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Old 03-08-2011, 01:09 PM
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any chance of getting a daytime side shot of the SOS dual pillar on your 2010?

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Old 03-08-2011, 01:39 PM
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i think i am going to go with an aeroforce and just use the vent pod. that thing will do fuel pressure, boost, wide band and several more. teh down side for me is that i dont liek to recline and drive and i wonde rif my knee woudl hit the plug for the OBD port the aeroforce uses.

DM are the actual pods on the SoS panel the same texture as the 10 trim? and just for clarity, one person has said the 10 SoS pillars are the 09 down texture so since you have a 10 and the SoS pod for the 10's, you verify that texture is exactly the same? it would drive me crazy to have different textures in the car.
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Old 03-08-2011, 03:26 PM
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i just got an email back from SOS, i asked that exact question.

Apparently they use OEM a-pillars so the texture will definitely match. However I believe the texture of the actual pod is the same as the 05-09 so it will be a little different. However I dont think it will be that noticeable.
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Old 03-08-2011, 08:26 PM
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I have a triple A-pillar pod on my 2010 GT from Speed of Sound with Auto Meter Nexus gauges and I love it. People are like, "Wow, what are all those gauges for? Did it come that way?" It doesn't stick out like some bolt-on crap because SOS uses actual Mustang A-pillars, then cuts into them with a CNC in order to mount the molded cups. I'd post a picture but the forum won't let me load pictures into my album anymore.

The Nexus gauges have a control unit that was mounted behind my glove box. The remote control hides in there as well. Data ports on the control unit connect all the gauges in a network and then the sensor cabling goes through a grommet in the firewall into the engine. In my case, a vacuum/boost gauge sensor attached to my Edelbrock E-force, an oil pressure gauge mounted to a T connector where the standard idiot light oil gauge goes, and the wideband air/fuel ratio connected to an O2 sensor attached to a welded bung on my exhaust pipe coming off the manifold.

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Old 03-09-2011, 07:30 AM
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I'm guessing the pods are just some cheap aftermarket pods that SOS buys in bulk. They are not noticably different than the 2010 texture but I never looked that close. I would find it hard to believe they even matched the 05+ texture perfectly unless SOS had them custom made.

Only picture I have handy ... I replaced water temp with IAT ....

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Old 03-10-2011, 11:48 AM
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I have spoken to Alan Lindgren at SOS. He buys actual Mustang A-pillars from a nearby Ford Dealership and has custom-molded the gauge cups himself. The texture of the cups is not an exact match for the 2010+ but honestly it's not noticeable. The cups are riveted into the pillar. I have a triple and it looks great and the gauges never shake or droop. It's a very clean look, unlike the Auto Meter crap that looks like a strap-on.
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