US Yaris: Adding a tach?

[Idjiit]

I wonder how long it will be until we see people making gauge cluster housings to replace the "glove box" above the Yaris' steering wheel:

[jdgriswald]

Originally Posted by Idjiit

I wonder how long it will be until we see people making gauge cluster housings to replace the "glove box" above the Yaris' steering wheel:

Already been done: (Scroll down a bit) http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146

[DJ_SpaRky]

Originally Posted by jdgriswald

Already been done: (Scroll down a bit) http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146

http://trdparts.jp/english/parts_metercover.html

[Idjiit]

Originally Posted by DJ_SpaRky

http://trdparts.jp/english/parts_metercover.html

Looks like that's the last-generation vitz though. May still work, of course.

[DJ_SpaRky]

Originally Posted by Idjiit

Looks like that's the last-generation vitz though. May still work, of course.

I noticed that too, I was looking at the pic again & I also didn't se it on the "New Vitz" TRD Page. I might just make one for myself, of course I don't need 3 glove boxes & I don't ride with people in my car. So I'll be looking into making something like that to fit the NCP9x series cars.

[Thirty-Nine]

Does anyone know if it'll be possible to swap the liftback's gauge cluster for the sedan's?

[Idjiit]

Nice. Anyone know if that's actually something you can import? Price?

[Thirty-Nine]

Well, if TRD (in the US) offered a tach, that'd be cool.

[vitz377]

if i was a backseat passenger, i'd love the center mounted cluster. but since i actually drive my cars, i'm thinking of making an HUD projector or adding a second cluster from the sedan into a bolt in, or flip up build for the driver side glovebox. the other option is a loud exhaust by which you can shift by ear. conversely on most real race cars, the only important gauge is the oil pressure.
-jason

[birdy]

you guys just need to wait till I get mine, 3 weeks later I should have them in production.

To bad my dealer only has a sedan so far thats a fully loaded auto.

[why?]

It looks like I won't be getting mine any time soon either. Heck, I might drive down to texas to see how it looks.

[Idjiit]

Heh, mine is either going to get here on Friday or Saturday. In any case, it's going to get here right before I have to take a business trip to California, so I won't get to drive it for a week even if it comes on Friday. Argh.

[why?]

Ouch, that is painful.

[Idjiit]

Seriously. I'm crossing my fingers that it gets here Friday so I can get it before I have to drive up to PA for the weekend. That would give me a convenient highway-speed period of about 800 miles in which to break it in. :D

[why?]

Hopefully you do. Just make sure to do your best to annoy everyone else on the roads by not going the same speed so your vehicle breaks in properly.

[RugbyYaris]

I was really on the fence about getting a Fit or a yaris liftback

I overlooked the center mounted gauges, I figure I will get used to them

I overlooked every magazine saying the fit is way more sporty, I like the bulldog look of the yaris and i know i basic suspension mods would transform it.

I can't overlook the car not having a tach though,

way to go toyota.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by RugbyYaris

I was really on the fence about getting a Fit or a yaris liftback

I overlooked the center mounted gauges, I figure I will get used to them

I overlooked every magazine saying the fit is way more sporty, I like the bulldog look of the yaris and i know i basic suspension mods would transform it.

I can't overlook the car not having a tach though,

way to go toyota.

I feel the same way.

[Idjiit]

The lack of tach sucks, especially while you're in the break-in period and want to have fun without screwing anything up, but ultimately it's more of an annoyance than anything else. The engine is easily loud enough to tell when you need to shift.