blakep82
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:15 PM |
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gps speedometer
why have i never seen/heard about these? is there any companies who make them?
is there a reason why they wouldn't work?
and i don't mean like sat nav with speedo built in, but like, a speedo is its only job
[Edited on 6/4/09 by blakep82]
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coozer
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:19 PM |
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My thoughts exactly, was looking at my satnav thinking what would it take to have the speedo in my 7...
I'm sure its on Browns list of taxing speeders
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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The Great Fandango
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:19 PM |
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Strangely, I was thinking exactly the same thing this morning (in the day-dream kind of way that occurs when doing the weekly 400 mile round commute
without a radio in the car).
I'm guessing the fact that the systems need a little while to lock onto a GPS signal is one valid reason. You'll be running the first
minute or so of every journey without a speedo.
He Who Dies With The Most Toys Dies The Happiest
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Mark G
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:20 PM |
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If there is such a thing I'm not too sure it'd pass an SVA test as they'd have no way of checking it. I also think its over
complicating a simple matter of wheel speed.
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:22 PM |
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^oh, yeah, i'ved already got an 80mm speedo anyway, and very happy with it, but just wondered.
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:24 PM |
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ah
http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2007/02/19/gps-based-head-up-display-hud-speed-meter
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coozer
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:26 PM |
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Heres another.. for boats....
LINKY
AND more!
!!
[Edited on 6/4/09 by coozer]
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:26 PM |
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tunnels would be a problem.
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
tunnels would be a problem.
ah, that makes sense
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eznfrank
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:46 PM |
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If you have an i-phone or one of the new i-touch ipods then there is a pretty cool application called dynolicious. It's about £10 - 15 I think
but does speed, 0-60, lateral G force and all sorts of other cool stuff.
Dynolicious linky
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stevebubs
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:52 PM |
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Tunnels, trees, high rise buildings all cause problems for GPS reception....
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:53 PM |
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that'll be the answer then!  just wondered
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gingerprince
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 08:57 PM |
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Don't think you'd get accurate readings on the rollers for SVA either 
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trogdor
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 12:07 PM |
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when my 106 speedo cable snapped and i could not for the life of me figure out where the new cable was supposed to run. ( I pulled out the old cable
out without thinking about it) I used a road angel to tell me my speed.
Apart from the beeps to warn of camera etc it has a GPS speedo too. Didn't fail mot like that either
[Edited on 7/4/09 by trogdor]
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