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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:14 AM
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digital gauge cluster?

anyone know if there is a digital gauge cluster for the cobalt? ive done some searching and cant find any info on one.
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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like a civic si?
i doubt it
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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yea something like it.
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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No there isn't. It would take a lot of programming to get one to work. It would have to be completely custom made. Technically you could do it by building a carPC and putting the screen where the cluster is and running HPTuners. I believe there is a part of HP tuners that digitally displays "gauges"
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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actually not so hard to accomplish. 07+ cobalts can poll OBD data MUCH faster than previous Cobalts and older GM's in general.

OBD interface module fed into a carPC and then simply polled via an application will do the job perfect. Not hard at all.

Without a carPC, it'd be more difficult. :-P

could build a OBD/CAN interface mini-box and push that data to a monitor.

i personally like the PC route. a lot less guess work.

i've been on the hunt for a while for a new non-touch screen for use in the gauge cluster as an overlay. i'm unsure if i'll do this before I switch to more of a distributed carPC model. but I can tell you I've hooked the obd module up and had my carPC polling like mad on the main center monitor just fine.
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Forget honda's digital speedo. New range rovers, and mercedes have a digital screen. Like it's just an LCD screen in the dash no gauges and it shows the speedo and tach. Possibly other stuff, but I don't play around with other peoples cars. But it's freakin awesome. Reminds me of a glass cockpit like in planes. If I could take the gauges out and replace with an lcd screen to display all the gauges I so would.
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