OBDIIC&C Gauge RGB LCD edition and other modifications

[retepsnikrep]

I can't see any major problem with the parallel version.

Each screen has it's quirks though so no guarantees. You'll have to try it.

[pascal28]

Removed the green LCD that I was using and changed to above mentioned OLED. It all seems to be working fine.

Pros:
Clearer display
More efficient (does not heat up as much)
Thinner
Lighter

Cons:
Cost
OBDIIC&C box window too big

Enclosed are pics comparing the LCD with OLED

[samwichse]

That OLED does look sweet in there .

Are all the OLED ones that same smaller dimension, or just the one you got?

Sam

[retepsnikrep]

Looks Nice. I use an OLED in mine as well.
But they are about three/ four times the price of the lcd ones bought in bulk as mentioned.

[jeff652]

Can the screen be connected remotely from the rest of the C&C? I would love to bury everything except the screen under the dash and have the screen thin mounted onto the dash somewhere.

EDIT: Looks like is still has the PCB backing. Is there a screen that would work that has a cable/plug instead of the PCB?

[retepsnikrep]

You could use a 16 way ribbon cable.
Need to keep it to less than 0.5m and you might get some interference issues, someone will have to try it.
Over to you guys!

[Mark Elvin]

Originally Posted by jeff652

Can the screen be connected remotely from the rest of the C&C? I would love to bury everything except the screen under the dash and have the screen thin mounted onto the dash somewhere.

EDIT: Looks like is still has the PCB backing. Is there a screen that would work that has a cable/plug instead of the PCB?

I've been thinking the same, perhaps using screened cable.