Dashboard decor
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 356
From: Georgia
Dashboard decor
Here's a couple of cheap and simple additions I made to the dash: [Sorry for the blurry pic!]
1. Clock. I needed a clock I could see without having to take my eyes off the road to look at the stereo. I went with this analogue clock with a black face to match the gauges in the dash. The casing is solid aluminum and the movement is made by Citizen. Available from AutoSport.com:
http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm?fa=p&pid=5497
2. Electrical plug cover. Turned from a solid piece of aluminum. It's a heavy, high quality product. Available in many styles and colors on Ebay.
I think these draw the attention of the eye away from the wide expanse of cheap plastic on the dash. What do you think?
1. Clock. I needed a clock I could see without having to take my eyes off the road to look at the stereo. I went with this analogue clock with a black face to match the gauges in the dash. The casing is solid aluminum and the movement is made by Citizen. Available from AutoSport.com:
http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm?fa=p&pid=5497
2. Electrical plug cover. Turned from a solid piece of aluminum. It's a heavy, high quality product. Available in many styles and colors on Ebay.
I think these draw the attention of the eye away from the wide expanse of cheap plastic on the dash. What do you think?
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 820
From: TX
You must be quick at reading analog because the increased thinking time for me would far outweight the increased time t look a little bit further down to read the time.
That being said, it looks cool. Thought it might have been a compass at first.
That being said, it looks cool. Thought it might have been a compass at first.
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Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Orange, California
4th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,495
From: California
This raises an interesting thing about time. Usually you are not interested in precisely what time it is, but how much time you have before something--such as how much time before you are supposed to be somewhere. So when you look at a digital clock, your mind goes through a conversion process to translate the current time to how much time you have to get somewhere. When you look at an analog clock, you just give it a glance and can tell you have 15-20 minutes to get somewhere. The precise current time is not important in many cases, and a digital clock actually slows the thought process.
