mvasilevsky
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Rouge vent mount no drilling or cutting areaforce gauge with custom sonic gauge.
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2014 Blue RS
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Like, want, show me how 
mvasilevsky
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It flows air no effect on gauge heat or cold
mvasilevsky
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Its a ROUSH® F150 Vent Gauge Pod
mvasilevsky
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Summit racing has them, its a five min job
mvasilevsky
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no hole saw the vent pops right out and the vent pops right in
AshesToArmor
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Is it part #404470 or part #421235? Looks like you reapplied the OEM silver ring too, was that easy to detach?
Musichatesyouall
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Definitely #421235 judging by the "fins" around the gauge.
I wonder how a guy could pipe a boost line through the vent system. I'll have to get in there and see if there's a way...
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AshesToArmor
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I actually took out that same vent yesterday and there is room behind it if you were to install this vent pod. Then you can run the tubing down behind the fuse box and through the firewall no problem. Plus, having the gauge there keeps the wiring close to the dimmer
Musichatesyouall
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Oh, right on. I was thinking that I might have to put a hole in the vent duct system. Looks like installing that $3 boost gauge while staying away from drilling my dash is going to be a reality!
Nice find, mvasilevsky!
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AshesToArmor
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Right there with you man, I just need to make sure my 1/8" x 1/8" x 3/8" vacuum t will fit into the stock vacuum line once I cut it
I bought a different tubing off of Amazon (5/32" I think...) to replace the one that came with the gauge and it fits well on the 3/8" end. I just don't want to cut the line and then have it not fit and be screwed!
Musichatesyouall
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My vent pods are hardly "popping right out". Is there any trick?
Edit: the trick is to take out the directional vent before the vent body itself. Don't take it out as one unit. Next question: How to secure it?
The gauge vent pod doesn't fit into the original vent housing, and doesn't fit snugly without. The silver bezel fits nicely around the gauge adapter, but I see no immediate way to mount it securely.
Edit 2: Ok, so the gauge pod *does* fit inside the vent housing, but it requires "breaking" the vent housing. I split one of the seams along the edge of the housing and the vent pod fits perfect. I sent the illumination wires and vac tube out through the honeycomb thing in the back of the housing. If you position it right, the gauge pod tilts right, towards you, and fits through the honeycomb mesh pretty nicely. As for the split in the side, when you put the silver trim around the front, it keeps it together. There's a bit of force involved putting it back together, but it works and it looks great in the vent.
Next question: Where do I grab illumination from? I want to have the gauge dim with the lights, but I can't seem to find a pinout schematic for the dimmer switch to tell me where I need to grab power from. I may just have to fusetap.
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AshesToArmor
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I got the lighting to work fairly easily, though I'm not sure it's the "right" way to do it. See where the wires feed into the headlight and dim controller in the dash? Just push the red wire into the same area the yellow wires feed into, then ground the black wire on one of the bolts below or to the side of the fusebox. Works like a charm!
Musichatesyouall
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Ok cool. I'll definitely grab power from there. I've already got a ground bolt from my footwell LEDs so I should be all set! Next task is to get some vac tube and a T and connect to the vac tube coming from the gauge. Should be cake.
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AshesToArmor
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Definitely! The tubing I got is awesome (and it's red
) but I haven't tapped the vac line yet because I'm still nervous about a 1/8" t being too big. Hopefully the line has some play to it.I'm glad to hear you got the pod to work though. I'm probably going to order one today!
Musichatesyouall
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I'll have to check what size splice I used for my bypass mod. I got a multipack and ended up using the smallest size. I tried 5/32 first but it was too big. 1/8 should be the ticket.
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