370Z Dashboard Gauges
 

the gauges are a clock, battery voltage and oil temp


http://www.the370z.com/images/japan%...8-mines-04.jpg


if you get the Navi, there will be a clock on the screen....it would be nice if someone made some aftermarket parts to change the clock gauge into something more useful....lol




what do you all think??

I'm sure it's in the process already...if not by NISMO, then by others....

^^ thats good, i like a lot of gauges........feels like a spaceship to me...lol

It would be nice to be able to paint the silver gauge cover on the fuel gauge black to increase the contrast. If its really aluminum, perhaps having it anodized black. I wonder if that would be possible.

^^ anything is possible my friend

Unfortunately it is not aluminum, it is plastic and feels really cheap, that was the one thing I was disappointed about when I sat in the car. I hope they change this in the final production vehicles.

Braden

^^ that is the final production car...isnt it???

Boost gauge... who's with me!

Just kidding [kinda] , but yea a clock would be kind of pointless with a Nav screen.
Maybe switch it out for water temp or oil pressure.

^^ someone will definitely have a boost gauge...lol..someone out there


the clock is really pointless.......

I'm not 100% sure, it could have been a pre-production car. I'm pretty sure it was the actual car, but sometimes a manufacturer will change little things just before a model goes into full production, based on response from media, etc. I can tell you one thing, sitting in the drivers seat feels awesome ;-)
Everything is laid out really well.

Braden

i wonder if the clock also works as a digital speedo? my 03 350 had that i i like it. easy to keep track of speed

Def. I never look at my speedometer anymore. I just look at the gauge for digital speed. I think for 370Z, they have moved the digital speedo to the left side in this square box.
http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagam...uge%20copy.jpg

I may be with you eventually. For now its simply oil temp and oil pressure and EGT's for me.

You'd be surprised how useful the clock is... you just automatically look at it.

^^ no need for 2 clocks if you get the navi...that was my point....lol

yup, but if they Navi's clock is small and on the top corner of the screen, trust me its gonna be a pain to look for it. I know this because it happens with my current car.

^^ LOL, why even worry about time.....you got a 370z...you'll make it anywhere in time

Well, unlike with the 350Z I wouldn't feel bad about replacing the gauges in the 370Z. The clock is pretty much pointless unlike the computer that occupied that space in the 350Z.

Oh well, a set of Defis would look sweet in that spot (and I wouldn't have to put a ghey a-pillar pod in the car).

That would suck since in that area you might as well look at the regular speedo.

Exactly. This is one of the only frustrating thing about the new Z. My eyes naturally goes to the Left gauge for speed and I don't think I can ever drive looking at dash again. I'm pretty sure it's (left gauge) customizable. :(

I would've liked to see an oil pressure gauge instead of a clock...OR, I'd keep the clock if it had a lap-timer function built-in!

I actually like it...
lol...

I believe the OP pic is from the JDM version.

I forgot where i got it from

^^^ you fail

^^ you would forget also if you were in my position



What about the big Fail you made...remember that PM?????

hehehehehehe oh ya i shut up now.

haha
 

If they were to have the digital speedo, they most definitely wouldn't put it in that sceen... what the fuc would be the point? Its just as easy to look at the real speedo as that little screen. Having the digital speedo up in the trio on the dash is a nice cheap heads up display to me. I loved it in my 03.

Im surprised no one has switched that gauge to see what else it can display, or at least I have not seen a thread on it yet. If it doesn't do the digital speedo, im definitely going to mod it so that it does. Very useful up there.

that would be a cool and easy mod

Vinyl dye it for under $10.

I had a 03 350Z I sold in 2005 and haven't followed the gauges in later 350Z models since. Will 370Z still have a gauge where you can change a display to trip odometer, speedometer in digits, tire pressure, etc?

Obviously, you never had a OEM navi system.

For one, Nissan is not going to make 2 sets of the Z. One with the clock and one without. They're gonna make the clock for all the Z's, and the Navi is added option.

Second, I have owned several cars with Navi/Tech package. In order to used the Navi, you have to press "ok" every time(It is pain in the butt). After a while, I just stop pressing it if I don't need to use it. Hence, you will not have the clock function. So, the clock up top is functional...IMO.

Additional note. The cars I've own are Toyotas and Acuras. They have 2 clocks and 2 sets of radio/cd player display. Hence, I don't have to turn on the navi if i wanted to used the cd player/radio. I don't know how it will go for the Z in that aspect.

KP technologies makes a bypass modual that allows you not to press the button.

There are always bypass mods for everything including the navi. But in my opinion, it's not worth my time and money to deal with pressing the "ok" button. If i need it, I press the button. If I don't, I do nothing. That's my way of getting around it.

sounds lazy

Maybe the 370z has the same thing and it's not just a clock.

heres a video that shows the different functions of that screen.

I drive a new model G35 with the Navi right now the screen is much more than just a navigation system. The 370z looks like it is the same hardware so I am guessing it will operate in a similar way. All of the radio/status bits work without having to agree to an "ok" screen as well as the voice activated stuff. The "ok" screen only comes up when you enter the interactive menu (like to change setting or reset mileage after a fill up) or when you are actually using the navigation system itself. You can use the steering wheel mounted "enter" button to hit "ok" as well and don't actually have to reach out and touch the screen or center stack buttons. I rarely use anything except the steering wheel controls and most of the time I drive the car I never see the "ok" menu because I don't use the features that require it very often.

I have about 14k miles on the G and I believe the system has a fantastic interface. I see navigation itself as an overpriced, underused option, but all the stuff that comes with it is fantastic. I would gladly pay hundreds for the ipod integration and musicbox system even if there was no navigation. Actually, I seriously wish this was an option. The screen also fills the center stack out nicely and makes the 370z interior look a bit like an Infiniti which most people would consider a good thing.

^^^ you could not be more right.

Hey Ryephile, seen your post over on NAM, so are you converting from MINI too Z :icon17: I just picked up my 370Z last week, need to sell my 07 MINI Cooper S now. I'm loving the Z, but I will miss the MINI, that is a great car.
They are 2 different animals.

Braden :hello:

That fuel/temp area is interesting... hopefully someone offers a white/clear alternative to those markings. Initially I had a hunch those fuel/temp indicators were part of the LCD segment, and then I thought I was wrong and those were LEDs, but after looking at the car my first hunch was correct. :-P

So changing the LED illumination color will affect the fuel/temp area as well, unless someone puts in tint strips in that area.

Anyhow, I'm waiting for someone to produce a version of the face without the amber/orange font. Perhaps even better is black/carbon faced.