I have often wondered why a convertible car that has options such as leather, aircon and climate etc, does not have an external temperature guage.
It just so happens that this week in Lidl is this http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20090120.p.Digital_Thermometer.ar3
For 2.99 its got to be worth a try for those of us that want an external temp guage.
Same thing in Halfrauds is 16.99
I quite like that to be honest, especially at that price can’t go wrong really, just wondering where it would be mounted on my Mark 1 dash though he he
Cheers
Ben
I bought a similar thing for my last car (Fiesta), and could not find a good place to put it.
I settled for it on the top of the dash, but it bothered me when driving along, so only lasted a week.
I thought about re-fitting it to the MX5, but again could not think of a good place - it is just too long.
Goodness knows where I’ve put it now though - kicking about somewhere…
Another Lidl bargain [Y]
Could be a useful gadget especially for anyone without a clock in their car…but as you say, where to position it???
You really need one that doesn’t display the inside temperature, since your body can feel that it doesn’t really matter (Unless you want Climate Control in your MK1 - constantly adjusting the sliders to keep it at 19.4 degrees…)
It might be interesting to know how much the heaters can bring the “interior” temperature up, even with the roof down though! Blow enough hot air at your feet, and it might warm the sensor up a little as it passes!
Somebody nip out and buy one… I want to see some pics of it fitted!
I second that he he!
My local Lidl haven’t got them in boo!!!
Cheers
Ben
Oooh - I nearly stopped on the way home too… [:D]
I’d be darn tempted if only I could find an elegant mounting solution… :S If someone makes one, i’ll pay! lol
I fitted a very similar piece to my V Spec as I wanted both a clock and outside temp guage:
Just above the centre consul
I ran the cable in the join between black and tan then into the engine bay and mounted the sender in front of the main rad on the cross member which works fine on the move, though if stuck in traffic for long you do get a build up of heat so the reading gets way out. Have to say, it works for what I intended it to be. This one runs on an AA battery so not hard wired to the car.
Peter
That Nardi wheel really is the dogs bits, to me anyway
Looks O.K. but how is it fixed to the consol? I would be reluctant to drill holes in such a prominent position - too permanent. Maybe somewhere in the cubby box would be an idea and if you got tired of it at least it wouldn’t be too expensive to reverse. Might even be able to do it in such a way that fixings would be invisible.
I have an ideal place to mount it, In the mirror, mine has internal, external temp, UV meter and auto dip mirror.
One of the Lidl’s one is a useful tool for monitoring temps. e.g Air intake temp when trying out cold air intake ideas.
Nothing very clever, it is the wonderful double sided tape. When it comes to battery change time I can still get to the cover and as and when it goes I can wipe off the adhesive with a bit of petrol.
Peter
There’s a gap on my centre console, just to the left of the clock. I don’t know what it’s for, but I’m sure I’ll find a use for it at some point! These temperature gauges look quite tempting, but I think they’re too long to fit in there.
On a side note, does anyone know what that gap’s for? I’ve got a mk2 S if that helps. I’ll be posting photos later, but someone’s borrowed my camera. :-