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i got a universal pod and it wont work, are there any A pillars with gauge openings made for the MX-3?
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if you have a 95+ then www.gaugepods.com
or take a heat gun/hair dryer heat the pod & form it to the pod....or get a stock airpillar & start hacking & fiberglassin
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On the guagepods website it says 1992 to 1995. Did they change the A-Pilars in 95?
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[yeah in 95 no auto seatbelts
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hey just wondering would this pillar fit a 94 auto, I have no auto belts so I thought I would ask. If not anyone know one that will other then the group by 1 ? I am intrested in a triple pillar or dual
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ok bringing up a old thread lol...ik that it only works for the 95 but if my auto seat belt dosn't work will i be able to use this on my 93gs like are the a-pillars the same style?
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gaugepods.com sells one for the mx-3 with and one without auto seat belts.
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yahh but wont the one that is for the auto seat belts have a slit in it? but it is the 3 pillar and not the 2 so i might have to do it.
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Did you even read what he said?
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maybe you just misunderstood me. Won't the pillar for the auto windows have a slit in it for the power window to move through it? I don't want that I was just looking for a 3 pod pillar and just want a flush one without the potential slit.
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this boys cheese has fallen off his cracker.

You have only one option. The pillar pod for the auto seat belts. Deal with it.
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So let me get this straight... you have a 93 mx-3 with autobelts. Your autobelts don't work so you want to get an A pillar gauge pod to cover up the track. Here's why this won't work:

94-96 mx-3's don't have a track so the A pillar is about half as short so the pillar will only cover half of the track. If you use the A pillar from a 94-96 it's not going to fit properly and will require custom cutting/fitting. The A pillar from a 92-93 runs along the entire length of the track (about 4 feet long) and leaves a slit so the belt can run. If you truly want to do this right and "hide your track", you have 2 options:

option 1:
Get a 94+ headliner
Get 94+ A and B pillars
Get 94+ seatbelts

option 2:
Custom make an A pillar (and you will probably need to do this for both sides so it doesn't look weird on just one side)

What I would suggest is to buy the 92-93 pillar made for autobelts and use that :shrug:

Why are you so worried about the slit anyways? :confused2:
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Not really a big concern just didn't want anything gody looking. And havnt seen an actual picture of what they look like. But thanks for the info. Appreciate it.
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