Dan Friel Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi all.im after some info.iv just been offered a digital dash Carlton he thinks.does it take much to instal it into an Ascona b does anyone know?thanks dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guysat Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Set of those digital clocks on eBay Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Friel Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 Seen them.im wonder if they are hard to fit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 The dash will be easy to wire in. Just depends how close a fit to the original dash cluster to how well you can make it fit the car. Also will the gearbox sender fit the standard gearbox? Also these dashes had a habit of failing and it was quite common to convert back to a standard dash. I's like to see it work before I went through the hassle of fitting it to my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTREA Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah we had these Digital dash boards in our Holden Calais's (Flash Holden Commodores) circa 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6jc3oVQVF0 God they were cool in 1984, probably as cool as my Commodore 64 computer from around the same era In 1986 however they were lame although I believe there making a coolness comeback for that 80's tackiness look Most however have failed, maybe our heat over here but the solder etc used to come away from circuit boards making some gauges useless, I would want to see it working 1st. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah we had these Digital dash boards in our Holden Calais's (Flash Holden Commodores) circa 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6jc3oVQVF0 God they were cool in 1984, probably as cool as my Commodore 64 computer from around the same era In 1986 however they were lame although I believe there making a coolness comeback for that 80's tackiness look Most however have failed, maybe our heat over here but the solder etc used to come away from circuit boards making some gauges useless, I would want to see it working 1st. They are just as bad for failing over here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I remember going over to Mick Maher's place, he had one fitted and he wanted me to make some sort of Bezel to make it fit into the Manta Dash Surround,,,,,, If I Remember correct I never did the job.... Thank God,,, Not an easy task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Seen an Astra MK 2 digi dash in a Manta, not sure how the speedo drive worked, i prefer anolog clocks anyway. It is interseting that in this computer era the major guages in an aircraft cockpit are still repilcated as anolog clocks on a computer screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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