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    New replacement dials kit.

    Who wants some?

    There are very few Turbo 1 and 2 cars still going in the UK.

    We are in the process of having some original looking replacement dials made but before we do we'd like to find out if anyone in the UK would like to put their name down for a set.

    Just post on here if you do or if you know someone who does or might.

    Thanks.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Maxi Man T1

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    That makes up up to 11. Someone in France said he wants 10.

    Edit, 25Jan2012: With what we now realise, that's 1 x T1 and 10 x T2.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    i'm not sure if turbo 1 and turbo 2 dials are the same....

    turbo 2 are the same as gordini/alpine/le car 2/laureate turbo i think.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    I think it was you who told me they were the same.

    Thanks for the update.

    Was yours a 1 or 2?

    He did most recently ask if we had Renault 5 Alpine Turbo or Gordini Turbo dials.

    I've just gone back through the email and found his original one asking for 5 Turbo 2.

    Lee, is the one your talking about a 1 or 2?

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    T1 for MaxiMan

    I know of 2 T2s in restoration at the moment that will probably take sets
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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Thanks Lee for clearing that up.

    So the T2 is just two large dials and two small ones.

    The T1 is two large, two medium, six small.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    I phoned Lockwood.

    It appears they have both Turbo 1 and Turbo 2 dials.

    The former are lose dials and the latter are in a "brand new unused" binnacle.

    He said we more or less have to forget about the Turbo 1. They are a thick plastic that is rebated in the back. He said if a wealthy owner said "I have one of these in my collection and MUST have dials" then they'd suggest he gave them £1000 and they'll get started with making prototypes, which would likely take a few days, until they have something the same shape and size. To start with this case it's not with about printing or artwork, but the time and difficulty to reverse engineer, design and make these thick, milled plastic pieces. It we were going to sell a few hundred of them it would be economically viable for the RTOC to invest. If one for a few millionaires want to pay what it'll cost to have a few made, that will also work.

    The turbo 2 is now under investigation and they will get on with taking the item apart and see what's what with it and the dials contained therein. He said they look riveted in. If they too are thick and milled then the same applies unless we can spread the development cost over, say, 50 sets, but that means 40 or 50 sales and not 40 kits in stock for a few years.

    He's going to send me a photo of the dials as confirmation of what they look like.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Total build
    R5 Turbo 1
    1820
    R5 Turbo 2 3617
    R5 Maxi 20


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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Can you shed light on how many are still going? In the UK and in France?

    http://howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/renault_5_gordini

    Gordini: 6, SORN 8.

    5GD Turbo 23, SORN 40.

    It was mentioned to me, I think by Miller, that the GD might be the Turbo 1 or 2.

    Not mentioned:
    Alpine
    Le Car

    A search of the RTOC data base show there are 5 members listed as with a Gordini turbo who's last activity was at least 2011, and a few more who never posted.

    So, Sparkie, does your one need a new dial set?

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    i'm ok thanks, mine are still pretty good

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    To what do you attribute this?

    Better made? Fade proof? Has yours been in a garage for most of it's time?

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    i think the car spent alot of time in a garage, whilst the owner was away.
    dont get me wrong, they arent bright orange, but they are still orange enough.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    New poster! (less than 10 posts)

    hi,

    depends on price, as I already have a spare set.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Sparkie, is the speedo in your car MPH or KPH?


    Lockwood have, of course, only quoted for a KPH version as they don't have a MPH dial face to copy.

    Can one of you supply a MPH dial face? I expect you'll get it back un-damaged as I asked Lockwood that and they said yes.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Sparkie and Lee and anyone else who knows;

    Are these them?

    Ie, Turbo 2, Gordini (there's no boost gauge on these).

    What's the red, white and blue logo?
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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Quote Originally Posted by clee View Post
    T1 for MaxiMan
    So, this can be done but these is high cost and a risk of it not being possible.

    Lockwood said that basically it'll take them maybe days to make a prototype and that may not quite fit or look right. so they have to make another, and another, until they get it right.

    Cost of development could be as much as £3000. That's with no dials made, just the design template. And there is the possibility that they won't be able to do it as the plastic is very thick and needs rebates milled out of the back. Basically they won't attempt it as it'll use so much time and may fail.

    So the bottom line is that if a wealthy person wants to potentially burn a few thousand to see if they can make a set, then they will have a go, but if they fail that money is lost.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ian S View Post
    Sparkie and Lee and anyone else who knows;

    Are these them?

    Ie, Turbo 2, Gordini (there's no boost gauge on these).

    What's the red, white and blue logo?

    mine is in mph.

    those are the gordini turbo/ turbo 2 clocks - the turbo gauge is seperate along with the oil pressure gauge below the centre vents.

    the red/white/blue sticker makes me think that its from an alternative manufacturer, as mine are jaeger and very clearly printed with no red white blue sticker- that one looks alittle fuzzy. my direction indicator is also green.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Sparkie do you think then that the boost and oil pressure should be included in the set?

    Are they also the standard orange items?

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Turbo 2 / Gordini. Got this from Lockwood. It is of course, just for the KPH:

    Regarding the costs for sets in KPH as per the original set in the cluster sent to us:

    20 sets @ £36.00
    30 sets @ £34.25
    40 sets @ £32.50
    50 sets @ £30.75

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ian S View Post
    Sparkie do you think then that the boost and oil pressure should be included in the set?

    Are they also the standard orange items?
    personally i think yes they should be included.

    they are also orange in colour.

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Thanks.

    This is turning into more trouble than it's worth.

    We only have maybe sales for 11. That may go up a bit but Xenon is not keen it seems as he's not replying really, never mind chasing us for them.

    We'd need a UK set including the other two dials. I certainly am not got to spend any time trying to find some that Lockwood can copy.

    Lee, the man that you mentioned, are his dials available for copy?

    Maybe Lockwood can get the accurate design from them and make the colour similar to, errm, orange colour

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    I've got the dials in the garage ,will dig them out
    Feedback I'm getting is that generally the dial faces are OK .It is the needle that has an issue as it gets stuck and bends

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Ah good

    That's a weird one, isn't the needle is a rigid bit of plastic? Do they mean the the shaft to the needle somehow bends or slips and allows the needle to rotate out of alignment?

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    Ian, the needle physically bends downwards towards the face over time!

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    Re: New replacement dials kit.

    A weird one!

    Maybe that Lee's territory; designing a slither of plastic?

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