180sx Digital dash

[Carta]

My friend gave me one to fit, but do I need anything else? Dont have the Hud, not fussed about that, just the dash unit!

[Carta]

I have read that I might need a loom, but thats so the Hud works, which I dont have. I assume just stick it in and see if it works!

[Wayuk]

http://gary.purplepixie.org/sxoc/Digidash.pdf

Will this help?

[Carta]

Need loom, bugger! Some of the plugs are different and thats why you need a loom!

[Bahnstormer]

Slight hijack here, but would you mind geting a pic of one of the bulbs? A couple of mine have blown and I CBA to take the binnacle out to see what they are :wack:

[Carta]

Not a problem!

[martinbattye]

does yours work?? i had to fix mine. the vac flourescent driver board had gone bad

[martinbattye]

i believe there are alos wiring errors on that guide..

i.e not allowing dimming of dash to work.

[Carta]

Mine didn't fit as I need a loom to fit it, which is a
bugger as I got it all off and found that out!

[Bahnstormer]

does yours work?? i had to fix mine. the vac flourescent driver board had gone bad

Did you mean me? Mine's fine, it's a couple of bulbs in the rev counter that have blown :thumbs:

[mr_reepers13]

i want one!! never seen this before

[Bahnstormer]

There's one for sale on ebay right now http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-200sx-S13-RARE-Digital-Dash-Clocks-/130396383861?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5c3aea75

Dunno if it has the loom though. Also, only 400 ever made :confused:

EDIT - There are two versions of these, one will only display in KPH, the other is switchable between KPH and MPH, but I can't remember which is which. From what the ebay ad says, I think it must be the 180 clocks which are KPH only, and the 240 clocks that are switchable. Might be worth checking EBay US.

[BlazeSX]

i have them in my 180, which is kph only. Would a speed converter thing be able to make them mph??

[mr_reepers13]

There's one for sale on ebay right now http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-200sx-S13-RARE-Digital-Dash-Clocks-/130396383861?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5c3aea75

Dunno if it has the loom though. Also, only 400 ever made :confused:

EDIT - There are two versions of these, one will only display in KPH, the other is switchable between KPH and MPH, but I can't remember which is which. From what the ebay ad says, I think it must be the 180 clocks which are KPH only, and the 240 clocks that are switchable. Might be worth checking EBay US.


Yer saw that but starting bid if 110, I'll pass for now ;)

[redsx94!]

As for Reading in kph surely if you can't switch it you could put a resister in the speed wire to change it just like the normal clocks

[samoht]

Yes I think you can change the scale with a speedo converter. (it's slightly more complicated than a resistor as it blocks some of the pulses). But it'll still say 'kph' in the readout.

I guess the US market cars might also have been sold in Canada (kph), or perhaps just on the basis that people might drive from US to Canada, hence 240s being switchable.

[Carta]

Anyone got a loom for one?

[BlazeSX]

Yes I think you can change the scale with a speedo converter. (it's slightly more complicated than a resistor as it blocks some of the pulses). But it'll still say 'kph' in the readout.


Do you know how its done?

[T.J]

i'd say there is more than 400 sold with digital dashes i know of at least 3 around my area with digital dashes

[John Bennett]

i believe there are alos wiring errors on that guide..

i.e not allowing dimming of dash to work.

Well point them out then... :p

(I started updating it recently as it's ancient now and does have a few mistakes :o).

I was under the impression the digital speedo PCB does the dimming so unless you wire a toggle switch into that, you can't dim the dash lights (the conventional dimmer switch does nowt).

I never wired my digidash into my kouki 180, but from when I had it in my S13, the slow update rate pissed me off a bit (can't say the 125mph limit was such a pain), as did having to fix it twice.
It's also a bit more fussy about what waveforms you give it compared to a normal analogue speedo too (wouldn't suprise me if it didn't like certain speedo converters, although I've never tried any).