Caterham 620r - what make are the instruments and the wheels
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I have been looking at the pictures of the new 620r again in detail,and have some questions.
Does any one know who makes the new gauges?
The rev counter looks very much like the SPA design unit,,with built in speedo?
If so this would also account for the fact that there are no aces on the top of the dash, as the spa units also have a built in shift light too?
Also, I can see there are two other gauges, which look like water temp and oil pressure, but I can't see a fuel gauge, so I am guessing that's an electronic level,read in the rev counter too, juts like mine in the r500 with the built in stack?
It also looks like there is a gear position indicator for the Sadev sequntial box at the 12 o'clock position too?
So does any one know any more about these gauges? Did any one see them in action on the cars at goodwood Fos ?
Finally as it looks like I won't be able to afford a nice new 620r, I thought I could at least upgrade my wheels, as I have never really liked my std r500 wheels.
I had thought I had read some where that they were OZ wheels, but can't seem to find that info now?
Any more info any one?
Thanks!
Does any one know who makes the new gauges?
The rev counter looks very much like the SPA design unit,,with built in speedo?
If so this would also account for the fact that there are no aces on the top of the dash, as the spa units also have a built in shift light too?
Also, I can see there are two other gauges, which look like water temp and oil pressure, but I can't see a fuel gauge, so I am guessing that's an electronic level,read in the rev counter too, juts like mine in the r500 with the built in stack?
It also looks like there is a gear position indicator for the Sadev sequntial box at the 12 o'clock position too?
So does any one know any more about these gauges? Did any one see them in action on the cars at goodwood Fos ?
Finally as it looks like I won't be able to afford a nice new 620r, I thought I could at least upgrade my wheels, as I have never really liked my std r500 wheels.
I had thought I had read some where that they were OZ wheels, but can't seem to find that info now?
Any more info any one?
Thanks!
jingars said:
Jon,Yes well done, indeed I did!!
Its still in the PH article, but no where else??
Also a search of OZ manufacturers website seems to indicate that they dont even make 13 Inch Split Rims at all?
I wonder if PH got the name wrong.
Every other part of the press release, including Caterhams own info does not mention OZ at all.
SpeedYellow said:
They look like the OZ split rims we used to use in the original Superlight series running slicks. They were a very strong wheel that took a hell of a lot of abuse without any problems. Heavier than the current wheels though I would think?
Thanks for that info!Do you have a link at all, or any pictures of them please?
As mentioned I have looked on the OZ racing website, and even including all the subsidiary companies they own, I can not see a single split rim wheel in 13 inch dimensions?
With OZ it seems that the smallest they do in split rim is 16 inch.
They do make some nice 13 inch non split rims though, I have looked at those before!
This is a picture from when they launched the R500 which had the superlight race car wheels on at the time.
The wheels were made specifically for Caterham by Oz and even racing we could only buy new one directly from Caterham.... Maybe when they moved they found a large stash of old race wheels?
It does seem like they have tried to pull cost out of the new 620R to get the price down compared to the R500.
The wheels were made specifically for Caterham by Oz and even racing we could only buy new one directly from Caterham.... Maybe when they moved they found a large stash of old race wheels?
It does seem like they have tried to pull cost out of the new 620R to get the price down compared to the R500.
SpeedYellow said:
This is a picture from when they launched the R500 which had the superlight race car wheels on at the time.
The wheels were made specifically for Caterham by Oz and even racing we could only buy new one directly from Caterham.... Maybe when they moved they found a large stash of old race wheels?
It does seem like they have tried to pull cost out of the new 620R to get the price down compared to the R500.
Many thanks for that picture and info!!The wheels were made specifically for Caterham by Oz and even racing we could only buy new one directly from Caterham.... Maybe when they moved they found a large stash of old race wheels?
It does seem like they have tried to pull cost out of the new 620R to get the price down compared to the R500.
However it looks like the wheels on your yellow R500 were the same as the ones I had on my previous R400 K Series?
I thought those were Mike Barmby Wheels ( sorry for the spelling!!)??
SpeedYellow said:
They look like the OZ split rims we used to use in the original Superlight series running slicks. They were a very strong wheel that took a hell of a lot of abuse without any problems. Heavier than the current wheels though I would think?
Are you not referring to the original KN SLR wheels, same as were used on the first R500K press car?
Personally I thought the wheels made the 620r look a little dated and a bit kit car - but then I'm fussy. I don't really like the ones on the 40 year anniversary special. I like the MB's but my preference are the minilite styles which seem to look just right. I'm thinking of getting 6 x 13 & 8 x 13 minilites myself - just not sure what the car will look like with a 6 x 14 on the back as a spare. Terrible probably.
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