anyone using a different colored display? show it off! - Page 3 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

wagonman76 · 01-23-2009, 12:57 PM

Very cool, looks great!

americasfuture2k · 01-23-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally posted by americasfuture2k, PFF ( building a MPG monitor for OBD 1 - Pennock's Fiero Forum ):

daytime pics!!!

full brightness, instant MPG BIG

LEDs off, instant MPG BIG

the ideal place of where it is going to go, full brightness, BIG instant MPG

the ideal place of where it is going to go, LEDs off, BIG instant MPG

ideal place with small lettering, instant MPG / speed / current MPG / distance, full brightness

ideal place with small lettering, instant MPG / speed / current MPG / distance, LEDs off

so its looking like no matter what, it is going to be visible. and in that location, it is going to be very visible and noticeable at a glance! :thumbsup:

woot....

McTimson · 01-23-2009, 07:48 PM

That looks awesome! I definitely have to get a negative LCD now.

americasfuture2k · 01-23-2009, 07:53 PM

glade i could inspire a few to go with a screen they prefer rather than what came with the kit.

anybod want a 16x2 green LCD....? 5 bux. still in package

dcb · 01-23-2009, 08:11 PM

You can always donate it

The red is nice looking, but the yellow-green ones are hard to beat for readability in all light conditions.

americasfuture2k · 01-23-2009, 08:13 PM

hehe i could. donate it to science! once i get the car going, and that will be around summer time, we will see how well the readability is. ill post about it of course.

fx57 · 01-29-2009, 03:15 AM

I like the negative look too. Looks a lot better at night.

Here's mine. The tank values are in blue, the current values in yellow, and the instant values in white.

I still have to install it to see how it looks in the car. The MPGuino will be hidden, with the external display mounted in the spot for the clock and the mirror DPAD controlling the MPGuino (my car has no clock or power mirrors). I'll post pictures when I get it in.

americasfuture2k · 01-29-2009, 07:01 AM

very nice looking screen!

Nevyn · 01-29-2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fx57

I like the negative look too. Looks a lot better at night.

Here's mine. The tank values are in blue, the current values in yellow, and the instant values in white.

I still have to install it to see how it looks in the car. The MPGuino will be hidden, with the external display mounted in the spot for the clock and the mirror DPAD controlling the MPGuino (my car has no clock or power mirrors). I'll post pictures when I get it in.

Is that an OLED screen? Where'd you grep it from? Displaying temperature too?

wagonman76 · 01-29-2009, 12:56 PM

Thats cool with the Fiero, with a similar colored enclosure it would blend in well. Tucked nicely out of the way but still right in front of you. Doesnt look very bright, probably because of the camera flash, but I can tell it is bright because of the glow on the side of the gauge pod.

I like that multi-info screen. Looks a bit beyond my scope of electronics.