Product Idea: MMI Boost Gauge/Car Monitoring System

**Ryan_T** · 12-07-2009 02:32 AM

It'd be nice if a Boost gauge can be displayed in the MMI somehow. The screen is nice and big, but is wasted on just maps or music display. What if a full suite of car logging/monitoring solution were to use it instead? Boost, wheel power distribution, etc

This will most likely require xcarlink to switch the signals around, but I think it can be a cool mod. I'm thinking this can be blended with a car-puter installation too.

I might make this my next project. But even if I manage to get the screen switcheroo stuff going properly, I'm not sure how to pull all the data out of the car.

**ikotua** · 12-07-2009 02:38 AM

sounds very like an interesting mod, and a useful one!

**UmIsThisThingOn** · 12-07-2009 06:13 AM

You could have a mini laptop (netbook) running VAG COM, then feed that to the video screen.

**ikotua** · 12-07-2009 02:15 PM

think it should be possible without it, possibly add an addon and feed it into the screen. A more indepth mod would be to actually modify the firmware (hack it).

**B_Boy** · 12-07-2009 02:41 PM

im sure it can be done if someone did this with a valentine one radar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnAjzVw-KI

**ItsDubC** · 12-07-2009 03:01 PM

Nice. If it weren't for the multiple comments confirming the existence of the controller, I would likely have said that it was staged w/ simple inputs rather than a V1 lol

This is one of the few instances where I wish I had gotten a computer engineering degree instead of a computer science one lol

**Keith@APR** · 12-07-2009 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by ItsDubC

Nice. If it weren't for the multiple comments confirming the existence of the controller, I would likely have said that it was staged w/ simple inputs rather than a V1 lol

This is one of the few instances where I wish I had gotten a computer engineering degree instead of a computer science one lol

Its all coding inside the instrument cluster and how it handles available data passed over the can network which in case of boost will originate from the ecu.

This is not the first time this idea has been discussed. We've looked at it and will have something in the future. Don't know if we'll get to it for the B8 chassis. We are looking at more than a year of development time.

**gkpowergolf** · 12-16-2009 06:41 AM

maybe you are looking for this --> Blitz R-VIT DS Data Link Station (#15149).
plug& play from OEM obd II.the system has remote control to change the settings.

**B_Boy** · 12-16-2009 10:54 PM

interesting but doesnt this have to be a CAN device for it to work with the b8?

**akinaboy** · 12-17-2009 02:58 AM

Found one on ebay for $650. wow...
I think a simple boost gauge would be more ideal. :P

**Ryan_T** · 12-17-2009 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by gkpowergolf

maybe you are looking for this --> Blitz R-VIT DS Data Link Station (#15149).
plug& play from OEM obd II.the system has remote control to change the settings.

Nice. That's pretty much what I had in mind. But a video of it running shows that it seems very laggy. Plus, the interface looks like crap. I wonder if it's skinnable.

**aquafied** · 07-21-2017 09:57 PM

Hello all. Bringing this thread back to life because I found this

https://youtu.be/sNQPw3TeYww

Been waiting for them to finish the R&D on it more info of the company here
http://www.fis-control.de

**Spawne32** · 07-21-2017 10:38 PM

doesnt seem to be available for the B8 and it probably will cost a billion dollars, but im intrigued, very intrigued.

**hyperunion** · 07-21-2017 11:41 PM

Sign me up!. This should have been available a while ago!.. heck if stock gti's can do it!

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**B8_Dude97** · 07-22-2017 12:11 AM

Easier solution is to relocate mmi to glove box and have a mount for three pods where that would be seems better imo but this is a cool concept

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**hyperunion** · 07-22-2017 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by B8_Dude97

Easier solution is to relocate mmi to glove box and have a mount for three pods where that would be seems better imo but this is a cool concept

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Lol.. cool concept back in 1997... All the important from civics to supra's had the glovebox mounted pods!..

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**B8_Dude97** · 07-22-2017 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by hyperunion

Lol.. cool concept back in 1997... All the important from civics to supra's had the glovebox mounted pods!..

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Lol or how about we just go with this concept which reminds me of a concept where you have a laptop built in so it flips out when u start the car and tells you when your nos is ready and when your manifold is in danger and makes your floorboard fly off! The civics really has it all

#Buster

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