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My dash top gets so hot it's a wonder that the instruments work atall does anyone know where I can get a dashmat for an R34GTt from dont mind paying to have one fabricated but I don't have a clue where to start looking.

Any leads or ideas anyone ?

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going on your other post if you get a dashmat your automatic lights wont work nless you get that piece of the dashmat open... if you park your car in the sun during the day id suggest to use one of those window visors... much better security wise aswell... and carpet on your dash doesn't look the best in my opinoin

going on your other post if you get a dashmat your automatic lights wont work nless you get that piece of the dashmat open... if you park your car in the sun during the day id suggest to use one of those window visors... much better security wise aswell... and carpet on your dash doesn't look the best in my opinoin

Automatic lights?

The centre LCD lights on my climate control unit and in my head unit appear to be controled by a sensor during daytime running which dims them down to the point of being unreadable Space Goat has kindly advised me where this sensor is (left hand corner of the dash as you sit in the drivers seat) it looks like a small, about 10mm diameter, solar panel.

I am going to gleefully cover it up to see if it will undim the two LCD panels so I can actualy read them in the daytime.

the sensor does not seem to control anything else and I have no idea if there is any on off control for it though there may be something in the climate control unit if I could only figure it out. :)

Interesting - I've been reading the R34 Workshop manual and they talk about an 'automatic' setting for the lighting switch - but I'm buggered if I can find anything like that. Playing with the sensor on the dash seems to do nothing with interior or exterior lights - maybe mine's busted? I might have to run through the diagnostics in the manual - but without having this switch in the 'automatic' position, I'm not sure it's going to help me...

its climate control sensor, unless you have a aftermarket alarm or light sensor fitted

use the silver faced sun shade, the dash mat looks crap , even custom ones

At the risk of being labeled an ignoramous WTF does the climate control sensor actualy do ? I have on off temp variable aircon and ?

There is no auto switch (at least that I can find) to control the centre LCDs lights though they will brighten if you go into a dark area from daylight but during normal running daytime they're crap I can't see squat.

its climate control sensor, unless you have a aftermarket alarm or light sensor fitted

use the silver faced sun shade, the dash mat looks crap , even custom ones

I use a sunsahade whenever it's parked in the open, farkit it's Qld, but driving around the dash top gets hotter than a burning witches tit and I don't give a rats if it looks crap , I tend to agree actualy , but it'll diffuse the heat and thats gotta be worth it.

:D

dash mat might look a bit crappy but it will mean that in 10 years time the dash won't look like crap. i have always used them in all my cars (except my 2 imports) because they also reduce a bit of glare off the dash and make it a touch easier to see out the windscreen at certain times of the day when the glare off the dash reflects up onto the windscreen.

as for where to get one made, go and talk to the people at your local autobarn, etc. they should have a supplier that will make custom mats and may be able to make one up for you.

dash mat might look a bit crappy but it will mean that in 10 years time the dash won't look like crap. i have always used them in all my cars (except my 2 imports) because they also reduce a bit of glare off the dash and make it a touch easier to see out the windscreen at certain times of the day when the glare off the dash reflects up onto the windscreen.

as for where to get one made, go and talk to the people at your local autobarn, etc. they should have a supplier that will make custom mats and may be able to make one up for you.

Cheers, I'll givem a go :D

I got one for my R33 from these guys last year: Accessories Online

They dont list R34, but it would be worth asking. Where I was working meant I had to park in the sun all day and the mat helped alot... Yes it comes with the sun sensor cutout...

There is also a CF mat available I saw on Yahoo Auctions a while ago, but I cant find it anymore...

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