Basically the pod just fits over the factory piece, it fits well but the outer edge doesnt wrap around the pillar like the factory piece does, but it doesnt look bad, hardly noticeable on my car i think. it was a BIG pain to wire up my triple, plus i had to run extra wires through it to get to my center t-top gauge holder, but i was very happy with the finished product, well worth the hassle. i use the AM phantom's, they look awesome, especially at night. of course it was RIGHT AFTER i finished that job i found out about the Performance Instraments GNX dash, which i originally wanted to do, but i decided to stick with the pillar pods.