I am looking at a new xA as my first car. I like the looks of the exterior but the center mounted Speedo made the xA all but eliminated from my new car list. I was wondering if there where any companys offering a way to move the gauges to the conventional placement infront of the driver? Thanks for your help.

you can custom make anything with enough money, don't think it's worthy the trouble for such low priced car though.

I have seen one xA that had the instruments mounted in the radio din hole. But that doesn't help your situation. I hated the center gauges when my mom first got her echo, in time I found it nice at night to have nothing out in front of you.

you get use to it, don't worry about having it off to the side, get it cause you like it

dude in a while you'll get into a regular car and be like damn why do i gotta look down?

It's annoying to have to look between you hands and duck to see under the steering wheel to see guages anyways, I've been stuck on center gauges since my echo, only wished the guages on the xA were angled a hair towards the driver like the Echo

dude in a while you'll get into a regular car and be like damn why do i gotta look down?

and why the hell is the windshield so close to my head?

Agreed...it was wierd at first, but now I don't even look at the speedometer :twisted:

I am looking at a new xA as my first car. I like the looks of the exterior but the center mounted Speedo made the xA all but eliminated from my new car list. I was wondering if there where any companys offering a way to move the gauges to the conventional placement infront of the driver? Thanks for your help.

I don't see why it would be hard. You would simply need to make a new houseing. People mount gauges all the time. I was thinking about the same thing too. Center-Gauge Pods :roll:

Traditional Gauge Pods are closer and easier to read, you just look down and still have vertical periferal vison. The center pod means you have to turn your head. The gauges are also on the small side. The large empy spot infront of the steering wheel also detracts from the car interior. At least the Mini has the Tac in front of the driver and HUGE speedo. Nice how it actualy has a purpose too, besides "Safety" :roll:

I am looking at a new xA as my first car. I like the looks of the exterior but the center mounted Speedo made the xA all but eliminated from my new car list. I was wondering if there where any companys offering a way to move the gauges to the conventional placement infront of the driver? Thanks for your help.

I don't see why it would be hard. You would simply need to make a new houseing. People mount gauges all the time. I was thinking about the same thing too. Center-Gauge Pods :roll:

Traditional Gauge Pods are closer and easier to read, you just look down and still have vertical periferal vison. The center pod means you have to turn your head. The gauges are also on the small side. The large empy spot infront of the steering wheel also detracts from the car interior. At least the Mini has the Tac in front of the driver and HUGE speedo. Nice how it actualy has a purpose too, besides "Safety" :roll:

you could probably do a retro fit from one of the new corvettes for the heads up display, that would be awesome. but if you moved the gauges you would have a hole in the dash, or have to get it fiberglassed

I wanted to customize my xA when I first got it because of the gauges in the middle. You'll get use to it. Plus, it makes it stand out from other cars. :)

you could probably do a retro fit from one of the new corvettes for the heads up display, that would be awesome. but if you moved the gauges you would have a hole in the dash, or have to get it fiberglassed

I don't know about that. However as far as the "hole", can you say LCD screen ^_^. I'm sure their are plenty of goodies you could put in there. LCds, Computers, gauges :wink:

you would still have to glass it in

What if you want it to be a touch screen though?

Scionsport has an aftermarket HUD for sale. . . $135. Hey, I plugged your product! Do I get a discount now?

http://scionsport.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/26/products_id/104?osCsid=c5893c51c02c7488a4e365e90fce20a6
for the product

http://scionsport.com/store/images/SpdHud.jpg

I don't like how that looks, but nice find.

What if you want it to be a touch screen though?

I don't know why you would want one way up there, but whatever kinda screen you put there, you are going to need custom work to get it to look good.

Scionsport has an aftermarket HUD for sale. . . $135. Hey, I plugged your product! Do I get a discount now?

http://scionsport.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/26/products_id/104?osCsid=c5893c51c02c7488a4e365e90fce20a6
for the product

http://scionsport.com/store/images/SpdHud.jpg

ahaha they still make HUD? i didn't see anything like that since my 240 days.

Youre a sissy... cant drive a car because you forget where to look to find how fast youre going? Pretty sad.

Cadillac had one too for a while. Any more images of that HUD? Pretty niffty Idea.