Panda (Classic) Godiva -- the blue 750L (L is for "Low mileage")

[homeward]

Re: Pippin goes pop... -- PICTURE HEAVY!

Driving above 35 drowns your clock out? Or the fan?
Just starting the engine drowns my clock out so either your clock is louder than mine or my engine is louder than yours

That was badly phrased, wasn't it? Anything above tickover drowns out the clock (once the choke is fully in...). But it takes getting up to speed to drown the fan out (at speed 1). And how I envy you your rev counter (and -- just a teensy bit -- your fifth gear...).

I have lots of wiring, I was so excited when I actually had a connector that I recognized, then I followed the wiring back and it doesn't seem to actually go anywhere, it has an earth that goes through a hole and the rest of the wires just stop before they reach anywhere

I think we're going to need photographs, and a list of wire colours, etc., to get to the bottom of this one....

 

[Didge3]

Re: Pippin goes pop... -- PICTURE HEAVY!

That was badly phrased, wasn't it? Anything above tickover drowns out the clock (once the choke is fully in...). But it takes getting up to speed to drown the fan out (at speed 1). And how I envy you your rev counter (and -- just a teensy bit -- your fifth gear...).



I think we're going to need photographs, and a list of wire colours, etc., to get to the bottom of this one....

Rev counter is handy, I only bought it because it came up on ebay and is Veglia so it matches the current instruments very well. 5th gear means I can do 70 at 3900rpm, which isn't too deafening.

I'll try and get a picture tomorrow when I go about trying to sort the dash bulbs out. If I get time that is.

 

[purple haze]

I like that one....I have an audio line with cd jack...

 

[homeward]

Pippin now shines brightly!

In the five minutes between showers, fitted a pair of Ring RU12 12v 60/55w H4 P45t halogen headlamp bulbs... -- which I think were recommended by Most Easterly Pandas, in another thread. So thank you! :worship:

Even in sunlight, the difference was obvious! (And it's so nice to be able to change bulbs, without either having to drop the bumper or drag the fusebox out of the way.... Even Mrs homeward thinks it's a neat-looking engine bay...!)

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Re: Pippin now shines brightly!

In the five minutes between showers, fitted a pair of Ring RU12 12v 60/55w H4 P45t halogen headlamp bulbs... -- which I think were recommended by @Most Easterly Pandas, in another thread. So thank you! :worship:

Even in sunlight, the difference was obvious! (And it's so nice to be able to change bulbs, without either having to drop the bumper or drag the fusebox out of the way.... Even Mrs homeward thinks it's a neat-looking engine bay...!)

Glad they're doing you well, I've been bad, as I've so many of the old type of bulbs (about 4 sets) and only now use the Panda as a weekend / local toy, I've reverted and started using the old school dimmer bulbs again

Will go back to the better ones once I've blown my way through these.

 

[homeward]

Re: Pippin goes pop... -- PICTURE HEAVY!

Driving above 35 drowns your clock out?

Mrs homeward just sat in the car (to admire my skill at ICE installation, of course... -- the homewardette is just happy that she's some way of playing music from her iPhone...); and said -- before I'd even turned the ignition on... -- "What's that noise...?!"

 

[purple haze]

Remember the old alarm clocks we used to have next to the bed...all night tick...tock....tick...tock....kinda reminds me of those...

 

[homeward]

Remember the old alarm clocks we used to have next to the bed...all night tick...tock....tick...tock....kinda reminds me of those...

Sadly, though, this one hasn't got those little blobs of radioactive, luminous paint on it....

 

[panda panda]

I've been looking for a suitably retro digital clock for fizzle, has to be red or green LED, not easy to locate, but nicely quiet, low power consumption, glow in the dark and accurate, hopefully

 

[Didge3]

low power consumption

There are high consumption clocks?

 

[panda panda]

All that noise has gotta eat the battery

 

[purple haze]

All that noise has gotta eat the battery

it doesn't...so don't worry. I have a few but can't bring myself to fit something non original..

 

[Didge3]

can't bring myself to fit something non original..

So this is out of the question then

 

[panda panda]

So this is out of the question then

Just what have you done to the last fantasia :shakehead:

 

[JamieK]

I've been looking for a suitably retro digital clock for fizzle, has to be red or green LED, not easy to locate, but nicely quiet, low power consumption, glow in the dark and accurate, hopefully

How about this one? Looks very nice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Veglia-Bo...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cd0ced8e0

 

[homeward]

I've been looking for a suitably retro digital clock for fizzle, has to be red or green LED, not easy to locate, but nicely quiet, low power consumption, glow in the dark and accurate, hopefully

I'm not so sure what's happened to this thread (like all Classic Panda threads, unwound terribly...): but I saw this in my Haynes, when I was looking for dash-related stuff....



Anyone got one of these fitted...? Did it come as standard with any model...?

 

[homeward]

Re: Pippin goes pop... -- PICTURE HEAVY!

Here it is... -- after a quick trip to Maplin, for connectors (and Costa, for nourishment) -- pumping out Radio 4....

For sake of completeness (I actually typed "complete mess", the first time around...), this post explains the wiring, etc..... :idea:

 

[VmanC]

Re: Pippin goes pop... -- PICTURE HEAVY!

You have a different clock to me. I think. Does it make noise when you sit in the car with everything off?

You also have significantly less wiring than I do behind your head unit.

You should have seen it before I took the alarm out!

The wires to the chocolate block connector are for rear speakers, left them in case you wanted surround sound.

 

[Didge3]

How about this one? Looks very nice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Veglia-Bo...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cd0ced8e0

This is the seller that I bought my Veglia rev counter off, nice bloke, very quickly delivery

I'm not so sure what's happened to this thread (like all Classic Panda threads, unwound terribly...): but I saw this in my Haynes, when I was looking for dash-related stuff....

Anyone got one of these fitted...? Did it come as standard with any model...?

My very own stalker has one in his VIP, doesn't he

 

[homeward]

...but nicely quiet, low power consumption, glow in the dark and accurate, hopefully

Mine is all of the above...

1. if I take my hearing aids out; and
2. the sidelights are on.