Larger Scan Gauge or Ultra Gauge display
Is it just me? I need readers to be able to read my ScanGauge II which is a pain in the a$$. The Ultra Gauge doesn’t look much better.
Is there any options to export the info to a larger screen? Or should I just get an OBD2 adaptor and an iPad mini or ??? What have others done? |
My Ultragauge screen is fading and barely visible, let alone legible.
I purchased an LG G-max 8" tablet quite a long time ago for $40 with the intent to use as an OBDII reader display. It worked out very well and I had all sorts of gauges for the Prius loaded. Was neat to see exactly what temperature the engine would shut off, for instance. I still have it, but now that I rarely drive, sold the Prius, and have a company vehicle with free fuel, I never use it. That said, I did just get Grandfather's truck going and am curious to see what I can learn from monitoring various parameters on it. Interested to see what kind of fuel economy I can get once I burn through the remainder of the 5 year old fuel. My tablet is secured with adhesive velcro. Since the Prius had no gauges in the traditional spot behind the steering wheel, I just placed it there. Most vehicles would be tricky to find a spot to mount a tablet in a spot that doesn't block your view of anything, but also not too far from the windshield. |
Round 3 1/2" or 5" displays?
Exotic Round Displays and How to Use Them How much is an iPad? reTerminal is $195 list price. Quote:
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The advantage of an iPad mini or even a plus size smart phone is I can then just purchase the Ultragauge Blue and use Bluetooth. The other screens would need programming, etc, which I wish I could do but I can’t.
I see used 16gb iPad minis for $100 on Craigslist. |
I'd love to have a tablet or a PC full of neat instrument readouts since I'm an unrepentant gauge freak and have installed them on every vehicle I've ever owned. (I even put a Stewart Warner mechanical oil temperature gauge in the oil drain hole of an air-cooled lawnmower a few decades ago. BTW, the temps on that air-cooled Yazoo only got to around 200F or so IIRC; cooler than I thought they would be. But I digress...)
Although I've got a Scangauge in my Mazda3 because it gives me four gauges in a tiny space that I found a place for, and a couple of electric gauges that give me the oil pressure and oil temperature that I had to stick way down at the very bottom of the dash, I can't imagine trying to shoehorn a large computer screen somewhere in that small cockpit. To help me read gauges with small numbers at my advanced age, I bought bifocal sunglasses with 1.5x inserts to enable sharp vision on sunny days. For overcast or nighttime driving and also for computer screens at home, I use a quality 1.5x monocle that works out very well for me since I hate to wear glasses for hours on end and create those big red dents on my substantial nose: https://www.nearsights.com/ |
I’m kinda the opposite. I have one gauge in my car. One. And it a fuel gauge. That’s why I’d like a bigger screen on a multi gauge.
The gas gauge is on the center console so where a gauge cluster would normally be is wide open area to mount a screen. |
In your case, I'd fill that empty console space with a computer screen full of gauges. They will reward you with lots of delicious mechanical information about your car as you go about your way! :-)
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How big it the space? Round or rectangular?
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