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Old 10-07-02, 11:30 PM
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Digital Logicon?

Anyone know if they exist, and if so, where i can get one for my 86 gxl, i mean it would be a big difference, and it woudl look so much better. Ive heard talk but no confirmation of their existence.
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I THINK THERE IS ONE THAT IS DIFFERENT BUT IT WAS MADE ONLY ON JSPEC MODELS sorry for caps i dont know if it was digital though
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Ive heard of digital J-Spec logicons BUT I have never ever seen one for sale or in anyones car. Ive looked in japanese mags and all the cars I've seen have a regular one like ours.

Someone probably put one in from a different car, someone saw it and spread the word about "JDM DIGITAL LOGICONS"
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I think these are an urban myth.

Most FC's over here are ex-Japan, and I've never seen one.
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If you want digital controls.. go look at some Z31's (300zx)

I had an 85 with digital dash and fully auto digital A/C.. crazy ****.
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Oh P.S....

Most Z31 owners get rid of their digital stuff.. prefer the analog.

Could be the same reason you never see FC's with digital stuff?
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They do exist...in Japan. Here's a pic. On the right hand side of the logicon is actually a big digital display. It is hidden by the steering wheel, but I'm sure that there are some better pictures around.
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thats sweet. but it looks like it would be expensive as hell huh?
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I want that instrument panel! The tach goes up to 10,000 RPM and the speedo goes up to god knows what and it all looks OEM.
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Umm, I don't see it.

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How can you tell by looking at it that it's digital?
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it goes up to 360 km/h
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Originally posted by tIIforever
it goes up to 360 km/h
Thats not the logicon, thats the speedometer...
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I know it's a digital one because I've seen them before. This is unfortuneately the only picture that I could find, but I'll see what I can dig up.

I don't know if people are confusing the logicon with the dashboard, but it's the heater controls right under the center vents that we're talking about....
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Yes, they did have climate controls. I know they were available in the '86-88 cars in Japan, I'm not sure if they kept it for the '89-91 cars.

Anyhow, it's a digital climate control where you set the temperature you want the cabin at kind of deal. They were only on the top models in Japan - GTX-Limited and GTX-Limited Special Edition.

And, yes, I do have an '87 Japanese dealer brochure at the house .

Even if you could get your hands on one, there's NO guarantees it would work. I know the Nissan 240sx/180sx/Silvia had a digital climate control in Japan, but the control unit was only part of the equation. There's outside temp sensors, sunlight sensor, cabin temp sensor, mix motor, all kinds of parts that work with it.

I wouldn't mind getting one to mess with it, though.

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There you go, a better look:
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Yep, that's it - on the upper left hand corner is the digital temp readout, with the temp up/down buttons beneath that. All the other buttons are for vent location and stuff, I believe.

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Now I see why my factory CD player has the volume control on the right hand side... its for right hand drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that tach only goes up to the normal 8k. Is the 10k one the efini model???
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Now I see why my factory CD player has the volume control on the right hand side... its for right hand drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that tach only goes up to the normal 8k. Is the 10k one the efini model???
That's an aftermarket instrument cluster - they're not too uncommon in Japan. The Japanese speedometer only goes to 180 kph, which is mighty slow . There's a number of companies that make complete replacement clusters with higher-revving tachs and higher speedometers.

Remember, that ain't a stock car in the picture.

Oh, BTW, the Infinis just had the regular instrument cluster - no different redline or anything. Remember, the Infini was primarily a chassis package - the suspension and weight savings were what made it special.

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now i know why you never see pics with a stock steering wheel

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Ok, I see the AC/Heater controls are FULLY push button and some LED readout in the corner.

This would be the J-spec Turbo II Automatic (aka TII GXL). The ONLY think I'd want out of this car is the automatic - for dragging

The logicon looks the same though:

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The myth is true! Thanks for sorting that out Nick.
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I want that instrument panel! The tach goes up to 10,000 RPM and the speedo goes up to god knows what and it all looks OEM.
That's an RE Amemiya instument cluster. The RE Amemiya logo (in Japanese) can be seen on the speedo just above the odometer and on the tacho just above the needle. A mate of mine had a S4 that came from Japan with one. The speedo goes to 300km/h (188mph), not 360 (well my mates one did anyway). The tacho goes to 10,000prm and has no redline or shift buzzer.

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thats a nice looking logicon
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i thought the 300zx was a z32... not a z31
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Z31's are the forgotten 300ZX's

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