I've looked absolutely EVERYWHERE for a gauge pod for a spyder eclipse. It looks like you just can't get them. They are 100% different than the other 2g's. So with my recent success with doing a fiberglass repair on my old 420a before I sold it I decided to break out the fiberglass and Bondo again and see what I could do with molding a 1gb fitted 3 pillar pod into a 2g spyder.
Let me say first they these parts have very little in common, but its still a better starting point IMO than a blank one. The pods are turned each just a little bit, and they line right up when I'm sitting in the drivers seat, this was the #1 reason I decided to mod this one for my application. Personally I think it probably made it harder..
What I did to get to this point was:
Make a fiberglass cast of the stock 2g pillar
cut down the other pod and fitted it to the cast
screwed the cast to the actual pod, this gives me some play, so when I go over bumps it wont crack on me like my last one, which was done directly to the pillar
Anyways be gentle, as I'm still a noob at this.
Heres some pics from before this mornings sanding:
(In total I probally spent about 10 hours on it getting it to this point, the entire goal it for it to be completely smooth and not look out of place.)
http://img295.imageshack.us/i/gaugepod1.jpg/http://img217.imageshack.us/i/gaugepod2.jpg/And after some sanding:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/733/pillarpod3.jpgI still have a LONG way to go before its perfect....
Im playing with the idea of painting Both pillars a glossy black without any texture at all.
I think it might look good and flow well with the convertable. LMK what you think!
