Driving an '81-'83 Imp can be a real adventure, as the
driver isn't bothered by any of those annoying gauges for
the mechanical thingamajigs.
However, the ashtray is down at the dash's bottom center,
and it doesn't seem like a good idea to be looking towards
the floor to read gauges. With cigarettes you can just
flick the ash in the general direction without looking.
Would it be possible to remove the huge warning lights and
install a gauge panel behind the plastic cover shield? At
least they would then be in the general vicinity of the
driver. Possibly some small square gauges.
--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66
Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hudson" <mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: IML: digital dashes
| In one of the issues of the now-defunt Hi Performance
Mopar they added to an
| 83 Imperial digital oil pressure, voltmeter and water
temperature gauges
| using individual gauges from Nordsking (I think). They
constructed a pod
| that replaced the ash tray. I emailed the company but
never received a
| reply. I've seen the round digital gauges from that
company advertised in
| Summitt. If one could get the kits as shown in the
magazine, it seems it
| would be easy to add to at least the 81-83 Imps.
| Don
| 65 Dart GT convert
| 65 Coronet 440 convert
| 69 A108 van
| 73 Scamp
| 83 Imperial
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
| To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 7:49 PM
| Subject: Re: IML: digital dashes
|
|
| >
| > The dash in the 1981-83 Imperial has but one 'gauge' -
for fuel. the
| other
| > functions all have idiot lights.
| >
| > The 1990 Chrysler LeBaron electonic dash has gauges for
all functions.
| > Pretty cool, really, but only the speedometer actually
is similar one to
| the
| > other. The LeBaron dash is the same as the New
Yorker, Fifth Avenue and
| > Imperial dashes of 1990, by the way.
| >
| > The 1990 LeBaron is narrower than the 1981-83 Imperial
(LeBaron - 68.5",
| > Imperial - 72.7"), so the dash would be narrower.
Comparing the dashes of
| > the two, the electronic cluster of the LeBaron seems
both narrower and
| > shallower than the 1981-83 Imperal, You might have
some room left over
| if
| > you put the LeBaron dash cluster in the Imperial.
| >
| > The 1990 LeBaron/New Yorker/Fifth Avenue/Imperial dash
does address the
| > biggest drawback of the 1981-83 Imperial dash, in my
mind. The lack of
| > gauges. I miss the alternator and temperature gauges
on my 1983
| Imperial.
| > I like to know what is going on before the light comes
(hopefully) and
| > things blow up.
| >
| > Bill
| > Vancouver, BC
| >
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: Imp1983@xxxxxxx
| > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 3:53 PM
| > Subject: IML: digital dashes
| >
| >
| > Hi,
| >
| > Just for the record. I bought a used 1990 Le Baron that
has a digital
| dash.
| > When I was scanning in the brochure for the 1990 Imps I
realized that the
| > digital dash in the Le Baron and the Imp look to be the
same.
| >
| > There you go, if you are in need of a replacement, or
want to 'upgrade'.
| >
| > Also, I have had my Imp up to 75 MPH or so but never 85.
If I get the
| > chance . . .
| >
| > Dan Wing
| > Imp1983@xxxxxxx
| >
| > Marcy, NY, USA
| >
| >
| >
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