The dash at night

[paulplom]

Are you not worried about the oil pressure on those!?

[dollywobbler]

I started this thread eight years ago when I had a Rover 75. Sadly the pic links seem all broken...

But I have another 75 so let's go again.

[Crackers]

Like the dials on an Aga in a stately home.

[captain_70s]

The Acclaim - Adequate but uninspiring.

The Volvo - Subpar, not aided by mine having blown bulbs (Ironically the non-functional fuel gauge is lit up but the working temp gauge isn't)...

Finally, @davidfowler2000's Pug 205. Fucking amazing.

[rob88h]

I expect better from a 25year old Volvo...

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, rob88h said:

I expect better from a 25year old Volvo...

440s seem to be randomly prone to doing that.  The one I nearly bought back in 2003 had gone like that on the speedometer, and a couple I've seen on eBay over the years have done it.

[UltraWomble]

Astra has a pleasing warm glow


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[wuvvum]

Went out in the Felicia last night and on the way home the rest of the dashboard lights randomly decided to start working.  I love self-fixing cars. 

[Jim Bell]

Vauxhall Cavalier MK3

 

[hairnet]

I hate driving in the dark

 

[Jamie]

206 gti 

[HMC]

Another 206 I’m afraid.

But I like the instrumentation- in an age where warning lights replace gauges I like the pugs oil temperature as well as coolant temperature gauge. Sad but true.

[nacho man]

Here is a 07 GL Merc that I have been using lately. Has quite an array of buttons.



And here is a close up of the dials on my 996.




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[wuvvum]

I took a few more dash at night photos a week or two ago to celebrate getting the heater panel illumination working on the Punto (since sold to BeEP) and the C2. 

Punto:

C2:

Rover 75:

Freelander:

Another of the Felicia, with less streetlight interference:

Granvia:

And last and also least, Renault 6:

[The Old Bloke Next Door]

Scania Omnilink.

[mat_the_cat]

Land-Rover Series 3

[wuvvum]

That can't be a Series 3, the headlights actually illuminate the road.

[Volksy]

On 10/12/2020 at 10:26 PM, rob88h said:

I expect better from a 25year old Volvo...

My old 480 Turdbot did that on the speedo to the point where it wouldn't display over 50mph due it eventually flaking off and jamming the needle. 

[mat_the_cat]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

That can't be a Series 3, the headlights actually illuminate the road.

They've been replaced by (presumably) halogen versions, and a new alternator too - I was pleasantly surprised seeing as I wasn't expecting much!

[tooSavvy]

After buying + collecting Mizzie alloys (see trip!)

Quite a test drive....... 😕

[willswitchengage]

15 hours ago, The Old Bloke Next Door said:

Scania Omnilink.

Why is the speedo in km? Is that the case in all UK market HGVs/buses?

[The Old Bloke Next Door]

Possibly because its a Scania?  I usually drive a Volvo or a Dennis, I'll take a picture next time I'm at work for a comparison.

[wuvvum]

Analogue tachos always had the KM round the outside and miles inside - presumably manufacturers have just kept up the tradition now everything's digital.

[Magic]

Toyota Auris - close as you'll get to a British an car nowadays...

[wuvvum]

Same as my dad's.  Not a bad steer for a modern.

[willswitchengage]

First modern I've seen that doesn't have a rev-meter

[Zelandeth]

Seems very cold to me...just makes it seem somehow unwelcoming in the dark.  Just my point of view though.

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, willswitchengage said:

First modern I've seen that doesn't have a rev-meter

Rev counter is of limited use with a CVT transmission I've always thought - there's not a lot you can do to change the revs anyway.

[Magic]

6 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Same as my dad's.  Not a bad steer for a modern.

This was my Dad's until he became unable to drive, so I'm now the custodian. I wouldn't necessarily have chosen it, but it's growing on me. 

6 hours ago, willswitchengage said:

First modern I've seen that doesn't have a rev-meter

It's the hybrid, hence no rev counter. The normal pez and derv ones have one.  As wuvvum says - it's of limited use with the CVT-alike transmission.

5 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Seems very cold to me...just makes it seem somehow unwelcoming in the dark.  Just my point of view though.

I wouldn't disagree with that. It's a "starker" blue than say a 00's VW. I really rather liked my Bora - blue gauges, red everything else.

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Magic said:

This was my Dad's until he became unable to drive, so I'm now the custodian. I wouldn't necessarily have chosen it, but it's growing on me. 

It's the hybrid, hence no rev counter. The normal pez and derv ones have one.  As wuvvum says - it's of limited use with the CVT-alike transmission.

I wouldn't disagree with that. It's a "starker" blue than say a 00's VW. I really rather liked my Bora - blue gauges, red everything else.

I think the red was what made it work in VWs, if it had all been blue it wouldn't have worked.  It had a slightly violet tint to it as well as I recall so even the blue looked "warmer" somehow.