Hi has anyone had any success doing this? If so, how did you do it?
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Paul
Convert LC LJ ammeter to voltmeter
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, Jun 10 2018 11:40 PM
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Posted 11 June 2018 - 12:06 PM
Probably the best way would be to buy another gauge.
Think you should be able to modify any 50mm gauge to fit.
Not sure how much modification it would take to do it though.
You could in theory modify the existing gauge, however because it is a centre zero gauge, it isnt going to be much use.
You would have to change the markings on the face, but wont really be able to do anything with the centre zero.
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Posted 11 June 2018 - 04:49 PM
just a qustion?..why do you want to do it?
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Posted 11 June 2018 - 07:03 PM
A VDO voltmeter fits OK I have one in my LC 4 dr
actually all 4 gauges in it are after market VDO , had them laying around when I put car together
they same as GTR type just diff face
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Posted 11 June 2018 - 09:03 PM
Thanks for the replies guys.
I was just having a late night thought and was wondering how difficult it would be to do.
Wouldn’t bother me too much being a centre reading gauge and I think it would maintain the look of the dash. But, what is the point of having a gauge that can only use half of its scale!
As to why, my car is an S model and I am yet to run the wires for the ammeter, if the voltmeter was a doable option then I would have leaned towards doing that instead.
I was just having a late night thought and was wondering how difficult it would be to do.
Wouldn’t bother me too much being a centre reading gauge and I think it would maintain the look of the dash. But, what is the point of having a gauge that can only use half of its scale!
As to why, my car is an S model and I am yet to run the wires for the ammeter, if the voltmeter was a doable option then I would have leaned towards doing that instead.
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Posted 12 June 2018 - 09:25 AM
You will need to allow for the alternator light some where
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Posted 12 June 2018 - 09:43 AM
Same as Limo above, in my four door I replaced the ammeter with a VDO voltmeter. Fits fine.
Been a few years now since I wired the car but from memory I think I used the brake fail warning globe to excite the alternator and shifted the brake fail warning to the same globe as the handbrake warning.
I figured if my brakes fail whilst moving I wouldn't have the handbrake on anyway to get confused.
You will need to allow for the alternator light some where
Been a few years now since I wired the car but from memory I think I used the brake fail warning globe to excite the alternator and shifted the brake fail warning to the same globe as the handbrake warning.
I figured if my brakes fail whilst moving I wouldn't have the handbrake on anyway to get confused.
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Posted 12 June 2018 - 12:25 PM
Ive converted LC LJ Amp gauges to Volt gauges.
I use the same can for the Amp gauge so as to retain the Ignition lamp and holder.
I remove the Amp gauge shunt and install a cross coil VDO Volt gauge movement and the connections are to two bolt connections on the back.
I have a dial made for Volt gauge to match the other three.
The gauge reads left to right, and looks exactly the same as the others in the cluster.
I've also done them for HT HG GTS dash clusters too.
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