You need to make a new user data slider, and link that (usually via a range mapper) to the parameter you want to change, rather than dragging other HUD elements to the VP directly.
Here's one I have done today for a client...
So first you just create a null, on which to hang your controls, and add the sliders you need to it using the 'add user data' function.
Then you can drag the null into xpresso so we can access its user data, and route it wherever we like...
CBR