Stott
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| posted on 9/9/08 at 07:42 PM |
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Ka Clocks
Evening,
I've found some Ka clocks in the garage out of an 03 collection with the silver faces and got to thinking that they might look nice with a
cnc'd front panel in the centre of my dash, but....
1: I can get a cable for it from CBS but callibration? Any experiences whether they are the same as the sierra ones? / rough enough?
2: No tach present, do I just have a huge shift light in place of the engine management light or does anyone know of a diy type I can fit into the
bottom of the cluster, bar graph or numerical?
3: No water temp present, as Q2, warning lamp only or diy equivalent?
Failing that it will be an Acewell 3250 but I don't really like the look of it and have been told it's a bit crappy
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whitestu
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| posted on 9/9/08 at 07:48 PM |
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I've got an Acewell and am very happy with it - works really well.
Stu
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Stott
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| posted on 9/9/08 at 07:55 PM |
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Great, how's the wiring, have been informed it's alittle flimsy although this is prob bad information.....
How/where did you mount the speedo pickup?
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tegwin
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| posted on 9/9/08 at 09:46 PM |
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IMHO...Wouldnt bother with the KA clocks...
If you had a cluster with all the functions you needed I would say its worth while getting an electronic controler for it, but not worth it for
those...
Guages/stack dashes are not that expensive
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Stott
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| posted on 9/9/08 at 10:28 PM |
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I don't need a controller of any sort as the fuel gauge is the right resistance range, the speedo is cable driven and it has all the required
warning lamps, just was wondering about a cheap small tacho & temp gauge to fit into it
Gauges are circa £400 with senders last time I looked which is why I'm considering the 3250 at £88 ish all in
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whitestu
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| posted on 10/9/08 at 09:06 AM |
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quote:
Great, how's the wiring, have been informed it's alittle flimsy although this is prob bad information.....
Wiring seemed fine to me - I've certainly had no problems with it.
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How/where did you mount the speedo pickup?
The magnet is glued to the prop with Epoxy and then wrapped with tape. The pick up is mounted on a bracket bolted to the chassis - it works fine, and
I've had not problems except when I forgot to tighten the bolts and the bracket fell off.
The fuel gauge works perfectly with the Sierra sender, and you also get a volt meter and temp gauge as well.
Stu
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