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Thread ID: 89796	2008-05-12 10:17:00	95 Sunny Dash Clock (or lack thereof)	wratterus (105)	PC World Chat

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668623	2008-05-12 10:17:00	Parents just bought a 1995 Nissan Sunny B14. They really like it - apart from one thing. It doesn't have a clock. Theres a 100mm x 40mm dummy plate. Doesn't have a tacho either, but that isn't a problem. Guess the dash designer at Nissan took a sickie that Monday, and they forgot a few things. Heres (www.imagef1.net.nz) a picture...the stereo I put in for them does have a clock, but they still want a 'normal' one. Trying to look for one, and I can't find anything at all. Am gonna ask at an auto electricians/wreckers tomorrow, see if they have any ideas. Anyone got any clues as to where I could find one? TIA.	wratterus (105)
668624	2008-05-12 10:20:00	Check the radio.	R2x1 (4628)
668625	2008-05-12 10:26:00	Edited my first post. Thanks for the suggestion though. That was (past tense) my solution too. :p	wratterus (105)
668626	2008-05-12 10:34:00	Drat, Murphy's law of clocks. most people don't even know where the car clock is, never mind setting it. They probably have a giant clock. Only people with the habit of using them don't get one. If you can get an old Toyota Corona analogue clock, there will probably be no significant error between daylight saving coming and going. Murphy excepted of course.	R2x1 (4628)
668627	2008-05-12 11:53:00	Get a slimline battery powered one from Warehouse and blu-tak it onto the dash.	Greg (193)
668628	2008-05-13 01:02:00	Get a slimline battery powered one from Warehouse and blu-tak it onto the dash. I think that may have to be the answer.	wratterus (105)
668629	2008-05-14 01:30:00	Meh?	wratterus (105)
668630	2008-05-14 13:03:00	So did you go to the wreckers? Any there with a clock? Pic looks to be of the central console, below the vents- are there any spaces above this on the dash itself with blank spaces/faceplates? Might be that different spec models had a clock, seems strange that it wouldn't have one... You could always install one somewhere on the dash, and since it only needs a power supply probably wouldn't cost that much either. Hell, boy racers install heaps of gauges on the dashes of their cars, a clock shouldn't be too complex! lol	Sick Puppy (6959)
668631	2008-05-14 18:58:00	Ring the Nissan agents and give them the model number and chassis number and ask them if that model has a clock listed. I would probably go in there as their parts manuals will have a diagram that way you would see what it sort of looks like, manual diagrams are indicative only. Get price and availability, it might not be that badly priced as some items never sell so they dont make any profit on them. At least with price in mind then you will have something to compare with when dealing with automotive dismantlers - some of them are real rogues, especially with low demand items. I imagine a clock would be. I am sure an aftermarket clock would work but it would look too out of place and for the extra work involved in mounting and wiring a factory one would be so much neater and simpler to fit - cost dependant.	sam m (517)
668632	2008-05-14 21:01:00	Thanks guys, the higher bit of the dash is completely void of any kind of mounting plate/hole. Wreckers didn't have any of those cars there, so couldn't check lol, will try another wreckers later on. May end up doing something like that (screwing clock onto dash) boy-racer style, I have no problem doing that kind of thing, but parents aren't that keen on the idea. Cheers though. Great idea about calling Nissan agent, think thats the best option.	wratterus (105)
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