Dashes, Tachos and Gauges.

[shorty73]

What have most people done when replacing the stock tacho/dials? I am ripping mine out and reducing the wiring and wondered wether it's best to use the exsisting wires in the multi plug's or to run fresh wiring from the coil/senders. Any pic's would be a great help.

[agreen]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... light=dash

this looks cool dont know if it helps but thought it may do?

[shorty73]

Yeah that's the kind of thing I'm looking at building but with carbon fibre and Stack/SPA tacho and gauges. A few "Oh F**K" lights as well!winkeye

I really want to know if its best to use the feed from the ecu for the gauges or make a new loom. Getting to the point were I need to be getting on with it and hate grinding to a halt

[m-dtech]

SPA stuff can be configured for anything

[shorty73]

A fellow Linesman! Who do you work for?

[agreen]

i would (for eaise just use th orginal woring ie cut th multi plug off and then re use the orginall wires if it were me after all hey are all ready there and working so why rip them out and changing themn


ps whats wrong witht the standard dash ?

[m-dtech]

scottish power, where u about ?

[shorty73]

Nothing actually wrong with it but would just like some accurate stepper gauges and have no need for fuel, mpg or speedo. It's all just clutter that I can live without. A tacho and some shift lights and a warning of meltdown are all that's required!

[shorty73]

A lot further South! Essex. You been a Linesman long? I've just done 18 yrs. Work on the Hot Glove Team so pole climbing is a bit of a rarity

Coming up to the busy time of year....Lots of overtime eh?

[m-dtech]

im still an apprentice ! slowly getting my authorisations.

climb 8 poles in the first hour and last hour of each day at work ! kinda getting tired of it !!!!!!

i will be out of the training school in 4 weeks, just in time for xmas and new year shifts !!

[shorty73]

Stick with it fella. It's a good job and I wouldn't want to do much else (apart from racing cars!). Funny enough I've just got an application for an instructors job but think I might prefer it out in the field.

I drive the unimog for our team. Different handling than a 325i that's for sure.

I haven't climbed 8 poles this year! Working live line it's "Bucket or F**k it!"

We come up to Scotland whenever were needed for storm work. I'll give you a shout next time we go.

[m-dtech]

not many of the old timers are fit enough to climb 8 poles in one day

defo, give us a shout.

should bring the track car to knockhill, thats what im building mine for !

[shorty73]

I've always wanted have a go at knockhill. The Btcc and the Superbikes always look good there. I will try and get up there next year.

With all the HSE stuff and the no free climbing policy I reckon climbing will become almost obsolete in 10-15 years. Were mean't to use scaffold before spikes! No one does though!

[m-dtech]

HSE will want everyone wrapped up in rubber suits and bubble wrap in next 10-15 years !

scaffolding ?? im sure we have some somewhere in the depot.

ladders and mobile lifting equipment are used the most.

sadly im not going to be poles all that long, i will be off to play with pylons soon !

[shorty73]

Tower's eh? That's were the big money can be made. Never really done much other than tower rescue.

Check out how the Yanks do it. Must take some bottle the first time!

[m-dtech]

awesome "there is only 3 things ive ever been scared of"

1. Electricity
2. Heights
3. Women (oh and im married too !! )

quality !!