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Most of all...forget what others say...go with YOUR instincts. That's all that really matters.
To each his own... opinions and arse holes...
One thing to consider - daytime readability. Ever own a car with a digital dash? I have. Daytime readability WAS IMPOSSIBLE if the light was at the wrong angle. The LEDs difficult to read because they get washed out from the ambient light.
Also another thing to consider - at a glance data processing (your brain). You can glance at an analog gauge and immediately know that systems are a-ok. Not so with a digital dash. Your brain works differently when it reads numbers, and takes additional time to process the information. Just another thing to point out.
In all, if digital is your thing, go for it. But it is hard to read and dates the car.
That's why you don't see any professional race cars with digital gauges and why Detroit has moved away from using them too. Digitals are harder to read and your brain can't process the data as quickly as with an analog gauge.
There are rules about vendor-bashing on this forum so I won't go that direction but a suggestion would be to call some of professional gauge shops out there and ask them about the quality and reliability issues of the Cyberdyne setup. I've talked to a few of them and t's a topic that comes-up every now and then.
When I bought my Nova it already had the Dakota setup. I always thought that they were cool but would have prefered something like the analog dash shown a couple of replies above. I will say though, that I do like the dash and I have the trans selector hooked up now. Used their nuetral safety switch setup / backup light setup and also installed their LED stop lights........they do make a good product.
I love how clean your interior layout is. The gauges look really nice. Not too over the top. Period correct on first glance but when you spot them you appreciate the thought that went into.
In all, if digital is your thing, go for it. But it is hard to read and dates the car.
Its a 66 its already dated, and as far as data processing, these are cars, not airplanes, some of us scan our gauges all the time, and for those of us that do, numbers should process fast, or at least they do for me.
Its a 66 its already dated, and as far as data processing, these are cars, not airplanes, some of us scan our gauges all the time, and for those of us that do, numbers should process fast, or at least they do for me.
I think when they say "dated" they mean that it gives the car a "restoed 10 years ago" look.
If the OP likes that look then I say go for it. It's your car, do what you think looks best and pleases YOUR eye.
To each his own... opinions and arse holes...
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In all, if digital is your thing, go for it. But it is hard to read and dates the car.
Let's see...digital "dates" the car vs. the "current" pro-touring look that requires rims and tires so disproportionally large they look as though they came off a covered wagon.
Thanks, but no thanks ...I'll take digital.
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In the end i think its what you like best not us...
i have used all three and they all work fine, digital is nice for street, covans is nice for the track, and the orginal dash is nice if you like original.
Anyway good work on your build...
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not a fan of digital either
JMO!
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