converting from mechanical to digital speedo

[b*saint]

Anyone have a direction they can point me in for this?

[bmwman91]

How good are you with mixed-signal systems? If you are comfortable with them, just find any LED/LCD display that will fit cleanly & go from there. You might even be able to pull a digital cluster from some early-mid 90's Ford's & use that.

There are some really expensive pre-built digital clusters out there by racing hardware companies. Those suckers cost more than an E30 though.

[castros]

there is a company out here in north hollywood that sell's vdo conversion gauges, i'll see if i can get you contact info.

[b*saint]

No Im completely converting to digital. Its for my bike, not my car.

If you can get my the vdo info, that'd be great unless its meant for a bmw.

[castros]

No their just gauges for anything, not only for bmw's for as soon as i find you the info i'll give it to you. They do have digital gauges as well.

[bmwman91]

Interesting...I want to see what is available as well.

[psyber_0ptix]

my bike is normally cable driven; i got an acewell gauge which uses a magnet on the rotor bolt and a hals type sensor mounted on the forks ????

other aftermarket gauge's use a smiliar method

[Farbin Kaiber]

Dakota Digital.

EDIT: Linky http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm

[b*saint]

Those gauges have a reputation?

Im thinking of machining a custom cover for my output sprocket and mounting a sensor to generate a wave off of the sprocket. Only thing I am worried about is a lot of chain shit.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I don't mean their gauges, I mean their sender/converter stuff. You can use VDO or whatever you want...

[ogchristopher]

pics

[xLegendOZWest]

what about the gauges? are they any good?

[b*saint]

Im thinking any inductive sensor will work right? As long as it is an on/off signal produced.