VK Calais digital dash to analog dash

[mattw]

Hi, I'm wanting to convert my digital dash in my VK Calais to a ex cop I have which is analog. Can it bolt straight in or do I need a new wiring loom or anything? Thanks.

[Tom_1569]

Not sure on the wiring, I can only assume they are different, but if no one confirms or denies by tonight Ill have a look in the manual.
I know the Speedo drive cable is definitly different and you will need the correct one.

[mattw]

Yep the speedo is different as the electronic one uses pulse signals from the speedo transducer and not a cable to the dash. If I was able to just unplug the loom out of another car and plug it into the Calais one that would be very handy. Thanks.

[Cane_It]

you'll have to pull the whole dash out to do it, but the question I ask is why would you want to? spend $200 and get a VDO dude to fix whatevers wrong with it. ex cop? whoopy do, just means that its had its fair share of lowlifes riding in the back seat.

in all seriousness though, You'll have to pull the whole dash out, even the cowling do get proper access to the loom and do a proper job of routing everything. There are two plugs to remove the loom from the main loom and it should be plug and play...

pm me your email addy and I'll email you the loom diagrams out of the factory manual for both.

[mattw]

Yeah thanks. It isn't a great bil deal being an ex cop dash but it looks better than the standard VK dash plus I'm tired of the digital one. My didgital one works 100% but I'm over it. I just think the ex cop one I have will look so much better in the car.

Good if it's two plugs. Shouldn't have a problem locating the loom. Do you prefer the digital dash over the analog?

[Cane_It]

yeah I prefer the digital dash. I dont like mods for the sake of it, there has to be some genuine improvement.

find a VK down the wreckers first and pull the mechanical loom and speedo from that, at least then you'll have had a "practice run" for when you go to route everything in your car..

I'm not sure if the power aerial will function through the soft touch pads on the dash with the mechanical loom though, you'll have to trace the wires on that one.

Personally I'm not a fan of the square dials on the mechanical dash. IMO the VH had the best looking and most functional dash with speedo and tach with all the warning lights up the middle.

good luck with it.

[philbio]

mattw, If you ever want to get rid of the cop dash let me know, the one in my car is shagged.

[mattw]

mattw, If you ever want to get rid of the cop dash let me know, the one in my car is shagged.

Shagged how? I was just thinking the last few days whether or not the ordinary VK dash is the same as the ex cop ones but just with different looks. I pulled apart my mates VP dash the other day and I'm going to replace the odometer part assembly with one out of another dash. I'm just wondering whether I could just pickup a few VK dash parts and if mine stuff up then I can just replace the internals.

[philbio]

Shagged how? I was just thinking the last few days whether or not the ordinary VK dash is the same as the ex cop ones but just with different looks. I pulled apart my mates VP dash the other day and I'm going to replace the odometer part assembly with one out of another dash. I'm just wondering whether I could just pickup a few VK dash parts and if mine stuff up then I can just replace the internals.

I had my car stolen and the dash was smashed up, I am after the incremental speedo. The rest of the cluster is standard.