Was there a clock there on the dashboard?

Post by **Emma&Al** » 27 Feb 2016, 19:47

I have some sort of little digital display rectangle on my dash display - Caravelle 1990 dash - would that have once been a digital clock?
I'd love to have it working again - does it have a fuse?

Post by **silverbullet** » 27 Feb 2016, 19:56

Digital clocks are NLA unfortunately. The lcd slowly goes black, advancing from one corner as the glass display delaminates with old age.

Post by **Thefamegame** » 27 Feb 2016, 20:03

Has anybody ever sourced a suitable replacement?

Post by **T3luestar** » 27 Feb 2016, 20:31

Time to raid the piggy bank............ http://www.ekmpowershop16.com/ekmps/sho ... -959-p.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Think I'd just replace it with a temp or voltage gauge and save the money.

Post by **marlinowner** » 27 Feb 2016, 20:44

Here's my solution from last summer.
Got it dimming now by fitting a potentiometer in series with the led supply, and fitted blue leds in place of dash bulbs.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 42&alt=web" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

marlinowner wrote:

Fitted an lcd clock from ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181813557391? ... EBIDX%3AIT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fixed into aperture with glue gun and wired to connections for original clock. Backlight connected to instrument lights, doesn't dim though.

Post by **printmonkey** » 27 Feb 2016, 21:01

T3luestar wrote:Time to raid the piggy bank............ http://www.ekmpowershop16.com/ekmps/sho ... -959-p.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Think I'd just replace it with a temp or voltage gauge and save the money.

£75! I found one behind the kitchen in my van that the previous owner must have misplaced. I think I'll be cleaning that up and getting it in the classifieds.

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 27 Feb 2016, 21:22

OE digital clocks are a waste of time. There are better ones these days for just a couple of quid that display temperature as well as time and when you consider that post from Hong Kong and China is practically nothing, its hard to beat them. I opted for an LED diplay (green) to match my green dash lights but there are plenty of digital clocks on ebay that only require minor reworking of the dash to fit them.

Post by **silverbullet** » 28 Feb 2016, 21:08

The brightness of the LED genuinely puts me off, I like my dash to glow at night, not glare...

Post by **marlinowner** » 28 Feb 2016, 23:15

That's why I went to lcd, I tried led but it was too bright at night unless I put filters in front which made it too dim in sunlight. With lcd clock and the backlight wired to dash lights I can turn the backlight down to match the rest of the lighting.

Post by **Mocki** » 29 Feb 2016, 07:59

its really easy to dim back lit lcd clocks that have no sperate light feed ( such as the cheap voltmeters ), just gently take them apart and between the led display and the backlight there will be a thin sheet of white paper material, just add another layer or two of domestic printer paper of the right size and it dims it to your taste for less than a penny

Post by **Dazco** » 29 Feb 2016, 09:50

How much ????

oh it's genuine , that explains it.

Post by **Emma&Al** » 29 Feb 2016, 13:09

Thanks for response everyone.
Hm. Rethinking

Post by **skinnycat** » 16 Mar 2017, 20:13

http://campervanculture.com/shop/vw-t25 ... nt-screen/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 16 Mar 2017, 22:11

Madness. For that I'd just stick a battery-powered one on the dash with double-sided tape.

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