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Old 12-31-08, 03:06 AM
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Is a Digital Dashboard possible?
So a friend of mine was telling me about something he'd seen in a tuner mag awhile back, it was a custom LCD display to replace the original in the dashboard. Along with the software, you could customize your readouts with 32 differant inputs and up to 6 "gauges" at a time... along with presets. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of or seen it for an RX7?
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Old 12-31-08, 04:17 AM
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prob something like this..

http://www.racepak.com/Road_Racing/IQ3.php
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Old 12-31-08, 10:38 AM
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I'd been looking at this one http://www.race-technology.com/dash2_2_31.html mainly because it's road legal here in the UK
 
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someone on the forum has an FD with one of those units in it, looks nice
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You mean this one in my FD. This is using the CAN output from a Haltech E8 to drive the display... Really reasonably priced considering the cost of the AIM units.
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that's the one, that thing is nice looking..


so I see you are a haltech dealer... thinking about getting the new haltech plat 1000, just had some questions about it, i don't wanna thread jack i'll PM you...
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The only dash/cluster i like for a street driven car (for it's clean display and user friendliness) is the DEFI Super Sports cluster. It's not cheap (initial cost ) + horrible exchange rate, but i like it.
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Originally Posted by fritts
You mean this one in my FD. This is using the CAN output from a Haltech E8 to drive the display... Really reasonably priced considering the cost of the AIM units.
Hi, I know this is 10+ years old and you probably aren't even active anymore on this site, but can you elaborate on how this is set up? And if it's possible in an FC
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Hi, I know this is 10+ years old and you probably aren't even active anymore on this site, but can you elaborate on how this is set up? And if it's possible in an FC
It is possible on any car using a newer aftermarket ECU with CAN output. I think there may be some newer digital dashes that can be wired in without the need for CAN communication.
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Hack your dashboard, put in a good OLED display, get something to output to it and can interface with CAN bus and use this...

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Holy crap, why did I reply to an ancient thread.

I guess it's still relevant and times HAVE changed so...
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Been waiting on some more development in this area. Would love to see someone use the original cutouts but with a display behind them.
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