From "Analog" to "Digital" at no cost to you.

[Deanna777]

Just a suggestion, while you have your dashboard off, paint your dashboard ( going from Analog to Digital) the same color of your spyder.

Go to Gallery,
1. My Albums
2. Look/click @ my pictures " Dashboard 14RTS-SE6 in Cognac"
You will see the before/after picture of my dashboard.
What a difference the painted dashboard makes.
Deanna

 

[NovaSpyder]

To play devil's advocate here - other than people saying so, define "more accurate" for the digital display.

When my gas gauge was low enough to trigger the fuel light for the first time, I added just over 5 gallons. Therefore, my fuel gauge was in agreement with the tank contents.

I can tell when my fans will kick on from the position of the temp gauge, pretty much when the needle is horizontal.

Unless alternator (I assume the Spyder uses one?) failures are common, battery voltage is really not a critical need to know when riding, other than a neat looking gauge.

So, I guess I don't see the need to unplug analog gauges to further clutter the digital one. I also don't have a problem with anyone else doing it, I am just wondering where the benefit comes from. A digital display using the same inputs as the analog will have the same accuracy, IMO.

I think this was more a problem with Spyders prior to 2014. On my 2012 RT the fuel gauge would read empty when I would have half or quarter tank left, but the digital would be correct. Although both have the same input the interpretation of that input could be different between devices. On my 2014 however both digital and analog seem to be in agreement. There have been many anecdotal reports on here of grossly inaccurate analog gauges but I don't recall too many related to the 2014's. It's possible BRP got a bad batch of poorly calibrated gauges. BTW I am only speaking about fuel gauge, I had no issues with temp gauge.

 

[ARtraveler]

This is for RT owners, it may be the same for other models but i don't know.

This is information for the people who do not know this.

If you disconnect BOTH your analog Fuel gauge and your analog Temperature gauge ............

You will automatically get both gauges to show up on your Digital Display System ...............

The Digital Display is much more accurate.

(You must disconnect both in order for this to work.)

Questions???? :dontknow::dontknow:

Cruzr Joe

I did it on both my 2010 RT and the 2011 RT. After two gas gauges were put in the 2010--the gauge was still all over the place. When I got the 2011, akspyderlady had me change hers over within the first 100 miles.

No issues with the 2014 gas gauge, so I have left the gauges alone.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

I did it on both my 2010 RT and the 2011 RT. After two gas gauges were put in the 2010--the gauge was still all over the place. When I got the 2011, akspyderlady had me change hers over within the first 100 miles.

No issues with the 2014 gas gauge, so I have left the gauges alone.

I did it on my 12 & my 13 and now my 14 because i am familiar with it and prefer it, not sure if the 14 gauges were spot on or not.


Cruzr Joe

 

[ARtraveler]

I did it on my 12 & my 13 and now my 14 because i am familiar with it and prefer it, not sure if the 14 gauges were spot on or not.


Cruzr Joe

I am feeling that the 2014 gauges are pretty much spot on.

 

[Purple Guy]

Just a suggestion, while you have your dashboard off, paint your dashboard ( going from Analog to Digital) the same color of your spyder.

Go to Gallery,
1. My Albums
2. Look/click @ my pictures " Dashboard 14RTS-SE6 in Cognac"
You will see the before/after picture of my dashboard.
What a difference the painted dashboard makes.
Deanna

Your dashboard looks Sweet Deanna! :2thumbs:

 

[Deanna777]

Your dashboard looks Sweet Deanna! :2thumbs:

Thanks,Deanna

 

[finless]

HOLY CRAP!

Did I get a lot of PM's today about my volt gauge. I got hoe from work and because of this post had 19 PM's!!!!!!

I guess posting my videos in the main forum rather than RT shop talk or DIY gets a crap load of more attention?

GUY and GALS... How about looking in some of the other forums! A wealth of info is in there!

Anyway I responded to everyone's PM's tonight which took like an hour!

Bob

 

[M109Dreamer]

I bet I know what volt gauge your getting

Bob

I was searching for the best deal I could find on that gauge and $23 was the cheapest I could find. Should be here in a week. Thanks again for the heads up on tge leds bleeding through the others.

 

[jthornton]

I put a Dual USB on one side and 12v on the other side.



JT

 

[SPYD1]

I put a Dual USB on one side and 12v on the other side.

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JT

Those look good! Where did you buy them from and do they just plug into the the plugs from the old guages?

 

[jthornton]

I make and sell the adapters and wiring harnesses for the sockets. The USB can use the analog gauge back light circuit but the 12v must come from the battery. My signature has a link to my web store.

JT

 

[Coreythebody]

Roger's App?

This is another "factoid" that should go in Roger's APP.

Roger.... You watching?

Bob

As i am kinda new here i have two questions

1. Who is Roger?
2. What is his APP?

 

[SpyderFun]

...Unless alternator (I assume the Spyder uses one?) failures are common, battery voltage is really not a critical need to know when riding, other than a neat looking gauge...

Depends on the year. The 998 engines use a PMG which requires about 4k rpms to charge the battery which is why a lot of owners have had battery issues. The 2-fixes were use a battery tender daily and keep your rpms up! As I understand it, the new 1330 engines have reworked this flaw and eliminated the PMG system.

So adding a digital volt meter to the 998 engines of the RT is a good and smart option - IMHO.

 

[chris56]

ist a good place for my FIAT TomTom GPS .. better to see in the sun

 

[Coreythebody]

Yet another reason why iI love this site!

I screwed around for I don't know how long trying to find the electronic Fuel gauge on the digital display, then restorted to reading the manual (I know, should have started there) and found out there was no electronic fuel gauge if you had an analog one. Then I read this post yesterday, went home last night, did as the directions said, and voila! i have the gauges i wanted AND two locations for power ports I wanted to install.

You folks are awesome here, I never would have thought to remove the gauges to accomplish this.

Thanks much, Corey

 

[BearX16]

I put a Dual USB on one side and 12v on the other side.

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JT

I’ve only had my 2014 RT Sfor a few months and search the best I know how for your power port setup and have not had much luck. If you can get me headed in the right direction I sure would appreciate that. Thanks FN

 

[pegasus1300]

Check JT's Spyder Shop. You will have to google it. www.spyderstore.com

 

[Steve W.]

Yes, I realize that this thread is five years old, but somebody else brought it back from the dead and I happened to read it.
I noticed that THIS question was never answered. Anybody able to provide a clue (or three)?

This is another "factoid" that should go in Roger's APP.
Roger.... You watching?
Bob

As i am kinda new here i have two questions
1. Who is Roger?
2. What is his APP?

I'm kinda new here, too. If Roger has something that is rather informational, I'd like to see it, too.

.

 

[ARtraveler]

Yes, I realize that this thread is five years old, but somebody else brought it back from the dead and I happened to read it.
I noticed that THIS question was never answered. Anybody able to provide a clue (or three)?



I'm kinda new here, too. If Roger has something that is rather informational, I'd like to see it, too.

.

Roger had a spyder app (spydercodes) that he developed and was good for all things Spyder. The app is no longer available, and Roger has left the site.