justa335i
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- Alex
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- North Port, Florida
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- 2025 Acura Integra Type S
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Hello everyone!
I’m currently in the process of finalizing a custom gauge pod for my 2025 Integra Type-S, and I figured I’d share the journey so far in case anyone else has considered doing something similar.
To start off: I absolutely love my ITS. It’s an incredible car in almost every way. My biggest gripe, however, is the wireless charger. It’s painfully slow — to the point where I’d be lucky to gain 1% every few minutes. Because of that, I stopped bothering to line my phone up properly and eventually just abandoned the charger altogether.
I could’ve used a wired charger, but I hated having a cable running across the shifter area. Instead, I ended up plugging into the ports inside the center console and tossing my phone either in there or on the passenger seat. Over time, the wireless charging area just became dead space that I stopped thinking about entirely.
I’ve always loved having gauges in my cars —
2004 WRX, 2005 STI, 1998 Eclipse, 1991 300ZX, 2022 ZL1, and others. Naturally, I wanted to add gauges to the Type-S. To my surprise, there really aren’t any good options available. What I found were mostly universal solutions that require drilling, double-sided tape, or A-pillar pods (mostly intended for the Civic, with questionable fitment for the Integra and no clear vendor support).
Recently, I added gauges to my weekend car — a 2006 RX-8 — and ended up designing a custom pod that holds two 52 mm gauges while still retaining the factory cigarette lighter (the location was originally an ashtray).
That project sparked the idea: why not repurpose the unused wireless charging area in the Type-S?
My goal was to design something that:
Over the past week, I’ve been chipping away at this project during my limited free time (full-time job, family, being a dad, etc.), iterating constantly and test-fitting in the car.
I present: Integra Type-S Gauge Pod v10-c
It’s not perfect yet, but it’s getting very close.
The final version will be printed in PETG, then sanded, primed, sanded again, and finished in satin black so it blends seamlessly with the interior.
You will not be able to tell it is a 3d printed part, and the materials are very durable and can withstand the Florida sun.
(Ugly brown done on purpose to see imperfections, seams, and lines during prototyping).
Video of current draft showing the "click in" and that once its set there is no movement at all.
It has two primary points of contact and a flat plane.
I don’t currently have any plans to sell these — this is just a personal project I wanted to share. I doubt there would be much interest anyways. If there is, i will, but It would have to be a group buy with Forum Mod approval. I think this will fit the A-Spec as well, but i need to test it. Luckily, my girlfriend has a 2024 Integra A-Spec. I’m still deciding whether to connect the two gauges into a single housing or keep them independent, as well as whether to keep the current straight orientation, or angle the gauges slightly (~10°) toward the driver for better visibility.
I have two 52 mm gauges arriving this Thursday, so I’ll be doing a test fit shortly. My goal is to have this revision finalized (sanded, primed, sanded, painted, wired, and installed) by this weekend.
Thanks for checking it out — more updates soon!
Hello from my Type-S and RX8!
I’m currently in the process of finalizing a custom gauge pod for my 2025 Integra Type-S, and I figured I’d share the journey so far in case anyone else has considered doing something similar.
To start off: I absolutely love my ITS. It’s an incredible car in almost every way. My biggest gripe, however, is the wireless charger. It’s painfully slow — to the point where I’d be lucky to gain 1% every few minutes. Because of that, I stopped bothering to line my phone up properly and eventually just abandoned the charger altogether.
I could’ve used a wired charger, but I hated having a cable running across the shifter area. Instead, I ended up plugging into the ports inside the center console and tossing my phone either in there or on the passenger seat. Over time, the wireless charging area just became dead space that I stopped thinking about entirely.
I’ve always loved having gauges in my cars —
2004 WRX, 2005 STI, 1998 Eclipse, 1991 300ZX, 2022 ZL1, and others. Naturally, I wanted to add gauges to the Type-S. To my surprise, there really aren’t any good options available. What I found were mostly universal solutions that require drilling, double-sided tape, or A-pillar pods (mostly intended for the Civic, with questionable fitment for the Integra and no clear vendor support).
Recently, I added gauges to my weekend car — a 2006 RX-8 — and ended up designing a custom pod that holds two 52 mm gauges while still retaining the factory cigarette lighter (the location was originally an ashtray).
That project sparked the idea: why not repurpose the unused wireless charging area in the Type-S?
My goal was to design something that:
- Press-fits with a satisfying “click”
- Uses no screws, no tape, and no permanent modifications
- Is 100% reversible
- Has zero rattle or movement
- Has clean, factory-like gaps (if any)
- Retains access to the USB, USB C, & 12v port
- Keeps the passenger airbag indicator visible
Over the past week, I’ve been chipping away at this project during my limited free time (full-time job, family, being a dad, etc.), iterating constantly and test-fitting in the car.
I present: Integra Type-S Gauge Pod v10-c
It’s not perfect yet, but it’s getting very close.
The final version will be printed in PETG, then sanded, primed, sanded again, and finished in satin black so it blends seamlessly with the interior.
You will not be able to tell it is a 3d printed part, and the materials are very durable and can withstand the Florida sun.
(Ugly brown done on purpose to see imperfections, seams, and lines during prototyping).
Video of current draft showing the "click in" and that once its set there is no movement at all.
It has two primary points of contact and a flat plane.
I don’t currently have any plans to sell these — this is just a personal project I wanted to share. I doubt there would be much interest anyways. If there is, i will, but It would have to be a group buy with Forum Mod approval. I think this will fit the A-Spec as well, but i need to test it. Luckily, my girlfriend has a 2024 Integra A-Spec. I’m still deciding whether to connect the two gauges into a single housing or keep them independent, as well as whether to keep the current straight orientation, or angle the gauges slightly (~10°) toward the driver for better visibility.
I have two 52 mm gauges arriving this Thursday, so I’ll be doing a test fit shortly. My goal is to have this revision finalized (sanded, primed, sanded, painted, wired, and installed) by this weekend.
Thanks for checking it out — more updates soon!
Hello from my Type-S and RX8!
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I have to run my costs for supplies and shipping, but i think they will only be like $50 each. Will probably also do black, white, or dark blue.
