ROTTI'S VAN - BOOHAG

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey guys, just looking at the speed hut gauges, and they look ok and simple to install. BUT, i just wonder how reliable the GPS part really is, here's why. I have three speedos in my landcruiser, dash, headunit, and gps speed alert, and i know that when you hit an area where the satelites are blocked or weak, there is a difference between all 3 speedos for a short time, till the units find the satelites again, not something you want dropping out while driving.
I got caught by a radar the other day doing 15 over, the cop showed me the speed on the gun, and he gave me a warning and let me off. I went home and downloaded my camera footage, and yep i was over and i could hear the audio on the camera, speed alert gave me the wrong speed in that zone when the satelite dropped out. Mind you i should of known seeings how i drive that road offen, 3 speed changes in less than 500m. BUGA

So what do you think about the gps speedo.

george

[BusyKiwi]

We aren't allowed to us the GPS speedo here in NZ, they reckon they don't work in tunnels (we hardly have any) and they give false readings in bad rainy/stormy weather.

I was going to get the speed hut gauges for mine, am still thinking of getting them but electronic instead of GPS version

[taggraphx]

I was looking at the GPS speedos a while ago but there is nothing that is ADR approved, so I got a generic digital one with a ADR approved certificate, picks up the speed from a magnetic sensor mounted on your drive line, very simple and easy to fit, around $180, also has fuel, bat, turn, h/l beam and lots of other stuff

 

[Bedfordcrazy]

hey taggraphx, do you have  pics of your digital dash. I prefer a hard wired system, so to speak.

george

[Gordon]

Hey Rotti, good progress mate. She is coming together nicely.

[rumax]

Yea, Rotti, well done. definite progress & looking good.

As for the speedo, I would not rely only on a GPS unit. Think about it, they measure the distance from a point WAY UP.
Fantastic if the earth was FLAT (only transit drivers believe that), but will be wrong going up or down hill
as they effectively measure the straight line difference.

But each to their own. I use mine as a reminder on speed and love the map directions.
Favourite is turn around when possible.......

Cheers
Russell

[taggraphx]

Hi George this is the dash that will be going into my van, it can be calibrated to suit any size wheels, its not very big , but it is legal
model number is ACE 3969, got it of flea bay

Cheers
Graham

[Marishka]

Yeah standard beddy dashes suck,
I hate them now, lol

[Rotti]

Thanks for the comments!
As for the GPS gauges, i have 2 other cars, one is 6klms out at 60kph & the other is 7 out. So i am constantly using my iphone app 'speedbox' its awesome, works spot on unless thru a tunnel, so i just cruise a bit slower than the other cars.
I have decided to go the veethree as it looks a bit more standard, and are coming from nz, so a bit quicker as well. the speedhut speedo has GPS written on it so not very incognito.......
just finished the turret today, so the whole roof & turret is ready for paint, bonnets painted, will start on the rear doors next....should be fun!

[Marishka]

Sounds like its getting close to the finnishing line Rotti,
It will be a cool van when ite finnished