my new digital dash

[bigdan1]

heres some pics of the digi dash iv just brought for £7.50 lol

i think theres some bulbs missing but not sure how many there should be

can anyone tell me if theres anything else missing?

its goin in my 1.2 8v nova btw =]
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr81/bigdan123_abc/STA71078.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr81/bigdan123_abc/STA71079.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr81/bigdan123_abc/STA71080.jpg

[brainsnova]

just a couple of those bottom bulbs depending what you want to wire up but defo the highbeam,left indicator,handbrake,brake loss. Did you get the gearbox transducer?

[bigdan1]

ok mate cheers!
can i get these bulbs from anywhere and how much they gonna cost lol
spose i cant complain £15 for this an a gsi spoiler can i =D

[brainsnova]

bargain then lol. maybe GM for the bulbs as you need the holders and they are 1 piece. hold the dash up to the light and you ll see what bulbs are missing and what they do. also if the front looks a bit dull t-cut it but go easy round the mileage rest set pin thing cause if you t-cut in it it will end up going all white round it.

[let_nova]

vauxhall. bulbs are about 3quid.

[bigdan1]

ok lads cheers =]
shall be goin 2 get the transducer 2moz and the bulbs .. would have got them 2day but my dad was havin trouble with the alarm on his rav 4 lol
so any been able 2 spray up the spoiler =P

[General Baxter]

dont you have a mk1?

[bigdan1]

dont you have a mk1?

yes i do why?

if ur going to say why am i puttin a gsi spoiler on a mk1 its simple!

i dont like the wrap around one off the gte!

and this is off a mk1 anyways and it looked good

[brainsnova]

more choping then if its a mk1 ideally dashboard out unless its a mk2 dash your putting it in.

[General Baxter]

yep a digi needs a lot of dash work to fit into a mk1

[bigdan1]

oh bollox lol...... i asked in another thread and no-one mentioned it to me
tbf when i tried gettin my old clocks out i had trouble.. and also the steering wheel was on solid and i dont have a puller looks like its a rbber hammer lol

how much cutting am we talking? has any1 got any pics??

[brainsnova]

id fit the digi dash in from the back and chop the curved shape on the digi dash into the dashboard so it sits tight upto the back. i used the astra gte dash cover as a template but you could make a carboard template. if you cut it neat you wont need to fill or paint it. i done mine in 2000 before a had a digi camera lol and its a distant memory when i cut it in.

[AlexW]

Have a look in Peesters WIP. Hes fitted a digi into a mk1 dash. Or even better, convert for a mk2 dash and the digi just slips in ;)

[bigdan1]

humm im on a tight budget u see... so its goin 2 have 2 be cutting lol

should i take the whole dash out 1st anyways? or wont i need 2?

[Andy]

There is no guide or no pics of a digi dash being put in a mk1 dash on here.My advice is try for yourself.Only 1 person i know of on here has done it and he had to use filler and then flock the dash.Ive tried it,and failed.Its very hard.

[bigdan1]

oh bollox lol this could turn out to be a very long day tomorrow haha
specially with a hangover!!
ill have a bash anyways i myt jus take out the whole dash an then try get it in from the back like "brainsnova" said =]

[Andy]

It can and has been done,its whether you have the time/patience to do it.I didnt lol i took the dash out and did it on the floor.I had it fit perfect.Then put it in the car and the dash sits at an angle forward,i had done it as if it were straight lol So there was a great gap all the way round.I then struck my mark 1 dash with my hammer,very hard.Then again,and again........Now i have a mk2 dash and all is gravy.....

[bigdan1]

I then struck my mark 1 dash with my hammer,very hard.Then again,and again........Now i have a mk2 dash and all is gravy.....

lmfao!!! legend sounds like something i would do if im honest lol
ill see if i can source a mk2 dash and ask how much just incase (A)
no doubt my old man will give me a hand hes good at bodgin stuff loool

[brainsnova]

if you use the astra trim as a template the angle is set for you. if only i a had kept my mk1 dash all those years ago lol

[bigdan1]

if you use the astra trim as a template the angle is set for you. if only i a had kept my mk1 dash all those years ago lol

call me thick but what trim am you talkin about?
you mean the outside of the dash.. which faces the driver?
or do u mean on the actual dashboard of the astra cus if you did then i cant lol this was out my mates mk1 nova... but he neva fitted it was in there when he brought it

[Andy]

Ffs Bought!!

[brainsnova]

its a plastic trim panel the goes around the speedo and dash.

[bigdan1]

lol thats all i wanted 2 no ... sorry if i got on your tits lmao
its just that i have a wierd way of understanding someone u see
thanks for your help muchly appreciated (Y)