[DML] Re: Digital Dashboards

[Ann & Ed Thompson <RappaRivaRat@xxxx>]

> I would assume that if there were enough interest on the list we may
> be able to get some sort of a discount (at least off of the
> engineering/design side).


I'm sorry, but I cannot imagine why anyone would want to convert from
a reliable and aesthetically pleasing analog dash. If the car came with
a digital dash in the first place, I can assure you that I would be
the first in line to purchase an analog conversion if one were to be
made available. This has nothing to do with keeping the car "pure".
It has everything to do with reliability and aesthetics. As to the
question of accuracy, who cares if the temperature reads 180 degrees
or EXACTLY 181 degrees? Or if you are going EXACTLY 61 MPH instead of
an indicated 60 MPH? I can speak from some degree of experience
having owned a 1984 Corvette almost as long as I have owned my 1981
DeLorean (Since 1982). I have had a variety of problems with the
digital dash on the Corvette almost since day one, including a $500
badly needed total rebuild. I have never had a problem with the D's
analog dash. If I could get my hands on an analog dash for my Vette,
I would have converted it long ago. Do you have any idea which
technology is used on the C-5 Vettes? It ain't digital! GM dropped
the digital dash technology in favor of analog years ago, especially
in the high end cars. Other manufacturers may have done the same 
thing. I don't think any of the exotic high performance European
sports cars ever did use a digital dash. BTW, after market vendors
offer a plug-and-play digital dash conversion for C-3 Corvettes.
They don't sell many.

Ed Thompson (#6419)