New guage pod we have designed for the center console of the Subaru WRX. This pod will will completely replace that section as the Defi pod would. The pod is made from extremely strong fiberglass and will come texture and color matched to the dash. The kicker, it will be available for both 60mm and 52mm gauges. The gauges are angled towards the driver for easy vision. The picture you see is a preliminary product with no holes cut but for a example to see.

We we would like feedback and to start taking orders immediately to gauge production.

Again:
Color matched
center console gauge pod
fits 3 60mm gauges or 3 52mm gauges.

Price for the pod will be a introductory $100 shipped.

Please contact us for more questions or visit our site and forums as well here www.vividracing.com/forum.php

http://www.vividracing.com/images/podnew.jpg
http://www.vividracing.com/images/podnew2.jpg
http://www.vividracing.com/images/podnew3.jpg


Vivid Racing
www.vividracing.com
sales@vividracing.com
480-966-3040

Looks uhhh.... interesting?

Looks like the dash is metamorphosizing, kinda neat.

Since your using fiberglass, how will the housing attach to the dashboard? Screws?
The OEM unit uses an aluminum bottom retainer and the plastic housing utilizes metal press-in tabs like the back of the silver radio/climate control dials trim.

Better make sure the prototype mold is perfect. The only way to fill in gaps if the housing doesn't fit correct for a customer will be to add more material to the finished unit. This could cause some headaches, as fiberglass will not bend...only crack.

Good Luck

The final product will have no fitment issues unlike the picture, that is a preliminary picture. The attahment to the dash will be worked exactly the same as the stock one with clips.

Interested in throwing one into the SoCal marketplace for the sake of advertising? ;)

maybe one suggestion! Make it smaller!! that thing is huge.

That currently looks like it would hold like 80mm gauges. :) If it were about half as tall as that I would take one. I'm looking for something to hold 52mm gauges.

The picture just looks big, it is the same size as the Defi.

ugly, ill stick with my defi :D

Originally posted by vividracing
The picture just looks big, it is the same size as the Defi.

Hmm, I think the Defi looks too big. In fact, I think it looks like this:
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/podnew1.jpg

Personally, I'd also prefer a more integrated looking design, like a shrunken Defi for 52mm gauges?

that's really good! just need the wheel on the other side...

I agree with those who say it needs to be smaller, but I like the concept. I am looking for one to hold 60mm, but a little smaller than that.
Just my 0.02
Drew

It looks cool, but i think i like the defi better.

Originally posted by Coati


Hmm, I think the Defi looks too big. In fact, I think it looks like this:


That cracks me up :lol::lol::lol:
I'm waiting for the mini defi too.

Whoa, sorry guys. Thats not good looking AT ALL. That should have been given the ax at the preliminary sketch phase. Thats so ugly that its own momma wont kiss it goodnight. Thats so ugly it makes children cry.

Vivid, I care for your future. Dont put this into production. Its really really bad. Sorry guys. Better you know now than later after you make a mold or whatever.
:(

Looks like it plopped out of Tim Burton's ass.

Hmmm....The angled Idea is a good one, but that thng is ugly. Sorry. ;-)

Sorry Dan...IMO the Defi pod is ugly but this one is even uglier.

What I'd love to see is a larger(slightly taller) version of the factory gauge pod that'll take a 1-DIN plate(with no mods). Color & texture matching the factory dash would be real nice too.

I'd think the flexibility to mount 52mm gauges, turbo timer, A/F ratio, EBC, or whatever you like under one pod(just change/modify the plate) would make this a better proposition for both vendor & customer.

Brent.

wow... tough crowd

I wonder if any of them have made production designs of ANYTHING? Doubtful.

Vivid, your ideas are heading in the right direction. I would still try to go for a quality A pillar replacement, but the dash piece seems popular too.

My idea would be to countersink the gauge pods a little so they don't stick up quite so high. IIRC the area underneath that piece is partially hollow.

Freagin Rofl! :) :) :) &:) :) :)

I bet the majority of the ppl hating it right now will love it when they see the finished product in something like Carbon Fiber ;)

hehe... someone compared it to the opera house

JimmyOOOO,
What exactly does making production designs have to do with the fact that the most people who have seen this gauge think its ugly? Are you saying that we have to be experienced designers in order to submit an opinion on how something looks? If so then I guess most of us on this board should not submit an opinion on body kits, color schemes, interiors, wheels, etc.

Actually dead eye, I was saying two things...

1. Initial prototype designs often change significantly by the time they get to final production.

2. There are a lot more constructive ways to voice your opinion.

You can unbunch your panties now :rolleyes:

coati - Touche`!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That's the best laugh Iv'e had in a while... Thank you!

As to design. Very functional, pretty clever, like the fact it works with different gauge sizes. I like that it will be color/finish matching.

vivid, I think you'll need to pop some gauges in that thing so you don't focus on the housing so much. Also people look at how flush it sits in the dash - fit and finish... I know it is a "model" but if you want to present something to generate interest if it does not look like it fits perfect now, that creates a concern about the final product.

Thanks for the opinions.

Happy to oblige. ;) As these forums indicate very clearly, Subaru owners are never at a loss for providing opinions :D :D

i'm function first, looks second... I like the layout and the visibility... and I don't mind the looks...

however, overall I think the "pod" is too big for my tastes... I'd rather have a model that fits 52 as the top size, and 45 as the lower option...

my 2 cents...

thanks for keeping us aware of the options...

That thing is ugly!

VIVID - Do you really wnt to make a good product? Think about a pod that will hold all digital gadges, turbo timers and or boost controllers.

Originally posted by In2Deep
I bet the majority of the ppl hating it right now will love it when they see the finished product in something like Carbon Fiber ;)

I'll take that bet... puhleeese man if that was made out of carbon fiber it would make no difference to me due to the fact that its asthetic design is pretty awful. Asthetics aside, I do not doubt its utility as a gauge pod, as it seems like it would display the gauges in a manner in which the driver could cleary see them.

Originally posted by JimmyOOOOO
Actually dead eye, I was saying two things...

1. Initial prototype designs often change significantly by the time they get to final production.

2. There are a lot more constructive ways to voice your opinion.

You can unbunch your panties now :rolleyes:

hey uh... "jimmyOOOOO".... Those two things you said... and that other thing about making production designs.. have NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT that we find it to be very ugly. You have made at least two fallacies of logic that I cant remember the names of but if you wish I could drag out the textbook and find the names. Perhaps I should so you could quite clearly see how useless your statements were. Unless you have something more constructive to add... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: (see I can click the rolleyes icon too)

NOOOooo... !!... anything but the "text book" !!

:lol:

I said "textbook" not "text book"... YOUR QUOTE WAS INCORRECT!!




a winner is me.

it's pretty fugly, too tall. you can't sink it down into the console any further ? trbocivic&wrx made a dual for 52 mm gauges and is sunk down into the conole so that it does not stick up so high.

Originally posted by JimmyOOOOO
...I would still try to go for a quality A pillar replacement, but the dash piece seems popular too.

I vote for that...I'd like to see someone actually make a quality A-pillar pod replacement for the GC8, not just the WRX...

something like the OEM one that would fit 60mm out of CF with the gauges tilted towards the driver or a good a-pillar would be much better. Please you have the right idea (that being that none of the current gauge pods are satisfactory) but you have gone a bit astray with the looks. [COLOR=firebrick]

Is Autometer ever gonna have the WRX a-pillar in stock??

Originally posted by WRXGuyInTulsa
Is Autometer ever gonna have the WRX a-pillar in stock??

go HERE (http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1681239#post1681239) for an answer to that, and many other questions.

Originally posted by computer
Looks like it plopped out of Tim Burton's ass.

:lol: :lol: this made me laugh out loud... and im still laughing as im typing... GOOD ONE!

does vivid racing have a phone# to inquire about products. if any body knows or if vivid is reading this please let me know. thank you, kelley.

Originally posted by kelley
does vivid racing have a phone# to inquire about products. if any body knows or if vivid is reading this please let me know. thank you, kelley.

http://www.vividracing.com/

Phone: 480.966.3040

Low-profile = good.
Housing colour matched to dash material = good.
Big bubbles = bad.
52mm gauges = good.

60mm gauges? Well, I'd like the choice of having 52mm in a slim-profile housing that doesn't attract any attention instead. Defi has the "it's big, aftermarket, and holds 60mm gauges" market audience. Why not go for the "There's nothing to look at here. Move along." type of gauge? Just so long as it doesn't look as campy as the OEM housing. :lol:

Just my $.02 worth.

--jeff

I already have the Defi and I hear people complaining about how big it is on I-Club pretty often. It looks large in pictures but the size is almost perfect for me. What good are gauges that you can't even see clearly? :rolleyes:

I have the Defi Gauge pod and I look at somthing toatlly different than most people have pointed out. I know that the Defi gauge pod is big but when they designed it I think that they kept in mind a visual flow. Defi's housing (shape of the hoods) resemble the hood right in front of you over the speedometer. Visually I think that it is important to blend. The only thing that I see wrong with the Defi pod is it could use
1. An angle
2. Interior match
3. Utilize space below pod by sinking gauges a bit.

I think that if you use what is good about the defi pod and eliminate what is bad then you will have a winning product for instance.
1. Keep angle but not so drastic a slight tilt to the right not make the gauges diagonal but keep them is a strait line and make the face plate do the work of tilting.
2. Get rid of the boxy back and smooth it out like the Defi pod.
3. Simulate the hood effect of the hood covering the speedometer.

just my .02

Arent intelligent women wonderful. Listen to Natasha bro. Sorry I don't have much to add, Natasha said it all. Said it well to.

Ken
:alien:

I think that it is important when given the chance to put .02 in that the .02 should be informative. It is not offen that the people that are actually going to use a product get asked for their opinion. Stating thats butt ugly and not stating why is not helping the design process. It would irritate me if I asked for opinions and got negetive rude comments.

I'm considering it. The circles blend together nicely. I would like to see more glare protection, though. The Defi has hoods for a reason.

My ideal gauge pod would be a miniature version of a carbon fiber STI hood scoop. It would have a changeable faceplate for 52mm or 60mm gauges. What do you guys think?

OK,

Here are my ways to "help" the design. First off it's a pretty good shot at it. The detracting element for me is it looks like someone vacuum formed some plastic over three gauges. This is most evident at the back where the last circular radius is too evident. You could start with the definite radius at the front, blend out the next one, and the last should not be evident as it creates a "stop" for the eye. The front is actually pretty nice, but just a bit "busy". I like the almost take off on the circular air vents. That is a nice feature of the car which does not get repeated in the interior. The more all those curves in the front get blended, the less busy the design will be. Like one of the comments above, it should not stand out quite so much like a foreign object... But some will like that it would so....

My ideal pod would hold 52 mm or 60 mm gauges, and look exactly like the OEM pod, color and texture. The face would angle toward the driver each gauge in a slight stairstep fashion. The pod would be no higher that necassary. There is a kit out there that used the OEM pod but it is a mod and not a real clean look.

I do like how Defi has the triple hood for glare. It's definitely a thumbs-up for defi. I was going to get the mattjk screen eventually and move my radio to the clock spot so I'd personally be interested in an A-pillar pod that fits three 60mm defi's because the POS LoTek one didn't even come close to fitting. Carbon fiber would be even nicer to match my CF dash trim. Just my $.02.

As a prototype, I like it. For $100, I'd buy it.

Now the critique:

1. Match the interior (done)
2. Lower the overall height
3. Make 2 versions, one for 52mm, one for 60mm (smaller is lower)
4. Keep it angled to the driver (done)
5. Smooth the design- blend the circles more on the front, minimize the rear slope (depth) to just clear defi, blitz, omori gauges.

I always wanted a Defi type pod. I didn't like that it faced more towards the passenger side in our US cars. This started out to seem like the US Defi alternative. However this fitment looks to me like ****. If it's refined, I will buy.

http://www.mindspring.com/~vertigo/ubb/misc/vnpod.jpg

Vivid,
Overall good job, I like that the pod is different from the normal ones out (i.e. Defi, Ati). I especially like how the gauges are angled towards the driver, also that it is a color matched texture finish, last I like the price :).

Now for what I personally dislike. I dont like how you can see the contour of the gauge rings themselves compared to the cup in which the gauges sit. The only other thing I dislike is the contour of the downslope in the back of the cups and how each is different (going from a gradual slope to almost a straight down slope) making the gauge pod as a whole look sort of awkard.

Never the less I am happy to see other vendor's stepping up to the plate to try and satisfy customers needs and wants for a gauge pod. If my few dislikes were ever incorpoated into a newer design you can definitely sign me up to purchase one.

Rick

Originally posted by SlickWRX
I always wanted a Defi type pod. I didn't like that it faced more towards the passenger side in our US cars. This started out to seem like the US Defi alternative. However this fitment looks to me like ****. If it's refined, I will buy.

http://www.mindspring.com/~vertigo/ubb/misc/vnpod.jpg

If what he pointed out is fixed are they still for sale?? How can I buy one??

Milla

I would be interested once fitment issues are worked out. I saw an STi that had a similar 2 gauge pod and I thought it look cool. Kind of organic. Keep me updated.

Brian

Great Idea Guys! I have seen someone attempt it before. I personally would like an A-pillar pod, but I have a few suggestions.

1. make a visor- a single visor to match the dash.
2. smooth out the back of the pod to look more stock.
3. (to help with #1, and for looks) get rid of the bumps, make it one smooth line.
4. Definitely, keep the tilt, but I would also prefer the stairstep instead of the offset.
5. Lower it to a little lower than the speedo dash.

Great Idea, I know you will smooth it out! Awesome rough draft!
:banana: :banana: :banana:

wow you guys are harsh! :lol: i don't think this thing is any bigger than the defi is it?

will the 52mm pod be smaller than the 60mm pod? it seems everyone makes both versions and then just cuts smaller holes for 52mm gauges, making it look like there is this huge pod with small gauges.

i may be in for one if the 52mm pod is sized correctly. i would needto see some pics of it installed with gauges to be sure though.

Am I the only one who noticed that this thread was bumped after 18 months? Did this unit even go to production?

Originally posted by Billy_Talent
Am I the only one who noticed that this thread was bumped after 18 months? Did this unit even go to production?
lol...

I was just browsing the Vivid site the other day and didn't see that pod available.

Originally posted by Coati
Hmm, I think the Defi looks too big. In fact, I think it looks like this:
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/podnew1.jpg

Personally, I'd also prefer a more integrated looking design, like a shrunken Defi for 52mm gauges?

LMFAO - I have never seen anything so good in my life!....

Still laughing:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

When is Vivid Going to comment on this :confused:


Milla

Originally posted by milla
When is Vivid Going to comment on this :confused:
Milla

Someone resurected a 7 month old post. I doubt Vivid even realizes that this thread has come back to life. If you want him to respond I suggest you bring this thread to his attention.

-Steve

Originally posted by ThatSteveGuy
Someone resurected a 7 month old post. I doubt Vivid even realizes that this thread has come back to life. If you want him to respond I suggest you bring this thread to his attention.

-Steve

That would be me. I am truly a newbie. I was searching for information on guage pods and posted a response before looking at the date. Now that I see how the main board date thing works I will be more careful. What's worse is I kept coming back and reading the new posts via my email links. I figured maybe I would see or hear about something I like. I went with the OEM pod customized for 52mm gauges. I wanted low and clean. Sorry for the traffic.:confused:

my 02 cents...way too big

Originally posted by drewzter
That would be me. I am truly a newbie. I was searching for information on guage pods and posted a response before looking at the date. Now that I see how the main board date thing works I will be more careful. What's worse is I kept coming back and reading the new posts via my email links. I figured maybe I would see or hear about something I like. I went with the OEM pod customized for 52mm gauges. I wanted low and clean. Sorry for the traffic.:confused:
Hey no problem man. Thats how I found the thread too. I just didn't want people to start getting pissed at Vivid because he wasn't responding to this thread;)

-Steve

I just talked to Vivid they dont have any more and there not making any more!!

Milla

Hey, here is an idea!

Make the Defi knockoff in THAT material!!!