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[sykesy12]

hi all hope your well!!!
been looking around trying to find some non mini clocks basically just like the smaller smiths oil temp water temp and so on which get used quite regularly! i have a 92 copper with the 3 clock configuration and a crap after market dash or should i say i had as it was that bad i ripped the lot out over the weekend i want to replace it maby with a walnut dash but dont want standard clocks just want 2 in front of driver (speedo and revs) then 3 aux clocks in the centre (oil pressure water temp and fuel) and obvz all to be the same but cant seem to find all the gauges the same make/style!!

p.s having savage switches instead of the head unit and putting the head unit in the lower rail! what do you all think!

help much appreciated as always!!

also these are the clocks im talking about!!!

[surfblue63]

Try here, they do the full range of Smiths gauges. Search Smiths Gauges for other suppliers to get the best price.

http://www.merlinmot..._271/index.html

[sykesy12]

ahhhhhh! so they do thanks for that now has anyone changed the mechanical speedo to a electrical 1? is it possible?

[surfblue63]

To fit the electrical speedo you will need a pulse sensor

http://www.merlinmot...oduct_info.html

[sykesy12]

is it worth it? everything I seem to pick for this dash is a fortune!! speedo around £160 revs £140 3 smaller clocks at £50-£70 5x savage switches at £16 each!! walnut dash itself! at this rate dash would be worth more than the bloody car!

[surfblue63]

I don't know if you've seen my dash before, but I've got a W&P walnut job. I put some Smits magnolia gauges in, used the original black faced gauges with magnolia face from Mini Spares. To make the speedo/tacho/fuel and temp gauges match the Smiths gauges I painted the needles on the original gauges black to match.

Edited by surfblue63, 16 May 2012 - 03:52 PM.

[sykesy12]

yes mate that looks excellent!! now the only problem with that for me is I want only 2 clocks infront of me speed and revs and I want them to sit flush with the dash and not be set back as they are when using standard clocks! if you no what I mean! also I've noticed on your dash it has like a plate in the middle is this for the head unit? can you buy a dash with nothing there? or does this come on every make dash???
thanks again

[surfblue63]

Yes the plate is for a head unit, but I didn't use it.
No idea if it is the same for all after market dashes.