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Ashton Dimovski 05-02-2018 10:54 PM

Analog Clock Dash?
 
One of the things that I love most in modern luxury cars is an analog clock dash - now obviously the W210 never had that option from the factory, rather going for the digital dash clock. I was wondering if anyone here has heard if there is an analog dash clock I can get for my 1997 E420? If not, its not a big deal - I figured may as well ask - to me, most Mercedes are very classy, and the analog dash clock is just a nice touch that compliments the car.

Thanks for your time!

raymond g- 05-03-2018 01:34 AM

i am old school and far sighted, so analog displays are far easier for me to see at a glance
vs digital digit readouts. analogs also have the advantage of showing relative readings
with the exception of the digital/analog hybrids.

i have a older VDO analog clock from my rallye days which I plan on installing in my E320
but scoping out an A-pillar gauge pod to see if that is viable.

I didn't want to hack into the instrument cluster nor have the VDO clock replace any of the
existing gauges already in my E320 nor do I want to locate it in any part of the central
dash console.

Ashton Dimovski 05-07-2018 09:18 PM


Originally Posted by raymond g- (Post 7445327)
i am old school and far sighted, so analog displays are far easier for me to see at a glance
vs digital digit readouts. analogs also have the advantage of showing relative readings
with the exception of the digital/analog hybrids.

i have a older VDO analog clock from my rallye days which I plan on installing in my E320
but scoping out an A-pillar gauge pod to see if that is viable.

I didn't want to hack into the instrument cluster nor have the VDO clock replace any of the
existing gauges already in my E320 nor do I want to locate it in any part of the central
dash console.

Well I hope that works out for you - I'll look into it, thank you!

raymond g- 05-07-2018 11:43 PM

i've actually been trying this item out and will see how I feel about this obvious 'add-on' to the
dash and whether it sticks out like a sore thumb. i would have preferred an illuminated clock
vs luminous hands though. we'll see


kajtek1 05-08-2018 04:23 PM

One of the reasons that sold me 2014 model is analog clock on the center.
I had to remove the vents, with clock in the center and it would be easy to mechanically transplant it to any car, but the clock is controlled via command center and that would be beyond my skills.
Still you can find battery-powered analog clock and attach it.
Or get android command center with clock as an option.

Ashton Dimovski 05-13-2018 09:57 PM


Originally Posted by raymond g- (Post 7448872)
i've actually been trying this item out and will see how I feel about this obvious 'add-on' to the
dash and whether it sticks out like a sore thumb. i would have preferred an illuminated clock
vs luminous hands though. we'll see

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Well that's still a great start! Thank you for sharing.

Ashton Dimovski 05-13-2018 09:58 PM


Originally Posted by kajtek1 (Post 7449494)
One of the reasons that sold me 2014 model is analog clock on the center.
I had to remove the vents, with clock in the center and it would be easy to mechanically transplant it to any car, but the clock is controlled via command center and that would be beyond my skills.
Still you can find battery-powered analog clock and attach it.
Or get android command center with clock as an option.

Yeah, I asked my father, and he suggested something along those same lines. I'm just a real sucker for the old school looks and style I guess =D


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