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Tom N
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   21st Sep 04 at 15:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi

im getting a digi dash soon and i would like to know how easy it is to fit into a corsa?
it is out of the same car as my new engine will be if that helps

thanks
tom
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impossible to do
Tom N
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21st Sep 04 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are you sure? im sure ive seen it done before
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21st Sep 04 at 16:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sorry i lied, yes its do-able but hard as dash dont fit
ed
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http://windmill-farm.co.uk/digidash
Tom N
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21st Sep 04 at 16:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanks 1800ed that website looks excellent!
i take it you had to cut the top corners of the dash to fit?
ed
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Yea and filled the gaps in the corners, extended all the wiring, made custom back light holders, made a custom curcuit board rest, made a custom cradle for all the telltale lamps and painted it all up...
Tom N
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21st Sep 04 at 16:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmm... sounds an interesting job
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i think they are starting to look a little old now! would like to see something else in there! from a totally different car jus dont know wat though
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Yea there is a lot more work to it than it would seem... Takes a day or two to do...
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A Stack tachometer with digital speedo is the way forward. Just the single circular unit in the middle would be ace...
Tom N
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21st Sep 04 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a new c2 vts/r dash would be quite nice. they have the rev counter going across the top of the pod and digital speed in the centre
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21st Sep 04 at 16:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MMM thats something to look into! i quite fancy an audi TT dash in my corsa! although it would be a fair bit of cutting and shutting so would prob have to retrim it in alacantra wen i was finished!
Tom N
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21st Sep 04 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i shall have to look into different dashes!
how much would i get for a standard digi dash out of an astra gte then?
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21st Sep 04 at 16:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ill buy it for 30pounds u2u me
Tom N
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21st Sep 04 at 16:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i don't have it yet! the engine is getting done mid october and then i will take woteva off the car that i want and scrap or sell the rest

ill see then if ive decided to try fit it wether i want to sell it

 
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