting the other side. That will look like crap too. One pillar painted and one not doesn't look good either even if they are both black.
Now we have to paint the new pillar and the passanger side for it to look uniform.

 

Maybe if enough people bitch to Autometer, they will start painting them or somethin.

 

ct its not that big of a deal, you just have to paint the pillar to match, depending on where you are, Levine automotove and paints down here in norwalk, can custom mix and make a spray can of paint to match the interior color and you just prep the part, spray bulldog adhesion promoter and then paint with the color match paint.

It will be fine that is all they do and you would have control of the color match yourself

 

Yeah I know it's not that big a deal work wise it's just the fact that you have to even go through that just for a pillar. Either way it's not like we have a choice right now. Thanks for the info on Levine SS_SC_Cobalt. That might just be the way to go.

 

Doesn't the pillar have a fabric cover? Unlike most stock plastic pillars? I think that I'm going to try to find that fabric that is on pillars and wrap the gauge pod so it looks exactly like stock, not just color matched. Probably take many tries to get it right though.

 

not a fabric, a textured plastic or such.....

 

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i would be pissed if it was creme. its so freaking ugly. it needs to be black. now gett he other one painted and it will look dang good

 

e-mailed them a week ago....said:


12204 2-1/16" Dual Pillar Cobalt '05-06 Early to Mid July
12205 2-1/16"*Triple Pillar Cobalt '05-06 Early to Mid July

Marc Erickson

Director of Motorsports
Auto Meter Products
413 W. Elm St.
Sycamore, IL 60178
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I still can't find them and the other 2 places I called said they can't find thoes part numbers

 

I'm wanting this I believe. What gauges could I put in besides the stock boost gauge that would match and look nice while not costing a million dollars?

 

we still need pictures, and you cant just paint it black, i know my interior nots black its more like charcoal or dark gray. And second paint will not match the interior it is going to look different unless you can match the gloss and texture perfect. I agree autometer has to make these with the stock look

 

maybe wrap both pillars in leather if you have leathr interior

 

I had the same thing happen with all 7 autometer dealers around Omaha. A couple said it'd probably be a month or so before their supplier gets them (those guys don't order direct from Autometer, I assume), so I'd guess the pods are "released", but not out on shelves or at suppliers yet.

They knew what the part #'s were for, and had them listed, they were just shown as out of stock.

 

I posted about getting pods made up from this outfit quite some time ago. By now they would have been available and probably quite a bit less then Autometer. Check out their site


http://www.gaugepods.com



Below is taken from their site


Attention car clubs and Internet forum groups. We can manufacture custom gauge holders for your vehicle. Prices starting at just $20 for single pods. Full-length pillars as low as $39.

Minimum order quantity is 30 per project. Some models may require a higher minimum. If both double and triple gauge holders are requested, this represents two projects and consequently, requires 30 pre-paid units each. All orders must be paid prior to project start. Pricing will be determined after receipt of OEM part for evaluation. Most of our products range from $40-$60 ea. Shipping charges and color matching is extra.

REQUIREMENTS:

Name, address, and contact information of project leader. Follow-up will be with project leader only. (Please do not have others call for status)

OEM part from project leader. This will be used for fabricating the mold and is non-returnable.

Make, model and year range specifications.

Color samples (at least 4"x4" sample) of all colors to be painted.

Gauge Size requested (usually 2 1/16" and/or 60mm). Note: some models may not accomodate 60mm gauges due to width limitations.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:

Rough mock-up will be made and sent to project leader. Project leader test-fits mock-up - checking for clearance problems and angle of gauges. Project leader returns the mockup with any modifications and approves the design.

Mold-making process - approx 4-5 weeks

Initial production run - approx 3-4 weeks

Finishing and shipping - approx 1 week after product availability.

*******IMPORTANT********

PRODUCTION SCHEDULING IS COMPLEX AND DELAYS ARE NOT UNCOMMON DUE TO THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS AHEAD OF YOURS, MATERIAL LEAD-TIME, ETC. WE DO OUR BEST TO PROVIDE A RESONABLE ESTIMATE OF DELIVERY TIMES - HOWEVER, WE CANNOT GAURANTEE A DELIVERY DATE.

email: Special_Projects@gaugepods.com

 

If this is so, please sign me up I will add to the group order...PM me if this is going through plz!

 

yep it will be mid july. i ordered mine fromSummit for like $60

 

anyone have a pic of the stock pillar? i wanna see if i could use this in my redline....

 

Just to point out. all manual transmissions for cobalt (other than SS/SC) are Getrag which is not SAAB. the SAAB transmission is the F35. An F25 is the 6 speed version which I hope one day they will cast to fit a 2.0L and put it in our cars in 08 or better yet make the car RWD based on SKY and Soltice platform.