CompTrex
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Yeah, but are you gonna trust him? He-B-Crayze!
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Elio Gauge Cluster - Lord Elgin? - Other Options?
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Smitty901
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It is a marketing trick to get us to pay more for a real dash
The 2004 Honda Civic EX 2Dr gauge cluster (identified as meter components) looks like it could be a possibility as a replacement idea. Just depends on the electrical connections and requirements. And it runs about $370 brand new. http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com...gry4=KA4AT&catcgry5=METER+COMPONENTS+(NS)+(2)
Hiss Boo......
Trusting
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I'm not overly concerned about whether the gagues are analog or digital. What I am concerned about is "readability". I've looked at the Elgin dash and viewed the video of it in action and regardless what they said in the video, I find it "user unfriendly". Give me a round speedometer and tac with a needle pointing to numbers any day. Different is not always better.
Johnny Acree
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Welcome Trusting, I think you will fit in with this group just fine
ScarecrowRepair
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This is my point, and it can't be repeated too often. It especially matters for those of us who need long distance glasses to drive. I can see a needle, but I cannot read numbers without taking my eyes off the road for several seconds. And a tach -- forget it, it will be moving at the same time, presumably far faster than the speedo, which makes it difficult to read even for the young with excellent vision.
A needle also conveys a second piece of info that even a numeric readout doesn't do well -- rate of change. I rode in a car which had an analog speedo and numeric tach -- I can only conclude that both that designer and the Elgin fanbois have never actually used a tach for much of anything dynamic. A numeric speedo sucks for those using long distance glasses. A numeric tach is a waste of dash.
I'm just speculating, but I think the Elio designers and engineers have tested the Elgin dash for readability and it reads for the vast majority and perhaps even all licensed drivers. I hope we get the opportunity to find out in 2016 once and for all. I don't think Elio stuck the Elgin into the dash soley for sentimental reasons, as an engineer, he considered function first and foremost, since form follows function.
I don't need a speedo, I can sense speed in the flow of traffic. RPMs don't care unless I was driving a stick or paddle shifters in a high performance vehicle. I'd settle for idiot lights for temp and oil pressure.
I don't need a speedo, I can sense speed in the flow of traffic. RPMs don't care unless I was driving a stick or paddle shifters in a high performance vehicle. I'd settle for idiot lights for temp and oil pressure.
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