BG LCD Dash - Fitted

ROB-80E · 03-10-2007, 11:05 AM

With the many questions that were asked in the For Sale section about these clusters, i thought i may as well post this up.

The dash IS a direct bolt in. However, there is a "DOOR" light in the dash, this will not work. Otherwise all the main functions are as per normal. As for anyone worried about weight reduction in their car, forget this mod!! hehehe, they are a considerable amount heavier compared to the factory dial setup, due to the amount of extra circuitry inside. But otherwise, looks great i think.

Ofcourse, me being me though, couldn't keep it factory. The above pic shows your normal "daylight" illuminatioin. At night when you turn your lights on, the dash would then light up the standard green colour thats in all the BG dash's...but me, I couldnt keep it like that!!

Here's my modded night time illiumination.

Oh, just so you know, the dash has a dimmer override button on it too, meaning that you can have the normal daylight lighting, even when you have your headlights turned on.

The other cool thing about this dash that took me by surprise is that the speed readout changes colour when you go over 100km/h. It changes to orange (day or night). This can get a little bit annoying if the speed limit is 100 and your hovering just above or below and the colour is constantly changing. so I just set the cruise to a little bit higher and all is sweet.

Here's a pic of the change in colour that I got with my mobile phone. Note, this pic was taken before I fixed the hot spots caused by the LED's.

bourbon · 03-10-2007, 11:21 AM

thats hot and i love it!!! how much are these clusters and where do you get them from...

ROB-80E · 03-10-2007, 11:27 AM

Cheers mate, I got mine through Ross (GTXWGN). He managed to score only 2 on his last trip to NZ and he sells them for $250. As far as I'm aware, they both sold.

bourbon · 03-10-2007, 11:35 AM

yeah i no nate got the other one...

newman · 03-10-2007, 02:59 PM

these are more rare than hens teeth and blue moons multipled together!

looks nice rob. Surely you can overide the > 100km/h light change though

Also, is the trip meter digital but the odometer still analouge? weird... and what happends if you rev past 8000 :P

bourbon · 03-10-2007, 03:04 PM

same as a normal cluster???

hahha nothing....anything past 8,000 you wouldnt be able to read anyway....get another tacho if you need to go higher... if someone finds another one around the $250 mark i would definatly think about grabbing one...

RedLineResident · 03-10-2007, 03:23 PM

looks awesom, love the shift light (if thats what it is).

89sp1.8 · 03-10-2007, 07:25 PM

nice one looks good.like wat u have done with it.

project.r.racing · 03-10-2007, 09:03 PM

well that's very stars wars

rodhog · 04-10-2007, 04:00 AM

Nice one Rob.

I've seen a few for my Mx-6 alsmot the same very comon in Canada and Us well more common then here or Japan.

Funy thing I always remember people claiming oh ther are all sensitive is something goes wrong etc.

I've seen less problems on the late 80's or mid 80's Jap displays then the new Euro or Jap car makers current setups. Especially thses new So called German cars built in Well all over the place. Think VW golfs along them lines not common but more common then the Jap stuff.

The door light is weird.

oh does it have ABS section as well? or until area

GTXWGN · 04-10-2007, 07:19 PM

**** they look far better than i thought , glad it works i didnt getto test any of them!

zappy65 · 04-10-2007, 08:46 PM

at least you wont get the bouncy speedo needle...unless the numbers go back and fourth!...hehehe:P

bourbon · 05-10-2007, 09:06 AM

the bouncy speedo needle is cause of plastic gears wearing out

ROB-80E · 07-10-2007, 10:22 AM

a bouncey needle 9 times out of 10 in our cars is caused by a faulty speedo cable. Basically the lube inside the cable starts to gum up.

But, with the LCD display, the readout isn't exactly what you'd call fast responce...so the effect of a sticky cable wouldn't be as great. Although if the needle was bouncing really bad, then yes, the numbers displayed will cycle and not hold a constant speed.

rodhog · 09-10-2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROB-80E

a bouncey needle 9 times out of 10 in our cars is caused by a faulty speedo cable. Basically the lube inside the cable starts to gum up.

But, with the LCD display, the readout isn't exactly what you'd call fast responce...so the effect of a sticky cable wouldn't be as great. Although if the needle was bouncing really bad, then yes, the numbers displayed will cycle and not hold a constant speed.

that's very true., it also leads to a borken speedo calbe. Usually if it's two peice the shorter bit.

seemed to hit both my mazd'as at 110,000km's but recnelty got bouncing speedo again Can't decide to put on new ones for just wait for it.

Oh but you can relube them. With what depends. I used graphite grease and 2 bar of compressed air on lazer cable and same thing on a old WB ute.
both cars never came back - both probelry scrap now.

If you can pull the whole thing out a number of different lubes out there.

hofeher323f · 14-10-2007, 10:20 PM

How much is it?

Nate · 16-10-2007, 04:47 PM

yeah i have mine in as well and couldnt be happier ... these things are nuts ... i htink they only go too 180 compared to 240 on the aus spec ones

GISS-90BG · 16-10-2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate

yeah i have mine in as well and couldnt be happier ... these things are nuts ... i htink they only go too 180 compared to 240 on the aus spec ones

Fair play to you if you're getting to 180.

[Mr Mazda 323] · 16-10-2007, 07:08 PM

That pretty clean, i likey!

323bg · 16-10-2007, 08:50 PM

i like your gauge cluster. is it possible for me to buy that same digi gauge? any websites or email for the supplier/shops? so that we can place order?

03-10-2007, 11:05 AM	#1
ROB-80E Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE QLD, Australia Car: Turbo BG Astina Posts: 792 View Photos By: ROB-80E	BG LCD Dash - Fitted With the many questions that were asked in the For Sale section about these clusters, i thought i may as well post this up. The dash IS a direct bolt in. However, there is a "DOOR" light in the dash, this will not work. Otherwise all the main functions are as per normal. As for anyone worried about weight reduction in their car, forget this mod!! hehehe, they are a considerable amount heavier compared to the factory dial setup, due to the amount of extra circuitry inside. But otherwise, looks great i think. Ofcourse, me being me though, couldn't keep it factory. The above pic shows your normal "daylight" illuminatioin. At night when you turn your lights on, the dash would then light up the standard green colour thats in all the BG dash's...but me, I couldnt keep it like that!! Here's my modded night time illiumination. Oh, just so you know, the dash has a dimmer override button on it too, meaning that you can have the normal daylight lighting, even when you have your headlights turned on. The other cool thing about this dash that took me by surprise is that the speed readout changes colour when you go over 100km/h. It changes to orange (day or night). This can get a little bit annoying if the speed limit is 100 and your hovering just above or below and the colour is constantly changing. so I just set the cruise to a little bit higher and all is sweet. Here's a pic of the change in colour that I got with my mobile phone. Note, this pic was taken before I fixed the hot spots caused by the LED's. __________________ BG Astina + GTR conversion + Microtech ECU + FMIC + 3" pipes and Exhaust x 21psi boost = 12.168 to the power of 326whp

03-10-2007, 11:21 AM	#2
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	thats hot and i love it!!! how much are these clusters and where do you get them from... __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

03-10-2007, 11:27 AM	#3
ROB-80E Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE QLD, Australia Car: Turbo BG Astina Posts: 792 View Photos By: ROB-80E	Cheers mate, I got mine through Ross (GTXWGN). He managed to score only 2 on his last trip to NZ and he sells them for $250. As far as I'm aware, they both sold. __________________ BG Astina + GTR conversion + Microtech ECU + FMIC + 3" pipes and Exhaust x 21psi boost = 12.168 to the power of 326whp

03-10-2007, 11:35 AM	#4
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	yeah i no nate got the other one... __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

03-10-2007, 03:04 PM	#6
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	same as a normal cluster??? hahha nothing....anything past 8,000 you wouldnt be able to read anyway....get another tacho if you need to go higher... if someone finds another one around the $250 mark i would definatly think about grabbing one... __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

03-10-2007, 02:59 PM	#5
newman Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Car: KF Laser fwd BPT Posts: 707	these are more rare than hens teeth and blue moons multipled together! looks nice rob. Surely you can overide the > 100km/h light change though Also, is the trip meter digital but the odometer still analouge? weird... and what happends if you rev past 8000 :P

03-10-2007, 03:23 PM	#7
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	looks awesom, love the shift light (if thats what it is). __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

03-10-2007, 07:25 PM	#8
89sp1.8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brisbane Car: bg astina Posts: 1,186	nice one looks good.like wat u have done with it.

03-10-2007, 09:03 PM	#9
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	well that's very stars wars

04-10-2007, 04:00 AM	#10
rodhog Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney Lakemba Car: mx-6 626 Gs300 Maz2 was 95 KF BA-HT Posts: 2,024 View Photos By: rodhog	Nice one Rob. I've seen a few for my Mx-6 alsmot the same very comon in Canada and Us well more common then here or Japan. Funy thing I always remember people claiming oh ther are all sensitive is something goes wrong etc. I've seen less problems on the late 80's or mid 80's Jap displays then the new Euro or Jap car makers current setups. Especially thses new So called German cars built in Well all over the place. Think VW golfs along them lines not common but more common then the Jap stuff. The door light is weird. oh does it have ABS section as well? or until area

04-10-2007, 07:19 PM	#11
GTXWGN Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: brisbane - daisy hill Car: tree two tree Posts: 119	**** they look far better than i thought , glad it works i didnt getto test any of them! __________________ BPT 323 BF wagon.

04-10-2007, 08:46 PM	#12
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	at least you wont get the bouncy speedo needle...unless the numbers go back and fourth!...hehehe:P __________________ Today you will die and then you will know what it feels like to live... Straights Are For Fast Cars, Corners Are For Fast Drivers: Colin McRae Visit My Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=319 Come see my deviantness....hehe http://dawnblade.deviantart.com/

05-10-2007, 09:06 AM	#13
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	the bouncy speedo needle is cause of plastic gears wearing out __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

07-10-2007, 10:22 AM	#14
ROB-80E Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE QLD, Australia Car: Turbo BG Astina Posts: 792 View Photos By: ROB-80E	a bouncey needle 9 times out of 10 in our cars is caused by a faulty speedo cable. Basically the lube inside the cable starts to gum up. But, with the LCD display, the readout isn't exactly what you'd call fast responce...so the effect of a sticky cable wouldn't be as great. Although if the needle was bouncing really bad, then yes, the numbers displayed will cycle and not hold a constant speed. __________________ BG Astina + GTR conversion + Microtech ECU + FMIC + 3" pipes and Exhaust x 21psi boost = 12.168 to the power of 326whp

14-10-2007, 10:20 PM	#16
hofeher323f Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hungary Car: mazda 323f bg Posts: 1	How much is it?

16-10-2007, 04:47 PM	#17
Nate Pandaspeed Racing Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisney Land Car: BG SP Posts: 4,170 View Photos By: Nate	yeah i have mine in as well and couldnt be happier ... these things are nuts ... i htink they only go too 180 compared to 240 on the aus spec ones __________________ Life would be straight without twisties STOCK AS A ROCKET! •motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to me. I accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities I THINK I AM N2!

16-10-2007, 07:08 PM	#19
[Mr Mazda 323] Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sydney's Hills District, New South Wales, Australia Car: Mazda 323 Astina Posts: 102 View Photos By: [Mr Mazda 323]	That pretty clean, i likey! __________________ 1991 Mazda 323 Astina - RIP =]

16-10-2007, 08:50 PM	#20
323bg Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Philippines Car: mazda Posts: 7 View Photos By: 323bg	i like your gauge cluster. is it possible for me to buy that same digi gauge? any websites or email for the supplier/shops? so that we can place order? __________________ www.protegetech.org