Glen H Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Looks like im going to have to pay full price Now I never would have thought I'd hear that from you John Quote
RichB Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Ah, if your buying one of them, then yes the plug and play loom is worth every penny, that or you'll spend hours b*******ing around with resistor trying to get the sensors to match. Not necessarily hours .....I can confirm that the WF modified loom uses 910ohm pullup resistors to the 5v regulated supply for all the sensors, so this can easily be replicated if you just get the standard RT loom, and then use the WF characterisation. Quote
j30fos Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 Looks like im going to have to pay full price Now I never would have thought I'd hear that from you John Glen, this saab build has cost me a lot more than I thought. im breaking into my second tenner ( I WISH ) Get the car back on saturday, so its over to me then Quote
scooby Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 They dont look cheap in the black finish. The white one on the website does look a bit pants but the story changes when you get the real thing. I've had a AIM Strada before my DIGIDASH 2. For the money and what use day to day the DD2 wins hands downs. Quote
Martin Keene Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Ah, if your buying one of them, then yes the plug and play loom is worth every penny, that or you'll spend hours b*******ing around with resistor trying to get the sensors to match. Not necessarily hours .....I can confirm that the WF modified loom uses 910ohm pullup resistors to the 5v regulated supply for all the sensors, so this can easily be replicated if you just get the standard RT loom, and then use the WF characterisation. But why should you need to worry about it at all? An ETB Digi Dash 2 costs £375 plus vat and postage, £450 allowing a £10 for postage, and includes all the following sensors: Speed Sensor Coolant Temperature Sensor 1/8”NPTF Oil Temperature Sensor 1/8”NPTF Oil Pressure Sensor 1/8”NPTF Fuel Level Sensor As well as all the assciated wiring, manuals, cds, etc. A Race Technology Dash 2 costs £500 plus vat and postage, £598 allowing a tenner for postage, and has no sensors at all. If I'd spent £600 on a dash and found out I'd got to p**s around with resistors to get my existing sensors to work, I'd be more than slightly miffed... Quote
j30fos Posted February 7, 2008 Author Posted February 7, 2008 race tech 2 dashes are £470 inc VAT, looks like im ordering mine tomorrow. Quote
Martin Keene Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 That price came from their website. Quote
cidersurfer Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 race tech 2 dashes are £470 inc VAT, looks like im ordering mine tomorrow. Don't forget you'll need buttons... Quote
RichB Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 An ETB Digi Dash 2 costs £375 plus vat and postage, £450 allowing a £10 for postage, and includes all the following sensors:Speed Sensor Coolant Temperature Sensor 1/8”NPTF Oil Temperature Sensor 1/8”NPTF Oil Pressure Sensor 1/8”NPTF Fuel Level Sensor As well as all the assciated wiring, manuals, cds, etc. A Race Technology Dash 2 costs £500 plus vat and postage, £598 allowing a tenner for postage, and has no sensors at all. If I'd spent £600 on a dash and found out I'd got to p**s around with resistors to get my existing sensors to work, I'd be more than slightly miffed... I'm not trying to compare them, they both look like great products. I'm just trying to help John by pointing out that if you're happy with a bit of basic wiring (as I am) then you can save the cost of the WF customised loom. Quote
westfieldz Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 hi mate i have a westfield sei with 1.8 zetec. after having problems with my gauges i decided to purchase a digi dash2 from etb instruments. i know s**t about electrics sensors etc but this was so easy to set up and john at etb was so helpful. top item. getting shot of all my gauges looks much better and it does so much for an dash at that price. they are on special at the moment. i went for the gps upgrade and worth it. sensor were easy to fit oil temp, oil pressure, collant temp, rpm, speed, gear shift, fuel, trip, timer and the list goes on. having looked at all the others they do not compare. it took me 4 hours to install and set up. i hope this message helps and no i am not on comission. its just a brill dash. john Quote
westfieldz Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 oh year may look cheap and crap in mags and on iternet but its a nice looking bit of kit. was surprised. Quote
j30fos Posted February 9, 2008 Author Posted February 9, 2008 Hi Westfieldz, in after the race tech dash 2, forgot there was a digidash2 cheers anyway Quote
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