Safety
Tesla Deleted the Instrument Cluster. This Screen Puts It Back.
Checking your speed in a Model 3 or Y means taking your eyes off the road and looking right. Here's the real cost of that, and the plug-and-play dash screen that ends it.
Eyes off the road. Swing right. Find the number. Swing back.
Every Model 3 and Model Y owner does that thousands of times a year. You stopped noticing it months ago. That doesn't mean it stopped costing you anything.
At 70 mph, a two-second glance is about 200 feet of road you covered without looking at it. Now picture the version that matters: traffic ahead brakes hard while you're looking right, reading 63. There's a screen that puts all of it back in front of you — here's the case for it.
Why the center screen is the wrong place for your speedometer
Removing the instrument cluster was a deliberate minimalist decision — cleaner dash, fewer parts, one screen instead of two. Aesthetically it works. Ergonomically it has a cost that gets glossed over.
Nearly every car puts primary driving information directly behind the wheel, roughly in line with the road ahead. That placement isn't tradition. It's there because a glance a few inches from your forward view costs you far less than one thirty degrees off it.
A center screen breaks that: your eyes fully leave the road instead of glancing peripherally, and they refocus twice — far, near, far. Every time.
Blind spot info is in the same wrong place
Tesla puts blind-spot information on the center screen. So the exact moment you most need your eyes forward and on your mirrors — mid lane-change — is the moment the car asks you to look right and interpret a graphic.
This is the loudest complaint from anyone who came out of a German sedan with a small amber light in the mirror. Tesla isn't short of sensors. It's where it puts the answer.
Why the workarounds fall short
| Dash Screen PRO | Phone HUD app | Small OBD gauge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readable in daylight | Dash Screen PRO: ✓ | Phone HUD app: Washes out | Small OBD gauge: Usually |
| In the cluster position | Dash Screen PRO: ✓ | Phone HUD app: On the windshield | Small OBD gauge: Wherever it sticks |
| Autopilot status | Dash Screen PRO: ✓ | Phone HUD app: ✗ | Small OBD gauge: ✗ |
| Blind-spot alerts | Dash Screen PRO: ✓ | Phone HUD app: ✗ | Small OBD gauge: ✗ |
| CarPlay / Android Auto | Dash Screen PRO: ✓ | Phone HUD app: ✗ | Small OBD gauge: ✗ |
| Needs your phone | Dash Screen PRO: No | Phone HUD app: Yes, and it drains it | Small OBD gauge: No |
| Looks factory | Dash Screen PRO: ✓ | Phone HUD app: ✗ | Small OBD gauge: ✗ |
What's in the box
The Teslahubs Dash Screen PRO — the instrument cluster your Model 3 or Model Y should have shipped with.
- Speed, battery, range and Autopilot status live, in your forward sight line. The glance to the right disappears.
- Blind-spot alerts where you're already looking during a lane change — not on a screen to your right
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on the dash. Nav and music in front of you, center screen free for the car's own controls.
- Up to 8 layouts that auto-switch by driving state — clean speed-and-range on the highway, full nav in the city, more detail parked. Widget size and placement adjustable.
- Readable in direct sun and at night — a dash display that washes out at noon is worse than none
- Over-the-air updates — it gets better after you buy it
- Plug-and-play — no cutting, no drilling, no permanent modification. Tools and guide in the box.
- 30-day returns and a 24/7 help center
Fits Model Y (2021–2024, 2025, and Juniper) and Model 3 (2021–2024, 2025, including Highland).
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41 owner reviews · all 5-star so far
★★★★★
“I love having a display with nearly all important information on a screen directly behind my steering wheel. […] I can now use Waze in my Model Y and the included front camera is a real bonus. The screen is crystal clear. My only complaint is about the including installation manual. It is not easy to follow and the directions for placement of the bracket on the dash cover places the device far the center of the steering column. Customer support was disappointing. […] Although installation was a challenge due to lack of clear instructions, the end result is excellent.”
Morton F. · Model Y
★★★★★
“Easy to install, looks great, super responsive.”
H.M.
On that install manual
Morton gave us five stars and still told us the manual was hard to follow, the bracket guidance put his screen off-centre, and support let him down. We're publishing that rather than burying it. If you're installing: the bracket position is the step worth slowing down on — dry-fit it from the driver's seat before you commit it. And if support doesn't get back to you the same day, reply to your order confirmation and it comes straight to us.
The information you check most, in the place you're already looking.
30 days to change your mind. Nothing is cut or drilled — it comes out as cleanly as it went in.
Who this isn't for
If the minimal empty dash is exactly why you bought the car, don't add a screen to it. And if you never check your speed or your range, this solves a problem you don't have.
Who it's for
- Anyone who came from a car with a proper instrument cluster and never stopped missing it
- Drivers who want blind-spot alerts in their forward view, not on a side screen
- Owners who want CarPlay on the dash and the center screen kept for the car
- Anyone who's looked at the empty space above the steering column and thought something's missing
Installing it
- Confirm your variant first — model, year and trim. One minute, and it prevents the only real headache.
- Dry-fit the bracket before you commit it. Owners who rushed this step ended up off-center from the steering column. Hold it in place, sit in the driver's seat, check the alignment, then fix it.
- Route the cable before mounting. Tuck it fully, then seat the screen. Doing it the other way round is the one step people redo.
- Set your layouts on the first drive. Ten minutes deciding what belongs on the highway screen versus the city screen is where this goes from good to better than a factory cluster.
- Run the first OTA update.
FAQ
Does it block my view of the road?
Is the install actually easy?
Why this and not the cheaper Space Box?
Can I remove it?
What if I don't like it?
Tesla removed the cluster to make the dash look cleaner. You can have the clean dash and know how fast you're going without looking away from the road.
From $249.99.
30-day returns · Free shipping, 1–7 business days · 24/7 help center
Plug-and-play, no cutting or drilling · Fits Model 3 and Model Y · Over-the-air updates
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