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| noworries4x4 Member Since: 24 Dec 2010 Location: Newton Abbot Devon Posts: 1195  
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Mine is a 2.2 but I only want the UltraGauge in the middle If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.
Every Day 16 MY Discovery 4 Commercial Workshop and Escort Vehicle Weekends 07MY L322 TDV8 Vogue SE Series 1 80" 3ltr 6cyl with overdrive No Worries 4X4 |
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29th Sep 2014 9:00pm |
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| SupraAyf Member Since: 08 Sep 2014 Location: Durham Posts: 142  
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Nice work Mark, that's an impressive set-up you've got there. - Andrew -
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29th Sep 2014 9:47pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 265 
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With a bit of careful craftsmanship and luck (based on light guides being the same distance apart) I think it might be possible to relocate the DPF LEDs to the area under the rev counter. http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/
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29th Sep 2014 9:49pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 265
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As an update for anyone who is interested in this modification:
A forum user is sending me a spare cluster to fit both a Check Temp and an Ultragauge. The modified centre support of the cluster with the 2 gauges will then be sent back so the original cluster can be clipped apart to replace the centre support with the modified one. I'll be doing the CheckTemp a bit different to how it is shown in my blog to make it a tidier and more robust installation. The electronics will be embedded in the cluster, rather than sitting behind it. The downside to this is that I will have to remove the relay that can switch the A/C on and off. This isn't going to happen over night, but I'll update this thread with the progress. Cheers, Mark http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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1st Oct 2014 6:14pm |
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| Natlas Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: West Sussex Posts: 460 
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2.2. owner interest here, want to keep AC capability though of course. I look forward to seeing how this progresses. Thanks 2.2 90 XS
88" Series One Old Norton 
Minerva |
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1st Oct 2014 10:37pm |
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| daxmus Member Since: 12 May 2014 Location: Bayern Posts: 3 
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Hello from germany!
I'm trying to implement something similar. But I don't want to use something like the UltraGauge, i want to use a microcontroller and control a lcd myself. Yesterday I tryed to disassemble the cluster and check the place I have to position the lcd. But I failed at the needles. Can you tell me, how to remove them? I tryed to pull them off, but it didn't work... Or was I just too afraid to damage something? |
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4th Oct 2014 8:03pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 265
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Hi Daxmus,
You should squeeze and twist the needle anticlockwise while pulling the needle away from the dials. They are just held on with friction. I look forward to seeing your project. What sort of information do you want to display on the LCD? Cheers, Mark http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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4th Oct 2014 9:15pm |
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| daxmus Member Since: 12 May 2014 Location: Bayern Posts: 3
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for your reply! Hopefully i can try it within the next days. I want to use the ELM327 chip, which is a quite common OBD2 interpreter, to communicate with the car. Probably the UltraGauge uses the same chip, so i should be able to display the same information. But the differences are, that i can choose the color of the lcd myself, the design of the screens, icons, ... Displaying data from external sensors should also be possible (oil temperature, exhaust temperature, ...). It would be easier, faster and cheaper to use a UltraGauge, but for quite some time i want to develop a sophisticated microcontroller project. Thatsway i do it on myself. |
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5th Oct 2014 7:17pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 265
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That sounds like a big project daxmus, good luck with it. I hope you will share the results
I agree it is better to do things yourself as you don't have to compromise your design for others. http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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6th Oct 2014 9:23pm |
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| mark_d Member Since: 07 Sep 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 265
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I've lined up the DPF lights with unused light guides in the rev counter, so for 2.2 owners who want the Ultragauge fitted, this could be a good solution
 Click image to enlarge http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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6th Oct 2014 9:29pm |
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| noworries4x4 Member Since: 24 Dec 2010 Location: Newton Abbot Devon Posts: 1195
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Superb idea and well executed. If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.
Every Day 16 MY Discovery 4 Commercial Workshop and Escort Vehicle Weekends 07MY L322 TDV8 Vogue SE Series 1 80" 3ltr 6cyl with overdrive No Worries 4X4 |
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6th Oct 2014 9:45pm |
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| chadjizz Member Since: 25 Apr 2012 Location: sussex Posts: 559 
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noworries4x4 i agree.
im in for one mark, let me know how you get on with the current one and prices etc. cheers |
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6th Oct 2014 10:31pm |
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| NinetyTD4 Member Since: 22 Apr 2011 Location: North Posts: 397  
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Wouldn't the place of the Dark Display make a perfect location for a disassembled Apple Watch? Never forget: cars have owner, Landrover have field service personnel.
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7th Oct 2014 3:29pm |
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| daxmus Member Since: 12 May 2014 Location: Bayern Posts: 3
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Yes, it will be a very big project...
But i will keep you informed! My roadmap is: - check how to fit the display (thanks to mark for the hint with the needles
- think about the menu-structure and design of particular menu pages (what information should be displayed) - think about the count of the needed switches to control all - create the circuit layout - build the curcuit and stasrt writing code - test, test, test,... - install it in the car and be happy
I guess it will take time at least till next spring, because i can spend only a few hours per week on the project. |
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7th Oct 2014 7:22pm |
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