Arduino dash clock idea

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  1. Pearce

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    I saw this recent episode of mighty car mods that had a computer that took care of some accessories and it got me thinking. Make a touch screen unit that could be your clock along with other gauges and switch control. Just a thought. I know someone that knows how to code it could be a simple job. It would come down to the right screen.
     
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    cuz its 2020, when your truck don't have an ECU, you gotta shove a computer somewhere, right?
     
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    That clocks are hard to find and the knockout looks dumb. It would be a really stealth way of hiding switches and gauges. I would love to throw the wideband behind the dash and get rid of the 3 gauge kit.
     
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    Didn't notice i was in the 76 and up. Maybe more people will see it. One thing I did find out is some of these small computers don't have real time clocks. So it would have to receive an update through internet every time its powered off.
     

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