Fanman

That looks pretty nice. I would definitely think about getting it. I currently have the A Pillar gauge pod, but that location is a bit more stealthy. With the cops cracking down on modified cars, this is a good thing. The problem with the gauge pod on the dash was that previous units were pricey ($450-$500). I tried ordering the R Magic gauge pod that was similar (but with 2 60 mm gauges) but they took forever, charged a butt load, and wound up flaking out.

devious12

It would be pretty cool if they could make flip-up gauges that were mounted flush with the dash on the sides of the navi. It would look something like the air vents that fold close.

Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2

a little too croweded for my taste, on the other hand, would perfer the mazdaspeed guages.. i just wont be able to have a nav after that...

Argento Otto

Racing Beat's gauges/location are PC: poor (even dangerous) location, guages don't have "look and feel" of interior. Looks kinda tacky to me, at least.

Derwankel's are nice and Mac: better location, guages and housing keep "look and feel" of a stock interior.

zoom44

i dont see where it says what guages come with the pod. they could be different in the final package- or they could offer it with a couple options or none at all and let you get your own. they look fien to me but im not picky about lighting color etc. id prefer electrical tho.

Mzdarx8

Well as far as location i just don't know? Why would you put them in the ash tray location down there? Can you imagine going down a straight at 110mph or a turn and have to take a quick look down there to see what your temps or pressures are doing!! Very scarry to me. Focus should be straight ahead if your racing.

I love Racing Beat products but this one i don't know!

Just my thoughts!

zoom44

where is everyone? there were tons of people begging for this to come out and now all i see is people who dont like the idea.

i remember how everyone was in love with the Rmagic one but didnt get it because it was hard to get and cost too much.



so Racing Beat goes the distance even after having a supplier completly drop the ball, comes out with a better looking option, imho,



that will undoubtedly be cheaper and easier to get. and still hardly any of you are satisfied.

i just dont get it.

please dont take this as anger- im not. im just at little taken aback by the reaction to a product that so many people were pushing for. its mind boggling

Trekk

The REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL question is!!!!
Where am I gonna put my coins now?

mike1324a

I think its pretty cool. Any idea on if there will be a guage package available or if we have to find our own guages. The Autometer nexus guages are really cool but pretty expensive.

mikeschaefer

man who would use the coin holder to hold coins!? haha /sarcasm

Anyway I think this pod will look fine as long as you use gauges that match the factory gauges.

Include me in the side that doesn't care about the storage space. There is already plenty of storage space that I don't even use.

chr1s

maybe because it's ugly, is in a terrible position, looks cramped, and DerWankel has a much better solution for a reasonable price that looks stock?

Jedi54

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Derwankle's product is designed for people who ACTUALLY want their pods up on the front mount. Zoom is right: I've read TONS of posts about people who actually WANTED guages down by the shifter. So in that case, no....derwankle's is NOT better for those people.

(or those of us who have a Nav system)

devious12

I'd buy one, rather than having it on the A-pillar which is just causes more blind spots than the car already has. I just wish they were more stealth.

Nemesis8

iTrader: (3)

That looks OK, but I like this better

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

Nemisis: that looks HOT!

Renesis_8

Too bad we'll never get that...
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rotarygod

I don't see what the issue is with this location. At least it's not some tacky cheap crap *** a-pillar setup. Those things suck and are terribly ugly! This blends in nicely. I also don't see what the issue is with gauges being out of the way. I know someone complained that it wasn't driect line of sight. So what? If you are adding gauges that you don't have now, why do you need to have them in your direct line of sight? You don't have those gauges right now and are getting along just fine. 2 that I would put down there would be a boost gauge and an a/f gauge. Neither of which is useful for anything but reference or tuning and you don't tune by yourself while you are driving.

It is so typical for people to ask for a product and then complain about what finally comes out.

LostAngel

CarPC = you can get that...and if you go about getting software a company offers...chances are it's DLL's will be available that if you have any programming ability...you could use them to make your own front end...this is what I plan on doing once my CarPC is finished.

olddragger

iTrader: (3)

This is a nice package--RB, quality is always exceptional. It's good to have choices. I think the people that were asking for pods are the ones that are really using their gauges(on the track) and with them(which I am one) this area is not good.
If I was on the street/autocross/show roster then this would be a serious contender.
olddragger

chr1s

By that logic, why do you need a intake, exhaust, blower, short throw shifter, etc.....? Plenty of people don't have those things and are getting along just fine, but why do they want them? There's really no need to have them? Right? The car runs fine without them. People don't *need* those extra gauges, so why do they get them?

We're getting into a discussion about personal taste, in which nobody wins. Some people will buy the RB gauge pod, some people will buy DerWankels, and some people will buy the a-pillar gauge pods. So what? It's true that in my previous posts I've been pushing Der's product, but it's mostly for people who are on the fence about which product to purchase.

I never said zoom was wrong. He was asking why people were bitching, I gave him what I thought was a reason.

mysql101

What will be nice about this is that RB already offers adaptors for water and oil. So now they can offer everything in one complete package. Gauges, pod and all hardware needed.

It's been said before, but I have the navi, so that location is out. A piller is too apparent and I prefer stealth. So this is a great addition.

If someone doesn't like it, just don't buy it. It's not creative criticism when it's just bitching.

r0tor

iTrader: (1)

the only way your going to be able to get that with a car PC is you have an anolog input hardware adaptors on your computer to receive voltages from the oil P and T sensors and have the software to convert the signals... since they are not in our ECU to get through a CAN reader...


this would work though...

LostAngel

http://www.mazdaparts.com/ProductDet...000-1151625265

nycgps

iTrader: (1)

Now all I worry is the price.

How much does the whole thing going to cost ? (all 3 gauges, all the wires, water adapter, Oil adapter, and the Frame itself)

zoom44

i was actually looking into this last year /early this year. and someone on this forum knew a person who actually built a box to do it. i had pms with him and then lost them and los ttouch with him. but basically it had like 6 inputs for electrical senders. the box could mount on your firewall and then be conncected on th eother side to the car pc. a bit of software then translated that into guages or whatever on your screen. i even talked to one company (http://www.palmerperformance.com/)who makes a CAN compatible scanner software about adding support for the input so the data could even be logged alonside the input from the ecu. palmer had already added support for the LM-1/LC-1 sensor input so they thought it wouldnt be much more difficult to add more support.

but now i cant find any of the info i had on the box itself or who it was that was making it