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Originally Posted by soundman98
just saw the post on hackaday, and just wanted to say thanks!! i don't come by here much anymore..
i prefer to keep the clock where it is, but i believe your project might be a good springboard for how i want to replace the analog speedometer.. your project covers just about everything i use a scangauge for, only difference is that i want to see at least 4 different feeds at once(water temp, oil temp, battery voltage, trans temp, and intake air temp).
thanks again!
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https://www.tindie.com/products/TheR...reakout-board/
(btw tindie is the etsy of the diy electronics world)
The easy part is the stepper motor driving and stuff. The hard part is printing a whole new gauge face that makes sense and looks OEM. If it is something you want to do (and it is something I kind of want to do, but haven't gotten to yet) you might want to talk to someone who makes gauge faces. I know that the cluster can be taken apart and put back together without screwing things up. (several companies do make these:
http://www.86worx.com/subaru-brz/int...uge-faces.html).
If it were me I'd go through these guys:
http://www.metal-monkey.co.uk/acatal...nd_Gauges.html I had them make me cool HVAC faces for my miata. They do very precise work and have reasonable prices. I know a lot of their stuff looks kind of garish and ricey, but they can make subdued stock looking stuff. One could probably get into a business of cluster customization (lighting, needles, dials, startup sequences, digital displays embeded, other analog gauges hacked in, etc.)
So, the big question is, what would you put in that huge space on the cluster?
