As promised, some pics of my PVC gauge pod:
I started by cutting an angle in the pipe with a SawzAll
Then I glued them to a piece of ABS plastic that I cut to fit the single DIN space in my center console and painted it black with the 96¢ spray paint from Home Depot:
Gauge View from Driver's seat, gauges off (the flash makes the tinted gauges light up a bit, otherwise they are dark when off):
Gauges On (Daytime):
Gauges On (Nighttime):
Hope this gives some ideas for lyd and Dust and anyone else looking to make some custom gauge pods.