Stock Oil Sump Temp Sensor Driven Gauge

[P_Carfahrer]

Originally Posted by Dave80GTSi

And yes, just buy an old CD holder and gut the drawer part. In my case I bonded it to a piece of aluminum (rather than Steve's plastic sheet), but the concept is the same.

That looks great Dave, did you paint that with hammered paint or wrap it with something?

[Dave80GTSi]

Originally Posted by P_Carfahrer

That looks great Dave, did you paint that with hammered paint or wrap it with something?

I used nothing more exotic than a rattle can of matte black Rustoleum, standing far back away from the part so to give a textured 'spatter' droplet effect, intentionally with lots of orange peel. About 6 to 8 coat's worth.

The only (very mild) thing that I do not like about the installation is that the face of the OEM CD tray is designed to fit flush with the similar console insert below. So, by adhering the aluminum gauge plate onto the face of this tray, this gauge panel now sits proud of the (in my case) face of the stereo equalizer controls below.

Thanks - DM