Jump to content
SAU Community

Hot Dash -- Need Mat !

BASHO

By BASHO,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

BASHO Mentor

BASHO

Posted
Posted (edited)

My dash top gets so hot it's a wonder that the instruments work atall does anyone know where I can get a dashmat for an R34GTt from dont mind paying to have one fabricated but I don't have a clue where to start looking.

Any leads or ideas anyone ?

Edited by BASHO
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/299130-hot-dash-need-mat/
Share on other sites
Space Goat Community Regular

Space Goat

Posted
Posted

going on your other post if you get a dashmat your automatic lights wont work nless you get that piece of the dashmat open... if you park your car in the sun during the day id suggest to use one of those window visors... much better security wise aswell... and carpet on your dash doesn't look the best in my opinoin

Space Goat Community Regular

Space Goat

Posted
Posted

going on your other post if you get a dashmat your automatic lights wont work nless you get that piece of the dashmat open... if you park your car in the sun during the day id suggest to use one of those window visors... much better security wise aswell... and carpet on your dash doesn't look the best in my opinoin

BASHO Mentor

BASHO

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Automatic lights?

The centre LCD lights on my climate control unit and in my head unit appear to be controled by a sensor during daytime running which dims them down to the point of being unreadable Space Goat has kindly advised me where this sensor is (left hand corner of the dash as you sit in the drivers seat) it looks like a small, about 10mm diameter, solar panel.

I am going to gleefully cover it up to see if it will undim the two LCD panels so I can actualy read them in the daytime.

the sensor does not seem to control anything else and I have no idea if there is any on off control for it though there may be something in the climate control unit if I could only figure it out. :)

jrm Veteran

jrm

Posted
Posted

Interesting - I've been reading the R34 Workshop manual and they talk about an 'automatic' setting for the lighting switch - but I'm buggered if I can find anything like that. Playing with the sensor on the dash seems to do nothing with interior or exterior lights - maybe mine's busted? I might have to run through the diagnostics in the manual - but without having this switch in the 'automatic' position, I'm not sure it's going to help me...

BASHO Mentor

BASHO

Posted
  • Author
Posted
its climate control sensor, unless you have a aftermarket alarm or light sensor fitted

use the silver faced sun shade, the dash mat looks crap , even custom ones

At the risk of being labeled an ignoramous WTF does the climate control sensor actualy do ? I have on off temp variable aircon and ?

There is no auto switch (at least that I can find) to control the centre LCDs lights though they will brighten if you go into a dark area from daylight but during normal running daytime they're crap I can't see squat.

BASHO Mentor

BASHO

Posted
  • Author
Posted
its climate control sensor, unless you have a aftermarket alarm or light sensor fitted

use the silver faced sun shade, the dash mat looks crap , even custom ones

I use a sunsahade whenever it's parked in the open, farkit it's Qld, but driving around the dash top gets hotter than a burning witches tit and I don't give a rats if it looks crap , I tend to agree actualy , but it'll diffuse the heat and thats gotta be worth it.

:D

mad082 Grand Master

mad082

Posted
Posted

dash mat might look a bit crappy but it will mean that in 10 years time the dash won't look like crap. i have always used them in all my cars (except my 2 imports) because they also reduce a bit of glare off the dash and make it a touch easier to see out the windscreen at certain times of the day when the glare off the dash reflects up onto the windscreen.

as for where to get one made, go and talk to the people at your local autobarn, etc. they should have a supplier that will make custom mats and may be able to make one up for you.

BASHO Mentor

BASHO

Posted
  • Author
Posted
dash mat might look a bit crappy but it will mean that in 10 years time the dash won't look like crap. i have always used them in all my cars (except my 2 imports) because they also reduce a bit of glare off the dash and make it a touch easier to see out the windscreen at certain times of the day when the glare off the dash reflects up onto the windscreen.

as for where to get one made, go and talk to the people at your local autobarn, etc. they should have a supplier that will make custom mats and may be able to make one up for you.

Cheers, I'll givem a go :D

Bliksem Veteran

Bliksem

Posted
Posted

I got one for my R33 from these guys last year: Accessories Online

They dont list R34, but it would be worth asking. Where I was working meant I had to park in the sun all day and the mat helped alot... Yes it comes with the sun sensor cutout...

There is also a CF mat available I saw on Yahoo Auctions a while ago, but I cant find it anymore...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • sunsetR33
      Blue/grey smoke after idle

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      I get that taking off the head is best but that's a bit much for "just" valve seals. I was just under the impression that one would be able to rotate to TDC and be able to temporarily drop the valve without losing it and effectively having to remove the head to then recover it. I never knew people actually pushed rope into the cylinder to do valve seals hahaha So just to confirm, just going to TDC will not work? In that case I know when I do valve seals I'll maybe just remove the head and do some other things while I'm there, or just wait until I do an engine build.
    • GTSBoy
      Blue/grey smoke after idle

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      The old approach was to fill the cylinder/chamber with a length of rope pushed in through the sparkplug hole. The new approach is to connect compressed air to the sparkplug hole and fill it with enough pressure to push the valves up. Doing either of these things with the head on and the engine in the car is a lot less pleasant than doing it properly.
    • sunsetR33
      Blue/grey smoke after idle

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      Can't you put the pistons to TDC and then do the valve seals? Or will the drop down too far to pull them back up?
    • sunsetR33
      Replacing turbo water line - any recommendations or advice?

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      One thing I can tell you is, do it properly the first time. If you encounter unexpected problems just let the car sit for a week or two if you have to get some other parts or figure stuff out.  I'd have said go and use as many OEM parts as possible but since you want to change the turbo later on a custom kit is probably the better choice. Since I have no experience with RB25 just compare parts diagrams and images before buying a line kit and it should be easy to see if it has everything you need. Amayama has very good parts diagrams and part number lists, that is what I used a bunch to figure out what I might need. And don't forget to plan ahead and possibly renew other stuff that's easy to get to while you're in there doing the turbo lines. Happy wrenching
    • sunsetR33
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      Update 4:   Hi all, good news. Engine is running and all the gaskets and seals seem to be working as intended. No leaks so far, even the JB Weld seems to hold. I flushed out the old coolant a few times and put in fresh coolant, not Nissan stuff, I decided to try the Ravenol Protect FL22, they claim it works for a wide variety of JDM cars and the opinions on it by some people were pretty good. And it has the nice poison green color! And man am I glad I bought a coolant system tester earlier this year, vacuum filling works wonders on this engine. I can definitely recommend this to anyone still doing it the old school way. All you need is compressed air supply. Will have to do a small test drive as soon as I can, I removed the gauge cluster again as the tacho needle was still bouncing around a bit but it was much better than before already.  I also found some cracks on all 4 tires inner and outer sidewalls. Apparently these tires should 't be parked on for extended periods or be kept under 0 degrees during storage, which I did not know. Clearly the previous owner didn't look into those details either, he probably bought them just cause they are cool semi-slicks. I'm just wondering how tf I am supposed to reach 30-80 degree tire temperatures on the public road consistenly, these tires were never going to work for my use case. I'll probably order Continental SportContact7 ones as these are the best allround summer tire available right now and I don't think I'll need anything crazier for now. Do let me know if you have experience with various tires and which ones you recommend.
×
×
  • Create New...