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Mar 7, 2003 | 09:53 PM

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Digital dash?

Hi. I'm a newbie and am not completely familiar with the ins and outs of this forum so if I'm asking a question that has already been then please redirect me, or forgive me :leaving:

Anyway, I noticed my '84 has digital dash. Is this a feature in all c4's? What are the good things/bad things about it?

Thanks!

Mar 7, 2003 | 10:05 PM

Nathan Plemons

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Re: Digital dash? (Scribble)

The digital dash ran until 1990 when C4's recieved an interior redesign that included a mix of analog and digital instrumentation. The drawback to the all digital cluster is that it's not fast enough and it's very costly to repair if it breaks.

The new cluster looks like this

ZR-1's had an 8000 rpm tach and in 95 they switched to white lettering with a slightly different scale on some of the analog gauges. :cheers:

BTW, welcome to the forum.

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Mar 7, 2003 | 10:17 PM

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Re: Digital dash? (Scribble)

Wow, thank you. Very informative.

That "new cluster" is the one in the '90s and on? or in the new c5/6?

Mar 7, 2003 | 10:25 PM

Nathan Plemons

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Re: Digital dash? (Scribble)

90-96

The C5's which started in 97 returned to all analog instrumentation and a completely different interior because they truly are a completely different platform.

Mar 7, 2003 | 10:26 PM

Gixxer

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Re: Digital dash? (Scribble)

The digital was 84-89 and the one in the picture is 90-96. 97 was the C5 and the whole car changed so the interior is allot different.

Mar 7, 2003 | 10:27 PM

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Re: Digital dash? (Scribble)

The C5 has a different cluster, it has Analog dash, but it has a small digital readout along the bottom of the dash board, this looks like a dot matrix LED
sign. The C4 used LCD, which is sometimes hard to see in bright light

Picture of C5 Dash
http://home.mindspring.com/~mejones/...te/c5/dash.jpg

Mar 8, 2003 | 02:25 AM

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Re: Digital dash? (Vampyre)

The C5 also has a cool digital HUD (Heads up display) that projects on the windsheilds, and even focuses to infinity so you're eyes dont have to readjust.

This is the early C4 "star wars" dash. Much more impressive in person IMO.