[DML] Re: DeLorean speedometers: A new approach
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[DML] Re: DeLorean speedometers: A new approach



Bruce,
I did not have the problem you are describing when I installed my
Digital Dash. I set everything up to work off the angle drive,
including my electronic cruise control. The odometer works like a
champ. Granted, this was not an existing setup from a production
vehicle, it was aftermarket. However, these options are out there for
everyone.

Matthew
VIN 16816

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bruce Benson" <delornut@xxxx> wrote:
> . I don't think any cars currently produced use cable driven
speedometers
> any more. The problem with adapting electronic speedos to the
DeLorean is
> that the digital odometer does it's calculations from a different,
tamper
> proof, source than the speedometer itself. You can remove the proper
fuse in
> a newer car and the speedometer will quit working but the odometer keeps
> ticking. I'd guess it's interfaced with the cars computer and works via
> engine RPM's.
> 
> Bruce Benson
> 
> > If you are doing this for the "something cool/different" factor,
> > here's another idea. The electronic speedo gauge in a late 80-s 3-
> > series BMW is about the same size as the DMCs, and the pickup is
> > mounted in the bottom of the differential. No clue how much of this
> > is interfaced via the vehicle's computer, but in an 80s car it should
> > not be too bad. Nice thing is that they are 6-digit odometers too.
> > Dave S






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