VE Calais gauge holders

[shterk]

Hey guys,

Wanting to know if there are any "hump" gauge holders for the centre speaker location which suit the VE Calais?
I can't seem to find any that are compatible to the Calais, they only fit the sport model variant (ie SS, SSV).
I’m not interested in the 3 gauge setup like the HSV have as that would require extensive part and trim replacement to my Series 2 Calais!
Hopefully someone has some idea

Cheers,
Vas

[doubledip]

what makes them only ss,ssv variants? i thought they went in in place of the speaker grille at top and i thoiugh the grilles were the same

shame they are not.. but then i think that is a good thing for you cause those pod gauge holders that jhp sell look dodgey in my opinion.. cant go past factory look

[shterk]

Hi Justin,

Got that response from the guys at SS Inductions, they said the speaker covers of the Calais are different to that of the SS so they wouldn't fit
Series 1 Calais is completely different I know but through series 2 looks the same as the SS! Wish I could compare the two or even test the gauge holder to confirm unless someone can measure their SS speaker cover for me?

[doubledip]

I have an SSV one around somewhere .. will try and find and measure

i am sure that i tried my S1 SSV one and it fit into the S2 SSV one wheni had the SSV IQ setup in mine.. i know the E3 IQ covers are different as they are plastic now

[shterk]

If you could that would be great mate, would be nice to find out they are the same size and finally put an end to this.

[doubledip]

across top - 241mm
top to bottom - 165mm
from the start of the radius at bottom across - roughly 208mm

[ZerOne]

Yeah, I can confirm the Series I SS / HSV speaker grill is the same size / shape as the Series II SS / HSV speaker grill.

I know this doesn't answer the question, but its just to present a complete picture for anyone wanting to go down this route.

The Series I Calais Speaker grill is much bigger and different to the SS Speaker grill.
Like DoubleDip has said, the Series II speaker grill is plastic, (Not a metal mesh wrapped around a plastic frame like the series I SS grills.)

I never got my hands on a Series II Non sport (I.E. Omega, Berlina, Calais) upper IQ surround, so I am not too sure what grill they use on those models ?

[shterk]

Fantastic work as always appreciate it mate!
I'll compare the two when I get home later today and will post my finding then.
I can confirm that the Series 2 Calais is a plastic trim cover, not metal with mesh wrapped around it.

[shterk]

Ok I just measured it up and have found that the cover is the exact same size!
Thanks again for your help doubedip.
So to sum it up the Series 2 Calais front center speaker cover is the same size as that of the Series 2 SS.

[doubledip]

yep thought they were.. couldnt understand that.. and also i just asked Jez as i supplied his bits and didnt supply him a cover and he just used his original (which is what i intended)...

his car

orig 2009 SSV series 1
fitted 2012 berlina/calais series 2