The dash at night

[Wilko220]

6 hours ago, HMC said:

Good timing on the picture, maximum display of warning lights.

TADTS...

[Cento16v]

Since it was cold and dark when I nipped to the garage so I thought I'd do the Jaaaaaaaaag

[HMC]

1997 xj6. Familiar and homely.

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, HMC said:

1997 xj6. Familiar and homely.

They still got major points from me for the whole sequenced self test of the warning lights on that dash...

Just found a (very poor quality!) video I recorded from a friend's one back in 2008.

 

[OM646]

My W203 center console in all of its Merc yellow-orange glory 

[New POD]

[Zelandeth]

Would be rude not to include this one wouldn't it...

The bulb behind the sodding fuel gauge was working an hour ago...

[R1152]

So where was the power for the illumination hiding, Zel?

[Zelandeth]

22 minutes ago, R1152 said:

So where was the power for the illumination hiding, Zel?

Someone had nicked the rheostat!

[R1152]

7 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Someone had nicked the rheostat!

I say, that was a bit uncalled for... 🤣

[Zelandeth]

Updated photo for TPA now that the additional instrument pod has been wired in.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Sorry guys... It's the closest I could get to being in the dark! All the other changeover points were on the road... 👍 👍 👍 

[PhilA]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Updated photo for TPA now that the additional instrument pod has been wired in.

You need to get some green lights and have the whole lot in EL turquoise.

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Sorry guys... It's the closest I could get to being in the dark! All the other changeover points were on the road... 👍 👍 👍 

More than a little bit jealous...

 

30 minutes ago, PhilA said:

You need to get some green lights and have the whole lot in EL turquoise.

What will most likely happen is that the horrible pale blue filter on the speedometer will go and I'll try to match that reasonably closely to the fuel gauge (which has the filter built into it, and it can't be easily dismantled).  The lower gauges will probably be left as is.  I don't mind so much having the dash one colour and those another...but the mismatch on the dash itself bugs me!

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Sorry guys... It's the closest I could get to being in the dark! All the other changeover points were on the road... 👍 👍 👍 

im curious does the speedo actually work? and if so how accurate is it do ya think? (also which RT is it exactly out of curiosity? ) 

the last RT I was on, it did not, and it was probably a good thing it did not work as the driver was happy to hurtle along at some rate of nots, ignorance is bliss and all that LOL but dont get me wrong was quite fun

(I managed to blag the seat behind the driver, where curious said window behind the driver was missing so I got a quite a good view into the cabin, tho at one point someone shouted at me to tickle the drivers ears, which you be pleased to know I did not, lest I send an RT into the East Grinstead countryside greenery LOL)

[Leyland Worldmaster]

3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

im curious does the speedo actually work? and if so how accurate is it do ya think? (also which RT is it exactly out of curiosity? ) 

the last RT it did not, and it was probably a good thing it did not work as the driver was happy to hurtle along at some rate of nots, ignorance is bliss and all that LOL but dont get me wrong was quite fun

(I managed to blag the seat behind the driver, where curious said window behind the driver was missing so I got a quite a good view into the cabin, tho at one point someone shouted at me to tickle the drivers ears, which you be pleased to know I did not, lest I send an RT into the East Grinstead countryside greenery LOL)

It is RT1702. https://www.rt1702.co.uk/ My first Half Cab Driving Experience! This is me drifting* down East Grinstead in 2019...

The Speedometer is totally* accurate! 

I aim for 35mph* where possible... 

Lots of fun to punt around Central London; the transmission makes perfect sense there! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

It is RT1702. https://www.rt1702.co.uk/ My first Half Cab Driving Experience!..

 

Nice.  This was mine!

[Leyland Worldmaster]

From way back in 2014...

[Cord Fourteener]

New old car just in: '03 B5.5 Passat.

Classic VW from twenty years ago. Actually my '08 Polo rocked the blue and red, I always really liked it. 

So here I am again,  blue and red. 

 

[BorniteIdentity]

It’s hard doing this on an iPhone amirite? 

Here we go regardless. 1982 Ford Escort Base. 

[Cord Fourteener]

2 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

It’s hard doing this on an iPhone amirite? 

Here we go regardless. 1982 Ford Escort Base. 

Sometimes it looks better in the pics than in real life. Sometimes it's over saturated and over bright. 

Still,  nice.  

[Crackers]

There's something really soothing about that soft green illumination.

Gives a lovely view of the gauges bouncing around showing you a range around +-50% of the speed and revs you're actually doing.

[R1152]

On 06/03/2021 at 21:41, Tim_E said:

Sometimes it looks better in the pics than in real life. Sometimes it's over saturated and over bright. 

Still,  nice.  

And all the information you'll ever need, right there.

Away with your decadent Imperialist warning lights and onboard computers!

[Zelandeth]

Today's horrible rental van.

Very cold and uninviting.

At least they've made the typeface easier to read than on the previous gen where the speedo in particular was really fussy and hard to read at a glance.

Pointless bloody touchscreen nonsense present and correct of course.

[Fumbler]

Green

Very green

Very amber.

[maxxo]

was bored so went for a late night floating session

le c cinq has a nice dash at night

[maxxo]

regardless of what people say about these

eg....."oh it's not a true hydro citroen is uses LDS" still rides better than 99% of other cars

also such a beautifully inviting place to be, love the swooping lines

[Spurious]

The Speedo cluster is pretty good at night. Classic green on red. 

[Zelandeth]

Here we go, latest addition to the fleet.

1986 Merc W123 230TE.

Nice and neatly done, exactly as we'd expect from Mercedes back in this era.

This was actually take two as I spotted the bulb in the bower switch knob had failed...

So that got replaced at 2330...Takes all of ten seconds so was no reason not to just change it.

The temperature control markings and pointers (outer two controls for driver/passenger side) are actually red, camera has just washed them out.

We will need to do another one later anyway as there are several buttons up above the heater controls which should be illuminated...but I've only had the car home for about six hours so that's not happening today!

[Three Speed]

After much faffing about I now have all the dashboard lights working in the DS. And they are bright enough to read the gauges. Including the rev counter which of course is lying.