Ford SmartGauge LCD Instrument Panel Brings Futuristic Look, Green Leaves To 2010 Hybrids


Not very traditional but damned if I'm not a techno-geek at heart that thinks this is REALLY cool.

Oh thats kick ass I wont one.

I'm the backwards guy here...

I just like old guages, switches, and knobs.

Ryan

O'Rattlecan said:

I'm the backwards guy here...

I just like old guages, switches, and knobs.

Ryan

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You are not the only one!



If they want fancy digital gauges in the vehicles they have now...go to the dakota digital website and order them.

Not exactly the same, but a lot different than any stock dash (they have several styles-and a lot of cutom fit ones too):



My apologies for the large picture. I am not on my laptop to download it and resize. I will not be able to edit this by the time I get home tonight.

Maybe one of the mods will fix it out of the kindness of their hearts.

i dont like it. sorry.

Just think 5-10 years down the line when your having electrical problems etc. And that guage with the fancy computer link to it,f-ups. Then what are you going to do that would be a $$ fix.

Ill stick my analog and fuses. Althought mines not quite analog. The face is but its all eltric from there. Now hy did they put electric odometers on the 9th gens and the old style analog mechanical Odometers on the 10th gens (97-03)

eh. Got two years to ssee what happens.

I can't mod this section, but I did resize if one of the supers/admins wants to swap it out for this one:

Brian_B said:

You are not the only one!

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Its just yall are old and scared of Science and fear a Robot over lord enslaving the human race we know the truth

i fear complicated wiring...

TexasNomad said:

Its just yall are old and scared of Science and fear a Robot over lord enslaving the human race we know the truth

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Not quite true.

I have college training (associate of applied science in manufacturing technology) dealing with robotics, PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, CAM, CNC, CAD, AC and DC electronics, physics, etc., etc.

I am not as well educated as a lot of the people around here, but technology wise...I can hold my own with most people.

I teach at a local college. We use the latest software releases, books, and very new computers (purchased last year).

I am one of the ones who trains people in the technology that allows robots to take over boring jobs.

I just prefer old vehicles to the new ones with all the electronic mess. I want to live long enough to see if any any of todays computer controlled vehicles are still drivable (in stock condition) when they are 50+ years old.
I am betting against it. Most seem disposable right now (think yugo and others).

I like the looks of it for a car. Not sure about a truck though.

Hell I want one IN my truck!!! LOL

Check this out from Dakota man I want one
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index....ategory_id=67/home_id=59/mode=prod/prd604.htm

That's pretty cool. I have a universal digital panel from nordskog in my 94.

3200! at only 68! damn tony you need some OD there dude.

You got that right. Kinda like the days prior to overdrive trannys. The 5.13 gears and the 38 inch tires work out about the same as 4.10's with 30 inch tires.

You have the 418 right?

393.

gd10cl

surewhynot said:

393.

gd10cl

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What is gd10cl?

Cyberdine makes some nice ones too (many colors options available):

http://www.cyberdynegauges.net/products.php



Side note: Thanks whoever fixed the picture above. I am not allowed to download anything on the school computers and I didn't take my laptop today.

TexasNomad said:

What is gd10cl?

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It means "God Damn the 10 character limit"

Because he just wanted to post like 5 characters, and the forum requires 10.