Has anyone used Cyberdyne digital gauges in their rod. I'm thinking of using a combo tach / speedo.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Daffy

Daffy, a buddy of mine has 'em in his '56 F-100 pick'em-up and has yet to have a problem. They're 100% accurate and if you get 'em for a ride and update to all that computer jazz and you forgot to pay the electric bill and the power cuts out you dont have to worry about re-setting them (I remember one instance where a guy lost power in a newer 70's Chevelle equipped with all computer and power stuff with a Dakota setup and couldn't bring the electronic guages back up...had to re-set the 'puter) Mind you, you can run 'em on your rod without the 'puter, but if you do choose to go the power and electric everything route be careful with some of the other name brands. Cyberdine to my knowledge is 99% fullproof so no worries.

Slammin
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Ok Grant, Here comes another curve ball. No aftermarket guages are 100% correct. I`ve been using and installing Dakota Digital products for a few years now with no problems like that, it cant be reset by the consumer if a problem accures. It`s back to the factory for a recalibrating. I`m sure the occaisional freak unit gets out to the customer once in a while. Cyberdyne in my opinion is the lower end of the digital guage sets. I only replaced one set of those over to Dakota, The customer hated them for their inconsistancy. you may want to do some research in a product like this to compare......Apples and oranges.

I have to disagree with you when you say Cyberdyne are at the lower end of the digital scale. They are on a par with the best of the digital gauges out there. Especially Dakota Digital.

The problem with Dakota Digital is that their instruments are sized for non standard holes. The only instruments that fit are Dakota Digital. Cyberdyne on the other hand will fit standard Stewart Warner, Auto Meter etc holes. That in an of itself is a big advantage. When you buy Dakota Digital you're stuck with them and can't change brands easily since doing so would require a major modification to your dash.

Both brands are good but each has it's own advantages. Dakota Digital makes some really nice custom stuff that replaces factory gauge sets in some applications but their individual instruments don't conform to the industry standard sizes while Cyberdyne gauges do. Reliability is excellent for both. Just be carefull of the look alikes. They're cheap and of poor quality.
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Daffy: .... I installed a Cyberdyne digital speeedometer 5 years ago. It was VERY accurate, once it was calibrated using their calibration box. I liked it very much, but I experienced operating faults with the speedo, and the company failed to make good on its lifetime warranty for this product. ---- Since then, Cyberdyne has had a change of ownership, and the products have been re-designed for (hopefully) better reliability. --- I spoke to the new management, and they responded to my complaints. I was impressed by their fairness, and their new design, so I bought several guages to match my new speedometer. I have not installed them yet. ---- BTW, my unit was speedo/odometer only, no tach. Also, the new speedos do not need a calibration box anymore.