Dashboard styling, guages and digital dashboards

[thexav]

Never overlook the interior of the car. You will spend much time looking at the dashboard of the car and you certainly don't have to stick with the standard plastic, and dials that come with the car. Often people concentrate on what others see outside the car but this often generates an anticlimax or disappointment when they start looking inside the car.

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[claymore]

I've fitted a generic Motorbike dash to my car as I needed the space and more info.

 

[HDi fun]

I am not a huge fan of TFT panels in place of analogue mechanical instruments. Obviously these are all digitally controlled now, rather than the old fashioned speedometer cables etc. TFT panels are very invasive due to backlighting. I do like Lexus' electroluminescent displays, I used a Peugeot 508 for a week or two back in 2013 and that had lovely easy on the eye electroluminescent instruments.

As for digital RPM and MPH (or km/h) readouts these are useless unless accompanied by something analogue as well.

The problem with electroluminescent display lighting is that the panels fade over time. LEDs are a better option.

 

[ICEDEMON]

Speaking of dials and dash boards how easy is it to change the color of the lights in a standard set and who can do this for 2013 corsa

 

[DL07]

Never overlook the interior of the car. You will spend much time looking at the dashboard of the car and you certainly don't have to stick with the standard plastic, and dials that come with the car. Often people concentrate on what others see outside the car but this often generates an anticlimax or disappointment when they start looking inside the car.

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Definitely would like to get a new dashboard but cannot find anyone who can do it. Where can I look ?

 

[old-git]

Depends what you are looking for. Off the shelf or bespoke?