dpw21562

Anyone know where I can get a Dakota Digital dash installed in my "80" on Maryland? ? ?

MakoShark77

I don't thinnk Dakota Digital offers dash components for C3's yet.

MIKE80

They are coming out with the later C3 VHX series soon.

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd879.htm

It should not be too difficult of an install. Check with a local corvette club if you don't want to take on the install.

rogman16

Custom Image Corvettes (Josh) is selling the new VHX series... Try contacting Josh and I'm pretty sure he'll be able to get the digital gauges if offered by DD...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/CUSTO...S/272315759556

Rogman

MrJlr

Ouch......$1500.......

CWerner

I bought the first production unit they made for my 72 coupe, through Josh. They look real cool. I'll post pics once I get them installed.

finallygotit

I plan on installing this in my 80

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd189.htm

$1200

I am also going to explore modifying the center console to house a tablet

Still a ways off but its good to have a plan.

MIKE80

You might want to make sure that you like the digital before springing for them. I pulled my stock speedo for an Autometer digital speedo/ tach combo. The digital looks cool, but I definitely like reading the analog gauges better, especially at a glance the analogs are much easier to read.

dpw21562

I giveup ----- mine is for sale.

bozzman3

Whats wrong? I am sure we can help.What system did you buy?

dpw21562

Way too much wiring.

lionelhutz

Those VHX systems are way easier to wire compared to using individual gauges to make a custom cluster. I've been looking at a VHX system to put in my 65 Impala and I can tell just looking through the info that it's be WAY easier to wire than individual gauges by the time I try to also put new indicator lights into the dash as well. For example, individual gauges require terminating 6 light wires and 6 ground wires just to get them to light up. The DD unit you just screw a dash light wire into the terminal block.

Most of the wires should just come from the wiring harness that goes to the original dash cluster. Then, add the sensors which run directly and the few extra wires you may need.

bozzman3

How much and which gauge set is it?

donnie1956

Bought this kit from the op. After wiring my Holley ECU harness this looks like a piece of cake. I am now thinking of adding the digital AC control for my Vintage Air to match. Hope to start posting a few pictures next week.

Dirk76

What are you planing with the tablet?

donnie1956

Dash is finished with all gauges working. Speedo set up and gear indicator is working. May have a battery drain or a bad battery. Have had the battery on a trickle charger the last few days and the gauge reads 11.5 volts, when I start it has 13.4. Going to load test the battery later this week.

lionelhutz

Looking good. I got the VHX system installed in the Impala. I'm really liking these new analog gauge systems Dakota Digital is building. The control module wires the same except it uses a CAT5 cable to connect the cluster.

I'm running the speedo and tach from the PCM in the car so I jacked it up and ran the speedo calibration counter up to 4000 counts to match the gauges to the internal PCM speed. I checked with a GPS and the speed was high by barely 1kph so close enough for me. In the future if I change tires or anything else I'll just update the PCM programming and the trans shifting and speedo will both be corrected.

donnie1956