Is the instrument panel slightly angled (or just me?) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

1Cor10:23 · 07-28-2013, 11:03 PM

Did a few searches for this from the web but the ambiguous phrasing might be making it difficult.

I've been driving my FR-S everyday for almost a week now and I just started to notice that the instrument display seems to be slightly angled so that it is best viewed from left of centre of the driver's seat. Makes the steering column look angled with it as well...

Anyone else see it or am I crazy?

Obsidiank · 07-28-2013, 11:05 PM

u are cray cray

1Cor10:23 · 07-28-2013, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Obsidiank

u are cray cray

Anyone else care to chime in? I still totally see it, just want to see if it's an issue with my assembly...thanks.

humfrz · 07-28-2013, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Cor10:23

Anyone else care to chime in? I still totally see it, just want to see if it's an issue with my assembly...thanks.

Well, at my age ...... everything looks angled........

I'll "look" tomorrow and give you my reading

humfrz

I went and checked. Mine looks straight .... tonite at least ......

Luis_GT · 07-28-2013, 11:59 PM

Haven't noticed it at all... and my FR-S is my DD...

Tromatic · 07-29-2013, 12:41 AM

Hmm. I THINK the OP is correct. I didn't break out the measuring devices, but I do believe that there is a slight angle. The instruments (tach, speedo) seem to be aimed just ever-so slightly towards the center of the drivers seat. If you could look down from the top is would be easier.

bkblitzed · 07-29-2013, 12:51 AM

you look at the analog speedo?

Symmetrical · 07-29-2013, 12:59 AM

^he said speedo

Tromatic · 07-29-2013, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bkblitzed

you look at the analog speedo?

Rarely. Just the tach, usually, and digital speed "speedo" if I need to be legal. The analog speedometer is useless. Too hard for you to understand we are talking about the instrument faces themselves?

bkblitzed · 07-29-2013, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tromatic

Rarely. Just the tach, usually, and digital speed "speedo" if I need to be legal. The analog speedometer is useless. Too hard for you to understand we are talking about the instrument faces themselves?

oo a little hostility i sense. To the op, nope idk what you're talking about. Mine is all straight.. But then again I dont really look at the cluster when i drive.

1Cor10:23 · 07-29-2013, 10:42 PM

If you drop the steering wheel as low as it goes and then visually line up the rear edge with the steering wheel with the front edge of the instrument cluster, it becomes a bit more apparent.

DIF · 07-30-2013, 03:08 AM

Maybe your instrument panel is perfectly straight, but the rest of your
car is misaligned!

gzpermadi · 07-30-2013, 12:34 PM

I feel this too, I pull my steering at the closest and lowest setting.

1Cor10:23 · 07-30-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DIF

Maybe your instrument panel is perfectly straight, but the rest of you car is misaligned!

I thought about this actually (i.e. driver's seat misaligned when bolted?)

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Originally Posted by gzpermadi

I feel this too, I pull my steering at the closest and lowest setting.

I've found a supporter!

07-28-2013, 11:03 PM	#1
1Cor10:23 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 Whiteout FR-S (M/T) Location: GTA Posts: 1,205 Thanks: 492 Thanked 392 Times in 238 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Is the instrument panel slightly angled (or just me?) Did a few searches for this from the web but the ambiguous phrasing might be making it difficult. I've been driving my FR-S everyday for almost a week now and I just started to notice that the instrument display seems to be slightly angled so that it is best viewed from left of centre of the driver's seat. Makes the steering column look angled with it as well... Anyone else see it or am I crazy?

07-29-2013, 12:59 AM	#8
Symmetrical Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Limited Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 257 Thanks: 73 Thanked 83 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^he said speedo __________________

07-29-2013, 10:42 PM	#11
1Cor10:23 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 Whiteout FR-S (M/T) Location: GTA Posts: 1,205 Thanks: 492 Thanked 392 Times in 238 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	If you drop the steering wheel as low as it goes and then visually line up the rear edge with the steering wheel with the front edge of the instrument cluster, it becomes a bit more apparent. Last edited by 1Cor10:23; 07-29-2013 at 10:55 PM.

07-30-2013, 03:08 AM	#12
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