mongrelwestie
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 09:46 AM |
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Astra GTE digi dash
Has anyone got any experience fitting one to a car that's not an Astra?
The speedo is going to be tricky I think?
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Toprivetguns
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 09:59 AM |
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Get on astramk2.com.
A very helpful forum. Having one myself I know the transducers from the gearbox can be a pain.
What car/engine/gearbox are you planning to use?
Only drive as fast as your angel can fly... !
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:03 AM |
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Hardest bit will be finding a cheap pulse converter. Years ago a chap on MIGweb (vaux forum) used to produce a pulse converter that allows you to
adjust things like speedo or rev signals. his site is still going but doesnt list anything (http://www.picbits.co.uk ).
Also the Astra dashes came with 2 versions of the speedo drive/pulse generator. IIRC one was 6or 8 pulse the other was 16. so this might help in
getting a correct signal.
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[Edited on 26-7-16 by loggyboy]
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mongrelwestie
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:06 AM |
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I was hoping to attach it to my leader 400 running a fiat twin cam
but if it's going to be too much trouble I'll have to have a rethink
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:13 AM |
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Its fairly simple, the dash needs a pulsed signal, the only challenge is calibrating that signal.
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mongrelwestie
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:19 AM |
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Would it be something I can pay someone to do lol!
Engines, easy!!
Electrics not so much
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:29 AM |
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It used to be tricky getting it to work in a Vauxhall other than the Astra with a Vauxhall engine. Years ago you could get the different speed sensors
from breakers but now they would be near enough impossible to find
God knows how tricky it's going to be to get it to work with a fiat engine not in a Vauxhall!
Ben
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:52 AM |
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Unless your are using a GM box the speed sensor would be no use anyway. But if you did need one you can new ones up on US ebay for about £30.
For pulse coversion, one of the expensive routes is:
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=126/category_id=-1/mode=prod/prd126.htm
[Edited on 26-7-16 by loggyboy]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 10:57 AM |
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oooo this maybe a cheaper option:
http://www.jaycar.co.uk/corrector-speedo-module/p/AA0376
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mongrelwestie
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 11:06 AM |
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This where I'm lost! How do I make the spinning pin on the back of the box a pulse!!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 11:12 AM |
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http://www.burtonpower.com/revotec-electronic-speedo-adaptor-ford-gearbox-revt9-a.html
or
http://www.digital-speedos.co.uk/cable-drive-converter-for-ford-type-9--mt-75-gearbox-157-p.asp
or use a magnet on the propshaft.
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Digital Sensor Kit SIP Digital Speedo Bracket, Sensor & Magnet Vespa Lambretta
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 11:13 AM |
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The Vauxhall sensor used to screw in to gearbox. So the spinning bit turned something inside the speed sensor which Inturn created the pulse. It
wouldn't work on your gearbox if you cant screw it in!
[Edited on 26/7/16 by Ben_Copeland]
Ben
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mongrelwestie
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| posted on 26/7/16 at 11:20 AM |
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Magnet would be a much easier way I think!
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02GF74
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| posted on 27/7/16 at 08:00 PM |
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I would advise you against it.
Humans have recognising shapes for many thousands of years before coming up with numerals.
It may be funky but an analogue circular dial with pointer beats it hands down
Youll soon learn what speed you are doing by where the piinred is instead of having to read two digits.
Btw I had one and never again.
As an aside, you select gauges so they all point in the same direction under normal condition, then it is easy and quick to spoit the one indicating a
fault.
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