Hans's digital temp gauge

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Originally Posted by jcwatrichmond

Exactly how is the display held in place on the plastic front panel? Is it just glued in with something like superglue?

It looks like the front bezel has two mounting screws. They go through the backing panel and nip eveything together.

Also, how about putting the display in the middle of the long thin walnut panel just above the cup holder? Is there any reason why not?

I was thinking about that too. I guess you just have to remove it and check the lie of the land.

[jcwatrichmond]

Originally Posted by T-Cut

It looks like the front bezel has two mounting screws. They go through the backing panel and nip eveything together.

I was thinking about that too. I guess you just have to remove it and check the lie of the land.

Yes but the green backing panel needs something to grip onto so you can tighten it. If that's too far back then the digital panel will be too far back from the front screen.
It will certainly fit into the walnut panel, but I'm not sure what the green backing panel would fix to to hold it all in place.

John Wright

[The Jugs]

I understand just what you are looking at, not sure how Hans or Keith got round it, but I cut the hole so tight that the display was a tight push into it. The key really, I suppose, is to cut the hole smaller than neccessary then, with a fine file, patiently enlarge the hole untill the display fits tightly. Thats how I managed it.

[jcwatrichmond]

The gauge will just fit in the walnut plastic strip. There isn't much room but it goes inside the strengthening strips running along the inside edges.




The plastic boxing that the walnut fascia attaches to is awkwardly shaped and it's hard to see how the gauge can be fitted using the threaded pins and nuts.
The main body of the gauge just fits inside the centre box, but the threaded pins go outside the box uprights.





The last photo shows the whole gauge sitting on top of the complete plastic fittings. I was thinking of slotting the gauge and its green strip down from above to give the green strip something to grip to but I think it would weaken the structure, and anyway it would damage the fitting clips. The green strip and the main body of the gauge are all one unit.



The only way that I can see would be to cut away a little of the box front uprights to be able to fit the gauge in and hold it by a tight fit (glued?) of the front casing in the walnut fascia as suggested by The Jugs. You'd also have to trim the green board a little on the long edges.
I'm reluctant to ruin the walnut fascia, if it doesn't work, and tight fits are known to come loose later in life.

John Wright

[jcwatrichmond]

Originally Posted by kbret

Mine also arrived this morning and have installed it in the drivers side cup holder. Would like to thank Hans for a very nice unit, well designed and built.

Hello Keith,
It looks very good. I may be being a bit thick but I don;t fully understand how the gauge and the car fascia panels all fit together.
I can see that you've removed some of the front of the inside plastic fitting to get the green plate to fit flush, but surely that part of the fitting has the two plastic spring hooks holding the front walnut fascia hooked through it and in the way of the green plate. If you removed these, how does the walnut fascia plate attach to the inner fitting? Is it glued?

John Wright

[kbret]

Originally Posted by jcwatrichmond

Hello Keith,
It looks very good. I may be being a bit thick but I don;t fully understand how the gauge and the car fascia panels all fit together.
I can see that you've removed some of the front of the inside plastic fitting to get the green plate to fit flush, but surely that part of the fitting has the two plastic spring hooks holding the front walnut fascia hooked through it and in the way of the green plate. If you removed these, how does the walnut fascia plate attach to the inner fitting? Is it glued?

John Wright

Hi John, when you cut the front panel the spring hooks are removed so it is important to make sure you know its exact position before you start.

I cut the back plate (hashed area in photo) using a dremel. Then fitted the display (green back bit) postioned the front panel and drilled two small holes using the green back plate as a template through the front panel. you then have the exact position for the front display.

Although the two pins will hold it all together I did glue for added strengh (dont tighten the pins up to tight or they pull out of the display, dont ask how I know)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbret/3403252335/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbret/3404063552/

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Originally Posted by kbret

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbret/3404063552/

This photo seems inaccessible. Did you make it 'private'?

Look forward to seeing it. My gauge arrives any day now.

[kbret]

sorry, try now

Keith

[The Jugs]

Hope these come out !!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by kbret

Although the two pins will hold it all together I did glue for added strengh (dont tighten the pins up to tight or they pull out of the display, dont ask how I know)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbret/3404063552/

The car's mounting panel isn't at right angles to the mounting bolts on the display bezel. Did you have to make a wedge-shaped filler to account for this? Does the screen bezel stand proud along its bottom edge?