A clear set of instruments

A clear set of instruments

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Eddh

4,656 posts

191 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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V8forweekends said:
The Saab cluster is wonderful isn't it, I've had two.

I also like the S2000 dash as well, while it looks messy with the numbers all you see when you're driving it is thaqt big orange bar sweeping across the panel:



The 996 dash is nice and simple too:



I always seem to have cars with a nice dash display smile

Edited by Eddh on Thursday 5th March 10:22

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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I did like my old dials - may not be to everyone's taste but still.




Of the dials shown here really liking the Volvo one shown by Puddenchucker

SteveS Cup

1,996 posts

159 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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No idea why but a 270deg sweep from bottom on dials can sell a car to me! Looks so much better IMO.

AW111

9,455 posts

132 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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XFDreamer said:
AW111 said:
I like simple.

Nissan?
80's Toyota : 1987 MR2.
I had the dash out to adjust the redline on the tacho, dim the high beam indicator, and fit an oil pressure light, so not perfect from stock wink

Being old-school analogue instruments, the oil & water temp gauge needle position actually tell you something meaningful.

MillenniumFalcon

461 posts

182 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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I always liked the dash in the RX8:


northwest monkey

6,370 posts

188 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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AW111 said:
I like simple.

Can't get much more simple than that. They've even done away with all the other stuff like doors & windows.

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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are these clear enough?



lovely!!!

Rickyy

6,618 posts

218 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Mk1 MX5 has a nice, simple set of dials, just a shame the oil pressure gauge is a pretend one.

Blayney

2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Twingo tacho in front. Speedo is digital.

Glosphil

4,337 posts

233 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Eddh said:
The Saab cluster is wonderful isn't it, I've had two.

I also like the S2000 dash as well, while it looks messy with the numbers all you see when you're driving it is thaqt big orange bar sweeping across the panel:



The 996 dash is nice and simple too:



I always seem to have cars with a nice dash display smile

Edited by Eddh on Thursday 5th March 10:22
You didn't take off the 996 steering wheel just for the picture, did you?

ocrx8

867 posts

195 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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MillenniumFalcon said:
I always liked the dash in the RX8:

Agreed, perfect dials and I really liked the digital speedo.

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Puddenchucker said:
And both ends of the spectrum from Citroen:

Someone has a sense of humour though by incorporating a spunking cock into the display.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Somehow this sums Lexus up - very un-stylish, but very effective.

mph1977

12,467 posts

167 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Blayney said:


Twingo tacho in front. Speedo is digital.
which is just aping Issigonis in the late 50s

Cambio

84 posts

203 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Mine look lovely, but the speedo is bloody difficult to read. The speedo's legal part is about 80 degrees at the bottom. Fortunately, there is a large, legible, difgital speedo as an option in one of the digital displays. Mine is in the tacho. More recent cars have it on the speedo. I prefer I in the tachometer as it means that is the only place you need to look. Some seem to think the fact that the tach goes backwards is an issue. It isn't.

OldGermanHeaps

3,801 posts

177 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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My fave

Rickyy

6,618 posts

218 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Zod said:


Mine look lovely, but the speedo is bloody difficult to read. The speedo's legal part is about 80 degrees at the bottom. Fortunately, there is a large, legible, difgital speedo as an option in one of the digital displays. Mine is in the tacho. More recent cars have it on the speedo. I prefer I in the tachometer as it means that is the only place you need to look. Some seem to think the fact that the tach goes backwards is an issue. It isn't.
That really is a tiny section of speedo that gets used during legal driving!

V8forweekends

2,481 posts

123 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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va1o said:
I like the trend that some manufacturers are following by not printing the KM/H speed on the speedometer which makes the instruments even clearer. Its a bit unnecessary given how little its used, and easy enough to show on the screen when required.

Agreed I had a FFRR loan car a couple of years back with this - not sure about the RR, but on some cars the analogue speedo will read either MPH or KMH according to the settings but using the same scale.

DickP

1,117 posts

149 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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What car is that in?