VDO Cockpit and Vision gauges
- Thread starter Bill D
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Peter Delaney
GT40s Supporter
Like Bill B, I am using VDO Vision gauges, but have chrome bezels. I was very impressed with the electronic speedo - it takes a feed from a range of sensor types (mine is just the standard Porsche G50) & you can have any set of gears / wheels / tyres - to calibrate it, all you do is enter calibration mode by starting the engine with the button pushed in, push the button at the start of a measured km or mile, push the button again at the end & its done. Mine was only 1 kmph out at 100kmph when checked against my engineer's fully calibrated setup.
All in all, good quality German engineering at a reasonable price.
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
All in all, good quality German engineering at a reasonable price.
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
Bill
You need to add another gauge to fill in that blank spot.
Too bad they don't make one showing your money drain away.
MikeD
You need to add another gauge to fill in that blank spot.
Too bad they don't make one showing your money drain away.
MikeD
Bill,
What is the max MPH shown on your speedo>
Peter
What is the max MPH shown on your speedo>
Peter
Peter, the standard VDO gauge can be had in 160 to 180 rnage - If you want 200 you have to have it recalibrated. DRB will do it for you if you like or you could try some more local shops like Lauderdale Speedometer (www.lspeedo.com). If you have a friend in the UK, you can get one that goes to 220 mph! (and it's a stock offering over there - But I could not find anyone to send one here!).
cheers
cheers
Chris Duncan
Supporter
AutoMeter has electric and mechanical speedos that go to 200mph off the shelf.
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"Too bad they don't make one showing your money drain away."
They don't make a meter that goes that high, but it's directly proportional to pride of ownership!!
One other question for anyone, what type gauges are you using?
I'm thinking of the standard
Speedo
Tach
water temp
fuel
oil pressure
voltage
and then the additional
engine oil temp, trans oil temp combined. (One gauge switched to two senders)
fuel pressure.
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"Too bad they don't make one showing your money drain away."
They don't make a meter that goes that high, but it's directly proportional to pride of ownership!!
One other question for anyone, what type gauges are you using?
I'm thinking of the standard
Speedo
Tach
water temp
fuel
oil pressure
voltage
and then the additional
engine oil temp, trans oil temp combined. (One gauge switched to two senders)
fuel pressure.
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Peter,
My speedo reads to 180MPH, but I somehow doubt that I'll be reaching that speed with any regularity. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
BTW, I checked the accuracy of the VDO gauge with a handheld GPS, at 150MPH. It read within 2MPH + or -(indicated)at that speed.
Bill
My speedo reads to 180MPH, but I somehow doubt that I'll be reaching that speed with any regularity. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
BTW, I checked the accuracy of the VDO gauge with a handheld GPS, at 150MPH. It read within 2MPH + or -(indicated)at that speed.
Bill
I made a 240mph speedo for my Lola by taking a 120mph gauge,silkscreening a new face, and using a mini gauge gearbox. Looks/works great.
Peter Delaney
GT40s Supporter
Here in Oz, we are blessed by the metric system - my VDO speedo reads up to 300kmph (186mph), so I guess the innards are the same as Bill Bayard's setup.
Kalun,
from left to right, I have :
Tacho
Volts
LH Tank
RH Tank
Water Temp
Speedo
Oil Temp
Oil Press
Apart from the tacho & speedo being in the wrong spots (RTA Regs) it seems to be a fairly good setup.
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
Kalun,
from left to right, I have :
Tacho
Volts
LH Tank
RH Tank
Water Temp
Speedo
Oil Temp
Oil Press
Apart from the tacho & speedo being in the wrong spots (RTA Regs) it seems to be a fairly good setup.
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
Actually to tell you the truth, I prefer lower reading speedo's. Not as cool, but so, so much easier to use when driving on the street and at legal speeds.
Fitted that same 300kph to last Cobra I built and boy the needle rarely moved above half way. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
So quite happy with 220kph white backed VDO speedo in my GT40. Easy to use and there are no local tracks(or roads) where I will be able to drive it above 200kph.
Fitted that same 300kph to last Cobra I built and boy the needle rarely moved above half way. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
So quite happy with 220kph white backed VDO speedo in my GT40. Easy to use and there are no local tracks(or roads) where I will be able to drive it above 200kph.
Peter Delaney
GT40s Supporter
Craig, I have to admit that you are quite right - I went for the 300kph speedo early on, just thinking that it looked cool on the dash.
Now with a few road kms under the belt, I would think the lower range unit would have been a better choice - better resolution at the speeds that I do on the road & less chance of speeding fines.
Beyond 220kph, you are either on the race track & watching everything but the speedo, or you are on the road & are a temporary citizen !!
Kind Regards (& Merry Christmas),
Peter D.
Now with a few road kms under the belt, I would think the lower range unit would have been a better choice - better resolution at the speeds that I do on the road & less chance of speeding fines.
Beyond 220kph, you are either on the race track & watching everything but the speedo, or you are on the road & are a temporary citizen !!
Kind Regards (& Merry Christmas),
Peter D.
Peter, I think it's a trap everyone falls into. 300kph speedo just souns so cool. From memory the next step down was pretty big, was it 180kph in that model range? I've got the other model range of VDO guages fitted to my GT40, the modern white backed ones. Came with the car. They have a higher speedo, from memory 220kph. A better compromise.
Joseph, 220mph. Wow. That's 354kph in our language. Wow. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
