Just prototyping my dashboard.
Would be good if people could give me some idea of the height (ie. the vertical dimension) of their dashboards.
I'm guessing 8"/200mm at the moment. This seems to give about enough knee clearance.
I don't have much on there to display. I plan to try to fit the speedo and tacho and warning lights behind the steering wheel so not much left!
Thanks!
James
My original dash was flat bottomed - center height being approx 185mm
Not a lot of room for dials & switches - without 'em spreading across the whole dash..
New, part finished dash is in photo archive : "dash-half-done"
Cost me about £3.50 to make (excluding the digidash & savage switches)
I've added a drop down of 45mm, but being 6ft6, this is on the limit for my knees.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
James.
[Edited on 27/4/06 by skidude88]
he he, I was begining to think ned had payed people to not reply to this post !! 
Jason
James,
There's no fixed size - it's whatever suits you, the instruments and the car.
I made a hardboard prototype, and stuck on some paper instruments I drew up on the computer. I used artist's adhesive (what used to be called
"Cow Gum" ) so that I could shift things around until I was happy.
The only down-side of this method is the micky-taking I got from the missus as I sat in the car pretending to be driving!
David
[Edited on 28/4/06 by David Jenkins]
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Originally posted by Deckman001
he he, I was begining to think ned had payed people to not reply to this post !!
Jason
Jason