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Making Puma gauges work inside of a V8
Hi all,

I saw this topic by someone named V8Simon on this forum, which talks about an issue which I'm currently facing myself.

I've got a project Defender 110, from '84 with a 3.9 V8 5-spd out of a Discovery, which I'd like to have with a Puma style dashboard and cluster. I've managed the dashboard part, but I'm wondering how for example he, but also Ministry of Defender get their Puma-gauges to work with the 14CUX 3.9 V8.

Does anyone know how this is usually achieved?

Topic for reference: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59874.html
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NickMc



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Martin who owns this forum makes a dash controller Thumbs Up

https://fnltd.co.uk/shop/puma-tdci-gauges-...s-c18.html
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Unfortunately I've already contacted them a while ago.

I have a gauge out of a Range Rover (extended CAN Bus IDs) and the controller does not work for those gauges.

I understand that is likely where the problem lies, but ideal situation I'd just use those dials.
Sorry, forgot to mention this before.
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Seems like the simple thing to do would to be use the puma cluster.
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Its not a Puma dash Nick but a copy-ish product. I don't think it's designed to use a puma gauge binnacle.
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As above, I do a controller to run Puma clusters (which is how the original question was phrased).

The D3/RRS clusters are different, and i don’t do a controller for them.

They physically fit the same as the Puma clusters though, so you could use a proper Puma set.  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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