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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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RPD Unit substitute

From what I understand there's no way to get a RPD unit installed on your car if you don't already have one.

I've done a little research and it seems DashDaq is a good substitute, but is that the only one? I wouldn't think it would be... So what else is out there.

DashDaq seems good, but $550? Is that really a good price, is there cheaper ones out there somewhere that is just as good?

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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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Dash hawk was like $300.
Might be the same thing.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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You can put an RPD in but.......if your going to spend the money..... the dashdaq is in a whole different league capability wise. The dashdaq has many more options and features (Gps included ) compared to the RPD .... it just comes down to what you can spend cause the dashD is more expensive.

I'm not knocking the RPD ..... for what it costs as an option ...... it's a great display.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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I thought you couldn't do the RPD unit on a 2009 TC unless it was factory installed.

How much would it cost for a RPD installed on a TC without it?

Also, I don't know if you can find it cheaper, but from the dashdaq website it's $700 for GPS, and my phones GPS is just fine, so if I did go Dashdaq, I'd go for the one without GPS
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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theres a vid on youtube RPD conversion
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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Or just install a Aeroforce guage......just a thought.....
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Cherry GT
Dash hawk was like $300.
Might be the same thing.
I actually kept my superchips Cortex and use it like a dashhawk. It has the same capabilities as a dashhawk but with a smaller screen. It sit's between my tach and speedo nicely.

Come to think of it they are made by the same company so that has something to do with it .
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by vahdyx
I thought you couldn't do the RPD unit on a 2009 TC unless it was factory installed.

How much would it cost for a RPD installed on a TC without it?

Also, I don't know if you can find it cheaper, but from the dashdaq website it's $700 for GPS, and my phones GPS is just fine, so if I did go Dashdaq, I'd go for the one without GPS
Not correct. It can be installed easily. I've already done one conversion for a friend. If somebody brought me their car and the hardware, I'd have it done in less than an hour... for free.

Why pick one when you can have both? haha



I've since gotten all the wires hidden and Dashdaq parameters how I want them, so it looks a little different now.


Originally Posted by gotboost?17
theres a vid on youtube RPD conversion
That's us! I forgot we had that up on Youtube.

RPD Conversion: First Start

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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Is there somewhere you can pick up the RPD unit and all hardware for it new then? I'd really like to pick one of these up
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by meckel
Is there somewhere you can pick up the RPD unit and all hardware for it new then? I'd really like to pick one of these up
support

And Aeroforce looks pretty damn nice on the a-piller like that.

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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by vahdyx
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And Aeroforce looks pretty damn nice on the a-piller like that.

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