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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379  
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Watching with interest. It's one of those 'gadgets'. Yet I always check it in the Audi and often wander when I'm in the 90.
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27th Feb 2013 10:22pm |
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| iPints Member Since: 15 Jun 2012 Location: SC Posts: 294  
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http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp?Type=...mp;Units=M
Not sure about quality......but it's VDO so should be good. |
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27th Feb 2013 10:26pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Take a look at the Mobile Centre website
I've fitted one of their digital temperature read outs to the FCX 130, pictures on my 130 thread |
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27th Feb 2013 10:39pm |
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| Generaldej Member Since: 30 Dec 2012 Location: Milbury Heath Posts: 82 
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Got one of these from China http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120995824095?var...1497.l2649
Mine arrived in less than a week. I'm very very happy with it  I have wired it into the radio power supply and fed the sensor end (on a 3m cable) through a grommet in the bulkhead and out of the engine bay. Will add some images tomorrow if interested. |
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27th Feb 2013 10:42pm |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264 
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Thank you all. Will research some. Cheers.
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27th Feb 2013 11:30pm |
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| x-isle Member Since: 26 May 2011 Location: Midlands Posts: 1327  
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Problem I've always had with the add-on sensors in any car I've tried them is not the quality of the gauge, it's not difficult to make a temp probe, but it's where to put it to be accurate.
Temp drops when driving and rises when stopped. Be interested to know where folks have placed their sensors. Manufacturers normally place them low down at the front of the car. Craig Rogers 2007 Puma 110 XS 2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux www.craigrogers.photography |
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28th Feb 2013 6:46am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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OBDCII readers use the vehicles temperature sensor, a nanocom would work fine on a td5
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28th Feb 2013 7:05am |
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| Kraut Member Since: 28 Dec 2011 Location: Westphalia Posts: 336  
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That's the one I got installed from the dealer instead of the oem clock, fits neat and looks better than the usual lcd-displays as it's looks as if it has allways been there  Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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28th Feb 2013 7:29am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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CheckTemp2 is popular on here...I've got one, works a treat!
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic5492.html Click image to enlarge Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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28th Feb 2013 8:07am |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264
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Yes Craig, was hoping to pick up some probe positioning info'. Needs to be in the open but out of airflow I suppose? Wind chill factor? Very useful tool in GF's Golf. VDO one seems very expensive but looks good. Would replace clock too.
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28th Feb 2013 8:40am |
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| me@td5.org Member Since: 16 Jan 2011 Location: Warwick Posts: 856 
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As far as I know taking the AIT from the ECU won't give an accurate impression of the outside air temp.
Behind the bumper would be good for the sensor but if it collects snow it will give a false low. |
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28th Feb 2013 9:21am |
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| cobs Member Since: 12 Jun 2008 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 336 
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Mine's in the headlamp enclosure, seems to work well. |
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28th Feb 2013 9:28am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Mine's set inside the drivers-side wing, near the headlight. When the car's sitting stationary in the sun it reads a bit high, but once moving it's spot-on.
On a previous car it was located in the air intake for the engine (somewhere in the airbox) - that worked really well...as soon as the engine is started it sits in a gentle flow of fresh air Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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28th Feb 2013 10:09am |
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| Theater Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Pisa Italy Posts: 514  
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I too ! !
http://www.politecnica80.it/checktemp.asp?login=undefined http://www.speedup.it/1131211/termometro-e...tecnica-80 http://nakatanenga-tours.de/shop/article_N...THERMDZ%26 Marco Defender 110 "SW" SE Galway Green MY 2009 Ex Defender 90 "SW" S Santorini Black MY 2010 |
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28th Feb 2013 10:41am |
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