Your dream instrument cluster

[idanity]

dream cluster is a dimmable HUD

[nofattys]

They sell for 200 on ebay with the needles in a different position, and for 10 bucks more you can have them build a custom gauge in to the MPG spot.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300772302896?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649

[nando]

where do you see a MPG gauge turned into a custom gauge for $10? that doesn't seem realistic at all. that would be the best deal of all - but are they using the econometer motor/needle or just replacing the gauge entirely?

you can rotate your needles for free and printing your own faceplate isn't hard. I think it looks kinda dumb but I can see your point about the small steering wheels.

basically that's a used cluster with a tacky looking faceplate and turned needles for $200. there's no way at that price that the entire cluster has been gone through, not unless the guy is making zero profit.

[nofattys]

The boost gauge was something I emailed him about doing before I bought it. He said it would be ten bucks, I might have written it wrong, 10 bucks was just for the gauge, not the controller to the gauge which i already have.

It might look dumb to you, but they sell on ebay for 200+ dollars and get 30-40 bids on them, so there is a market. He wouldnt sell it if it didnt make money.

[Holland]

An AP2 S2000 style cluster with adjustable backlighting color would be an absolute dream.

[E30_Pare]

^this

Thought I was the only one. If I were to ever swap an f20 the cluster is a must

[evandael]

^ it's not terrible far off from the BMW amber as is..







(note: requires s54 to be of use in e30)

[Justin B]

I like my RT Dash2 -


Sometimes do I wish it wasn't blue though.

http://www.race-technology.com/dash2_2_31.html

[ninjaotter]

dream cluster is a dimmable HUD

I've been playing with that idea for a while. Never really tackled it seriously though. I might start investing some more serious time into it.

They sell for 200 on ebay with the needles in a different position, and for 10 bucks more you can have them build a custom gauge in to the MPG spot.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300772302896...84.m1435.l2649

Yeah, we're talking about something much more involved, and higher quality than that. If I build the cluster the way I want, it would be in the $500 range, at least. I dont do fake carbon fiber anything.

An AP2 S2000 style cluster with adjustable backlighting color would be an absolute dream.

I've been seriously considering this swap, or a variant of it. I like making the tach the center of attention.

Nando, I'll PM you tomorrow so we can start making some headway.

[nando]

Sure. working on a wiring diagram. it's too complicated to keep straight in my head. I could just sit down and solder it all, but in 2 months I won't have any idea what I did.. lol

[E30_Pare]

I know that feeling. Use it then lose it. Maybe that's why I can never understand when people ask me for wiring info. It's easier if I just tackle it myself & have them watch.

Anyways sweet setup nando

[King Mufasa]

e46 cluster

on a e30 dash

[nando]

did they finish? what's with the foam?

I hope the OP is ok. he told me he was really sick, and I haven't heard from him since the first email..

[ninjaotter]

did they finish? what's with the foam?

I hope the OP is ok. he told me he was really sick, and I haven't heard from him since the first email..

Not dead, just on wayyyyy too much morphine to think straight. Should be able to respond constructively in a few days.

Cheers!

[nando]

Good to hear :)

here's the wiring chart I've been working on. I *think* i got everything...


I had it all in my head and I could have probably just "got her done", but man, that would have sucked later if I didn't remember what went where.. plus now I can just follow the chart and hook everything up. easy as pie, right? :)

it looks like I won't have to really modify too many wires. there'll be enough unused C101 slots that i can run stuff between the cluster and DME through. Everything else will be modded in the engine harness which is already modded to hell anyway. The only wire I have to splice into is the ground signal on the OBC turn stalk.