OK this is just a thought ive hadbut how many people would be interested in a digital speedometer insert for the speedometer panel in an obs ford guage cluster. it would fit in the middle oe speedometer location and would have night/day light up options and would hopefully be very plug and play. Thank you just wanted to see if it was worth working on to try and create.

 

What years? I for one do not know what OBS means, though reading between the lines sometimes I figure it out. I think I know OBS means Original Body Style but that still is clear as mud to me.

 

old body style. which is very misleading.
what old body style? pre 47? 48 to 52? 54 to 56? 57 to 60? 61 to 66? 67 to 72? 73 to 79? 80 to 86? 87 to 91? 92 to 97?
there are WAY TOO MANY "old body styles"

 

Personally I can't see too much interest in a mostly "one off" item like the OP is asking about---if it were a marketable and profitable aftermarket addition a companly like Auto Meter or Scan Gauge would have already offered something.

I might be mistaken but in the years I've been here this sort of question has never been asked.

 

so “OBS” stands for old body style like you said but it’s ford trucks 93-97 with some exceptions but the other older body styles have ou are talking bout have nicknames to ex: bumpside, dentside, brick nose, bull nose m, etc

 

To me and a couple million others they are also obs.
whe people start with the silly names first thing most ask is what year are you talking about.

 

im not trying to start a argument but everyone that ik that’s knows a lick about trucks knows any of those references

 

i am just saying, here you give one of those names and usually within 5 posts you will get at least one person asking what you are working on. everyone gives different names.
i have seen people call the same 1987 truck a brick nose, a blunt nose, a bull nose, and an obs.
almost as bad as calling the same truck 6th 7th and 8th generation.
just call it by it's year. even in a body run there are enough differences that one years wiring diagram will not work on another year..

 

1993 thru 1997. That's all I needed to know. Makes sense a little bit also, since those were the years that used a electronic speedometer from the factory (Not digital though). Will you use the PSOM and all that, and just replace the factory needle type speedometer? Or will you come directly off the speed sensor signal? Someone that is "building" a truck may need to know. If you are going to use the raw speed sensor signal, your speedometer would be stand alone.

 

I see this sort of nickname thing in many forum with the "generation" stuff as in "got a third generation whatnot....."---its simply not helpful. We all know running changes in production during any one "generation" makes having the actual year of manufacture relatively important. We see here how that missing information slows down any real progress towards providing help.

 

i havent really gotten that far just trying to see if it would even be worth investing in and seeing if people would be interested in it. On of the big problesm i find is with built trucks the speedometer only goes to 80 like on my truck and i would like to be able to see a higher speed.

 

^^^Look into something from Auto Meter etc---it won't be as you're hoping to find but it would accommodate your anticipated need. Auto Meter Speedos