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Old 03-16-2014, 03:04 PM
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hello scion friends, I am enjoying my 2013 xb series 10 scion. the only thing I want is more info about engine, like oil, amps and other info. I am looking to put more gauges in the car. any info about brands, placement, pods or anything you can think of would be great. I am shore you will be hearing from me often because I enjoy working on my cars, and like to get any info about what I'm going to do. thanks in advance, ED
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Get a Scan Gauge. I've heard those are pretty great and easy to install!
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Scan Gauge works great or you can download the Torque app to your phone/tablet and customize what gauges you want and how they look, just need an OBDII bluetooth adapter.

Here's how mine looked on my tablet.

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I ordered ultra gauge gives you temp volts etc . Don't think you can get oil pressure on OBD ll .
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Old 05-01-2014, 10:36 PM
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Some headunits (Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer) can tie into the CanBus and display extra gauges onscreen, if you use the iDatalink Maestro RR for Toyotas. The box also allows you to keep your steering wheel controls for the aftermarket radio.
(I miss an engine temp gauge so much)
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OK, that is a cool little interface. I'll have to keep it in mind when I get around to changing the radio out again.
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