This DIY Digital Dash Will Completely Change Your Cars Dashboard

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

FULL parts list here 👉www.allaboutthebuild.com/blog/2024/1/40-year-old-bmw-gets-a-digital-dash

[@ppcchoy]

i payed for the the blank dasboard and for some reason i cant open it. I downloaded it, changed the name (as .stl) and i cant use it...

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ppcchoy We used Cura to print it

[@madmike5144]

This would be cool, but i would want bigger screen and looks like that oem e30 cluster is, but add some extra gauges at the backround

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Maybe could go with 10inch or two circular digital cluster gauges to the left and right 👍👍👍

[@lumimobb]

​@Itsallaboutthebuild was thinking to do that but do you know if one thing could show at a time on the smaller screen? Or will it basically show as full screen. Not sure im asking that right

[@Lawrence-uw6cs]

This looks pretty cool its takes a 90's styling and brings it right into the 80's

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Lawrence-uw6cs thanks, we tried to go with a mix of old/new. Can’t wait to get her on the road 🙌

[@Lawrence-uw6cs]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild I say 80's just because it reminds me of some of the digital displays of that era, less the colours.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Lawrence-uw6cs thx, not sure if the color pallet is 80’s 🤔

[@Lawrence-uw6cs]

@@Itsallaboutthebuildyou could have any colour screen in the 80's as long as green or orange! The styling of the incremental ramp instead of dials is more the 80's look i think, either way it's unique! Holden vk Calais or the Fairmont of that time from memory had similar so did Subaru, I'm doing similar for an 80's model but the easy way with a haltech uc10 to modernise it and have a tachometer redline that's matched to the engine!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Lawrence-uw6cs oh nice, does the haltech have complete customization display options too?

[@lukedaron8838]

You do you. I personally wouldn't make my gauges look like a pinball game.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@lukedaron8838 🤣🤣🤣

[@Waveshare_Ruan]

Great video! This DIY Digital Dash is truly inspiring. Do you think it’s possible to create a car dashboard using a large circular screen, something similar to the iconic design of a Mini Cooper?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

You could, just would have to make it yourself in something like Shapr3d...

[@ianholmen888]

Why not make it with the hole for the screen already designed in the print?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ianholmen888 for sure wanted to, but when I cut the hole in the 3D model it significantly increased the print time due to all the extra tree supports. Need to figure out the best layout. Still working through that part…

[@Aves_1]

A lot of old cars had digital dashes. Just not screens

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Aves_1 true, should have named the video DIY LCD Screen 🤔🤔🤔

[@screener545]

@@Itsallaboutthebuildsnap in lid and flip it front down So easy

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@screener545 so have a precut hole???

[@marccourt7363]

Awesome project, thank you for posting it. You’ve shown me what is possible and give me great starting point.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@marccourt7363 thx, glad to help. What type of car are you working on???

[@ThomasP187]

Actually, it's a really cool idea despite all the comments. Def in the WIP stage but progress is better than no progress. Personally i would find a screen thay would fit in a single or double din radio slot in the dash

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ThomasP187 thanks!!! Always WIP here 😁 I like your idea, bigger screen is always better 🙌

[@emperor002002]

Nice, I've been wanting to do something like this for my SC300. 👍🏿

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Go for it!!!

[@wheelsandstuff]

this is brilliant, i was thinking of doing a digital dash on a 2005 VW Passat, i have bought a broken cluster to use for dimensions so we can draft it up on CAD - did you do a fuel guage? im thinking of using up the whole space to add things like a digital fuel guage etc also - great job! - subbed!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Thanks for the sub 👍. For fuel gauge you could add a circular gauge in TSDash as well. I should have covered that. Are you thinking of going with standalone circular gauges to the left and right of the LCD screen???

[@DJTJ13]

@wheelsandstuff if you do this please let me know because I would like to do my Passat also. 2005 tdi

[@wheelsandstuff]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild i was considering that, i also found some sharp form lcd's but not sure if they still produce those, i was thinking maybe using the form lcd to cut the shape of the cluster - just depends on availability vs cost i guess

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@wheelsandstuff you could cut more out of the cluster, but I think it would need to have higher infill for the 3D print. To get this one done quicker it was like 8% infill which didn’t work well when you start to cut into it 👍

[@tjhaywood100]

This is super cool! However, I would prefer a larger screen that would fill the empty space out. And what about the turn signal indicators and other lights on the dash? There is a lot of empty space on that panel.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

You are right. Bigger screen would be better. We're working on side side gauges that would have turn signal light indicators too :)

[@R-Tech]

A bmw with side indicators? That's a new one 😅

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@R-Tech 😁😁😁

[@olayanjukayode3683]

Great idea! 🔥🔥

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@olayanjukayode3683 thx!!! Some folks love it and others hate it 😁

[@celianjayariddhnorodom]

Hello how did you connect the motherboard to the car ? ECU? how to make it read every rpm,boost, etc etc thanks !

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Great question. So we are working on replacing DME with Speedunio ECU. The Speedunio connects to the Raspberry Pi via USB to send info from the standalone ECU to TSDash. Will have to make another video once done. Will also update this as we go along www.allaboutthebuild.com/blog/2024/1/40-year-old-bmw-gets-a-digital-dash

[@TheMrbumpersticker]

Excellent video!! Ive always wanted to do this to my e30s. What write up did you follow? Do you need to be on standalone ECU?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Thanks much 👍 This e30 project is getting out of hand 🤣. Hope yours is in better shape. So we plan to go with a Speeduino standalone ECU and that will work with TSDash. You’ll have to replace the Jetronic or build some custom ADC to read the sensors which I couldn’t find any info on. I’ve written up on my findings here 👉 www.allaboutthebuild.com/blog/2023/12/can-you-tune-a-bmw-e30 Have Fun 🙌🙌🙌

[@ForgeSpace]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild does the speeduino send the signal over CANbus or is it using a different protocol ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ForgeSpace it uses usb or secondary serial interface. However Speeduino looks to also support canbus 👉 wiki.speeduino.com/en/reference/Interface_Protocol

[@OO-000A]

I prefer the "before" 😁

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

When it works, it’s pretty cool 😁

[@gorkagonzalez1014]

Hello, first of all, congratulations for the great work. But once I saw the video I decided to buy it and install it, and I don't know if it's just me but it takes me a long time to start and it doesn't move as fluid as yours. Another question, how do you turn off the screen from the phone? Greetings and thank you!!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

You can connect to TSDash build on the raspberry pi from your phone via the WiFi connection. By default the TSdash build has WiFi enabled. Connect to the WiFi and open your browser to connect to the web version of TSdash. On that page you will find the shutdown option. Not sure why yours may be a bit laggy. Are you running a raspberry pi 4 or higher?

[@gorkagonzalez1014]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild Thank you very much, I didn't know the web version of the phone. I have Rpi 4 and I installed the same image as yours downloaded from the website, I have also paid for the tsdash license. I will try another micro SD card as the speed of this one may be the problem. This week I will try if I have any more questions I will tell you but thank you very much!!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@gorkagonzalez1014 oh nice. We just used the free version. Good point on the SD card speed, forgot about that. We are using a sandisk extreme plus v30. 👍

[@gorkagonzalez1014]

Hello, after checking the card and changing it to a 32GB SanDisk Ultra, it now runs really fast!! about 16 sec it's working tsdah wonderfully! Now I'm going to configure some outputs to put some relays and activate them! thank you so much

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@gorkagonzalez1014 sweet!!! Let us know how doing the relays turns out. Would love more details 🙌🙌🙌

[@MannyRodriguez555]

Have you figured out one with the hole already cut out for the screen ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

So I created a nice clean 3D printed bezel for this one. I’m trying to cut out the screen in the original 3D print, but the supports are crazy. The print will take tons of extra hours 😥😥😥 Still trying to figure it out 😁😁😁

[@TerraMagnus]

I think this could be done a lot cheaper with ESP32 than a Raspberry Pi. Much smaller. No jumper cables. No USB cables. Nice and tidy. You can drive LVGL displays with it. You can join the car’s CAN bus (or create a CAN bus in a restomod project).

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@TerraMagnus oh nice, great idea. Will have to look into an ESP32. Looking to go Speeduino ECU

[@antoninoscannapieco5508]

A thousand times better the standard dashboard

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@antoninoscannapieco5508 standard dash is 1000x better???

[@antoninoscannapieco5508]

yes!!!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@antoninoscannapieco5508 😁😁😁

[@JNAMOTORSPORTS]

@@Itsallaboutthebuildyour talking to a beta Tesla dude

[@whatsmining9917]

Reminds me of a old school astra gte mk2

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@whatsmining9917 YES!!! Old school 🙌🙌🙌

[@Rousan_e30]

Nice work, what about the fuel level gauge ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Thanks, oops did we forget that one…

[@photografiq_presents]

How did you manage to make the aperture cut for the screen so... povo?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

The infill was set very low to reduce print time. When cutting the hole out it fell apart. This was just a prototype. I'm working with the 3d file to make the opening durning the 3d print. The original 3d file is completely solid. All things are a work in progress 👍

[@steveflatman]

Why 3d print a dash, cut-out for the screen and then consider a bezel? Why not 3d print the dash with the screen aperture made to measure, with mounting posts so you don't have any hardware visible from the front?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@steveflatman the model didn’t have a hole and at the time we weren’t sure which program to use to add the hole. Since then we’ve been learning how to use Shapr3d to add the proper hole and will be reprinting in ABS 🙌

[@GreenRobotCat_R4702]

All it needs is a larger display! other than that, Looks great!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Thx!!! We shall try to go bigger 🙌🙌🙌

[@uses0ap]

How is the latency? (i.e. tach vs actual rev/rpms)

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@uses0ap great question. Haven’t got that far yet, but we plan to hook up the raspberry pi to a speeduino ecu. There’s a few vids out there on speedunio that you can check out 🙌

[@jean-clauded5823]

Does it support the gas gauge as well? Check Engine light? I drive and need to know how much gas I have left, and the state requires I have a check engine/brake/etc lights for state inspection.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Still working on the other items. ECU functions will be through Speedunio. Other items may need an audrino for analog to digital inputs.

[@eddib17]

Really curious why you didn't cut the hole for the screen into the file before you printed it?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@eddib17 great question, first was a prototype. Would have added much longer print time with hole due to additional tree supports to hold the large piece together while printing 🙌

[@antoniomarquez498]

​@@Itsallaboutthebuild Adding the screw mounts to the design wouldn't make the trick?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@antoniomarquez498 You could add screw mounts too. Adding the cut out surprisingly would have taken more time due to all the different 3d supports needed to hold the part together which is why we initially did it this way. Need to play around with 3d file some more 🙌

[@ghjvfthzdfhzfjvxvkbzg7774]

Would it work for a car from the 90

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ghjvfthzdfhzfjvxvkbzg7774 sure, if you have obdII, then it’s even easier with apps like realdash or openautopro

[@mradxxl1236]

Is it possible to upload the original info like total mileage etc ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mradxxl1236 that’s a great question. I didn’t check on that, will have to dig through the TSDash user guide

[@seanday6127]

Good video, thanks for sharing. Been wondering if this path was possible or not

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@seanday6127 thanks, will depend on your ECU. We’re moving to a standalone speeduino cpu, so tsdash is the way to go. For OBDII check out openautopro or real dash

[@bassassin2695]

That print looks soooo clean. Looking at the prints pidash are trying to sell is honestly comical. Idk how they would even have the audacity to try and sell their printed bezels with the way they look. Is that a PLA or ABS filament?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@bassassin2695 it’s a prototype using PLA, not recommended from my testing in other videos. Working on testing PETG and ABS now. I just looked at the pidash, you are right. Horrible looking 😳

[@bassassin2695]

@Itsallaboutthebuild ive been looking into printing a bezel for my truck. However I live in TX so I think I'll have to do it with ABS, which I haven't worked with yet. I feel the PLA will melt in my dash when it gets to 140° inside the cab during the summer lol. How many hours did yours take to print?

[@superfatbobtail]

I want to do this to my Dr-z400sm😅

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Didn't know what a Dr-z400sm was, had to look it up. That would be cool :)

[@IceWolve]

How well does this hold up in really cold or hot weather?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@IceWolve haven’t had super cold weather here in the South of the U.S. Raspberry Pi 4 operating temp is 0-50c and the screen can operate -20-70c according to manufacture spec

[@brendanfurlong7868]

Great job ..inspiration for my empty brain :-) might replace my idrive screen if I can find a panel to mount it ... A+++++

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@brendanfurlong7868 thx, was a fun build. What car do you have???

[@gyrfalcon-6]

I just bought an e30 it was a desert find and boy does it need alot of wireing fixes

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Nice, our e30 had tons of rust which looked like it worked its way from the inside from the sun roof. The passenger floor was really bad and the passenger trunk section had to be cut completely out. This build is getting a little crazy, but there’s no going back now 😁

[@VicenteCamilo_]

O original é muito mais bonito, embora estivesse precisando de uma boa limpeza. Mas o digital também não deixa a desejar.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Nos gustan ambos, por eso intentamos mantenernos con el diseño retro.

[@texblade237]

I need this but for a 93-97 toyota corolla

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Love Toyota Corollas. Hope we can get a 3d scanner eventually that would allow us to scan any model dash :)

[@brettflavell6942]

I need a new radio but hard to find a single Din 8 inch with DSI port If you dont have a DSI port I guess only way to configure the gauges is by bluetooth or usb ports on Pi ? cheers Brett

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@brettflavell6942 what car do you have? Does it have OBDII?

[@brettflavell6942]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild yes hyundai Terracan....

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@brettflavell6942 If it has OBDII, then the raspberry pi can connect to OBDII via bluetooth and an OBDII to Bluetooth dongle. Openautopro software is a better fit for ease of use.

[@brettflavell6942]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild many thanks, I will try but my car users KWP2000 protocal and those BT dongles always seem to have a problem connecting, is there a hard wire way? I only need fuel gauge and boost later, Brett

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@brettflavell6942 🤔 obd-I doesn’t have any real time diag outputs like obd-II… so unless you install separate sensors that have a digital output, not sure what you could do with what you have…

[@Trazer350]

thats cool does it work on E46 too ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Trazer350 yes it can work with e46, much easier too, because e46 has OBDII you can interface the Raspberry Pi into OBDII much easier. You’ll just need different software like openautopro or realdash. More details here 👉 www.allaboutthebuild.com/blog/2024/1/40-year-old-bmw-gets-a-digital-dash

[@Trazer350]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild does the dash from the 3d printer fit into the e46

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Trazer350 Sorry e30 won't fit into e46. Its different size so you'd need something like this 👉www.enjukuracing.com/products/hard-motorsport-gauge-cluster-delete-panel-bmw-e46.html

[@jeanlance1719]

Good but 7" is a bit small, there are bigger screens now at acceptable prices

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@jeanlance1719 for sure, ran out of height space on the 3D printed model. Will need to adjust for bigger screen or screen that’s a bit wider, but not taller 👍

[@ColdNightmareHell]

​​@@Itsallaboutthebuild hide part of the screen behind print. Screen would fill area. Less plastic, better look, less visible joints. Then adjust layout of virtual dash to match printed parts so nothing is behind print. Your screen will look like have shape of a real dash.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ColdNightmareHell thanks for the tips, we printed a small bezel, but I’d like to print the dash with an insert and bezel with abs instead of PLA too 🙌

[@swedesspeedshop2518]

I only like blueberry pie ? Will it still work ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@swedesspeedshop2518 any pie should work 🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonsprague8452]

Why not take the dash into a cad program editor and just print it without the middle the exact size you need instead of cutting it out?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@jasonsprague8452 We just learned how to make a custom bezel. Eventually we will also modify the dash with an opening and print with ABS too.

[@raiscl]

But how do you connect the pi to the info comming from the ECU? did I miss something?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@raiscl didn’t get that far, will be another vid. We plan to connect the Pi to Speeduino ECU 🙌

[@BrokeTheGamer]

Can you run multiple screens on the same CPU/raspberry… Or run multiple raspberryPi and screens in parallel?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

The Raspberry Pi Model 4 B and and Raspberry Pi 5 both have 2 micro HDMI output ports, so you could run more than one screen. You could launch TSdash on one monitor and perhaps another app for stereo functions...Sensing a part two to this vid.... :)

[@BrokeTheGamer]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild …touchscreen? 🫣 What if someone had a HUD for the backseat, for Uber passengers… That compiled live dash data, ie Speed… with Radio, driver info etc 😏😏

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@BrokeTheGamer oh sweet. Now you’re talking 🙌🙌🙌

[@akshaythepunekar]

Can't wait ​@@Itsallaboutthebuild

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@akshaythepunekar thx

[@tylermiddaugh1515]

so is the power routed from your ignition? does it have a battery or anything for safe shut down or that not an issue? also, im assuming you're routing an obd2 cable or Bluetooth for data? im wanting to make a small secondary screen for my truck to display extra information on my dash. your set up seems the easiest so far.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

We are replacing the non OBD ECU with a standalone ECU, Speedunio unit. The raspberry pi will connect to that via USB. Plan to power up via ignition start. Also, there's small UPS battery daughter boards you can get for Raspberry pi which can auto power off the unit gracefully when main power from USB is shut off. Thinking of going that route to make things automatic with safe power shutdown.What type of truck do you have?

[@tylermiddaugh1515]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild 2005 4runner. i broke my AC units display lcd while doing a led swap so it gave me the idea to use the empty screen slot for a custom readout

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@tylermiddaugh1515 oh I see. If you have OBDII, you could use openautopro or real dash on your raspberry pi to get additional info from your ECU.

[@mun33y]

What about stuff like indicators and lights etc ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mun33y still working on it, a part two will be necessary. Are you thinking of going from analog to digital???

[@mun33y]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild yes for sure but I’d rather pay someone like yourself do make one up for me

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mun33y Nice, what type of car do you have???

[@mun33y]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild bmw e92..how can I PM you

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mun33y You can find our contact in our Channel "About" section 🙌

[@jenstori5746]

You have any 3D printed clusters laying around??

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Unfortunately I don’t. What’s your car???

[@jenstori5746]

E30 1992

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@jenstori5746 92, will have to check on what the cluster differences may be from 84 to 92 👍

[@alexandrvsivtev]

Hi, I want to mount a dash of this type on a car with a diesel engine, M57. This programming is compatible with ECU type EDC15 or EDC16. Thank You

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@alexandrvsivtev not sure, we are using Speedunio ECU to the Raspberry Pi. If you have an ECU that supports OBD2, then you can run other software like openautopro or realdash

[@alexandrvsivtev]

@ thank you for fast reply. So, I will try and will se if it’s work or not

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@alexandrvsivtev let us know how it goes 🙌🙌🙌

[@ash-d7o]

Wouldn't an off the shelf Digital Dash like the AIM Strada or similar which is purpose built for this be a better option? They retain all the OEM vehicle functions and add additional functionality. Removing the mileage for example would make it non road legal in lots of international markets.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ash-d7o you could go with AIM, Holley, or HalTech for sure. Will cost a mini fortune. Just trying to come up with something for the track cheap. But mileage is except on this bad boy as motor block is different than original here in the states. Not sure how other countries work 🤔🤔🤔

[@ash-d7o]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild Thats fair. In Europe, it doesnt matter about the engine, only the VIN, and the mileage attached to the VIN cannot be tampered with in any way or it will be considered 'clocked' and if its not displayed at all, it will not pass its annual Ministry Of Transport certification to make it road legal, and if you cant get certification, you cant get insurance or road tax the vehicle, all of which are digitally interlinked on the government database, and over here they use a system on all police vehicles and road cameras called ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) which scans every single license plate it sees and automatically red flags any of the above which is not in place and the nearest law enforcement vehicle is notified and dispatched to hunt you down, lol. We truly have Big Brother watching you over here when it comes to vehicles and road usage.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ash-d7o oh wow, here in the states for old cars I've ever plated no one has verified milage. Title will then sometimes say "exempt" for milage...

[@gsfx]

Isnt the Raspi getting hot inside the dashboard?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@gsfx the Rapsberry Pi 4b can operate up to 185 degrees and we can always add a heat sink too 🙌🙌🙌

[@bero6674]

Hi. I like this digital monitor. can I installation bmw e34 1995 2.5?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@bero6674 you would need to find a different dash insert and a way to read data from the OBDI to raspberry pi. I’m not familiar if there’s something that goes from OBDI to real time dash output 😔

[@SeftonHanley]

So how are you handling fuel indication etc ?? Also stuff like idiot lights (turn signals etc). Boot time ?? Have an E30 build and would consider it.. But feels a bit half done.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@SeftonHanley yes, definitely half done. We’re in the process of replacing the DME with a Speeduino standalone ECU. We plan to leave all the other components in place like turn signal/lights/heat control. Boot time with Raspberry Pi 4 and fast SD card isn’t a noticeable issue. Will post another video on all the other stuff soon 🙌🙌🙌

[@SeftonHanley]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild So fuel gauge ? Kind of essential ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

​@@SeftonHanley Also working on another circular gauge, but TS Dash can get other data feed into it too. Check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3KQiWx8iayie9Usi=2bBdIVYFC3Big2dk You can use an input into the raspberry pi via aurdunio similart to this to megasquirt.

[@notkaine6984]

So how do you make it read actual speed and rpm data

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Planning to add Speeduino ECU, still a work in progress :)

[@notkaine6984]

@ sick bro, you a wizard fr. Keep it up, I’ll keep myself updated on this cause my cluster old af 💀

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@notkaine6984 thx!!! What model car do you have???

[@notkaine6984]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild 1986 Toyota mr2 aw11

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@ awesome ride!!!

[@ssskids123]

Great build! Question for you if you know: how resistant to heat are these components? I live in Texas, and inside the car. It can get very very very hot. :-)

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Thanks much. We printed this with PLA, which isn’t the greatest for hot sun but this was more of a prototype. We’ll print the next one with a cut out already in ABS filament. ABS filament is way better for parts that will be in the sun. ABS is good up to like 180F degrees 👍

[@ssskids123]

Thank you! Do you happen to know if the electronics are also heat resistant? Worried mainly about the screen, but that may be based on older screens.@@Itsallaboutthebuild

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ssskids123 looks like most of the newer screens are the same make as what car radio vendors use. In that case they should hold up to the same spec car radio touch screens can withstand 👍

[@sergeantsapient]

If you 3D printed the cover, why not cut out the hole for the display in the model instead of using a dremel?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@sergeantsapient the 3D supports for having the shape cut out would have made a 8+ hour print job take another 6+ hours. Need to work on the 3D file a bit more for sure instead of cutting out manually. First one was more of a test 😁

[@dragospatru432]

Hello, how do you get the data from the car, like speed rpm and others, is it via OBD?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

We are using speedunio. If you have OBDII you can load open auto pro or real dash on the Raspberry pi

[@Mike-ry4ti]

Nice one, can TS dash handle canbus if the appropriate pi hat is fitted?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

I believe you can get PiCAN interface for raspberry pi to work along with canbus, not sure if TSdash has that support. Would need to do some more digging 🤔🤔🤔

[@Mike-ry4ti]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild Its a little on he frustrating side, because everything works on Canbus these days... One particular problem is the fuel level signal, because Pi has no Analog IO, they seems to have omitted it, but its possible to use a Pi Nano to convert he analogue signal to activate 6 or 7 digital pins on the main raspberry pi to emulate an analogue signal...

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Mike-ry4ti yeah, not a one solution fits all for sure. You could use an audrunio connected to the pi if you need analog inputs. Unfortunately all the premade 3rd party is thousands of dollars. We need something more affordable 👍

[@Mike-ry4ti]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild I need someone who is good at programming to help me develop it

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Mike-ry4ti right!!! I wish I was good at programming. Unfortunately I lack the skills in that arena 😮‍💨

[@adamv242]

That looked about a million times better 'before'.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@adamv242 right 🤣🤣🤣

[@myparentsgarage8650]

How to hook it up to the car?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@myparentsgarage8650 working on that part next. Going to use Speedunio ECU to Raspberry Pi 🙌🙌🙌

[@archipeep]

Wait, you 3d printed and didn’t design the opening in to the print? And then you had to drill holes? Seems like you missed an opportunity there

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@archipeep the 3D file was already made. We originally added a large hole in cura, but the tree support would have added a few more hours. We’re working on fine tuning that 3D file for sure 🙌

[@mlr06121974]

I guess I'm going to have to use this since Shadow Dash is no longer available

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mlr06121974 never heard of shadow dash, is that an app or a complete dashboard system?

[@mlr06121974]

@Itsallaboutthebuild kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmitgH94iMaef80si=rjZdjGGY1UncLeAn Yes it was an app. Some still have it running but as android updates it has connectivity issues and now it's almost abandoned

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mlr06121974 Oh I see. Yeah TSDash should be able to do the same thing Shadown dash was doing. You'll just have to package up a few more things yourself :)

[@mlr06121974]

@Itsallaboutthebuild I'm betting they wanted to get out of the so called app store and have an actual program running it. Which I don't blame them one bit.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@mlr06121974 Maintaining an entire app can be quite a bit of work, so that makes sense.

[@jenstori5746]

I’m running fuel tech 550

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Nice!!!

[@octaviofranciscosalcidoroc9226]

Hi!, what could I do if my car is iold (1977) and do not have ecu or obd2?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@octaviofranciscosalcidoroc9226 great question. Research using a audrunio and sensors to read different stuff like oil pressure, engine temp. Etc… An audriuno can read analog signals and convert it into dc which can be sent to Radpberry pi. Other folks may have some stuff out there you could use 👍

[@Mrblacknose]

Looks great

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Mrblacknose thx!!! Some folks love it and others hate it 😁

[@Siddhantamre]

Is it super accurate??

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Not done yet. Hooking it up to Speedunio ECU soon :)

[@wpjariko]

Zamienuać ładne zegary na prymitywny wyświetlacz?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Tak, wygląda to znacznie lepiej, prawda?

[@e36mjay]

Do you have to use a stand-alone with this setup?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Standalone ECU yes. We are using Speediuno. But if you have OBD2, you can load different software on the Raspberry Pi like openautopro or real dash. We wrote an article on the options 👉 www.allaboutthebuild.com/blog/2024/1/40-year-old-bmw-gets-a-digital-dash

[@e36mjay]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild okay thansk for the reply I have an obd1

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@e36mjay ah, ok. I was trying to figure out how to get signals from older than OBDII and it would take having to use something like an Audriuno as it has analog inputs along with figuring out the right voltages to convert that into a proper output display. So we decided to find something premade along with full custom EFi mgmt. instead 👍

[@e36mjay]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild Dang that’s smart, it can be possible with the Obd1 if you use the same concept as a scan tool A mechanic here scanned my car the first time and it showed me almost ever value done to the maf voltage so I’m guess something like that can be possible in the future Good work all the way🤙🏽

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@e36mjay you could maybe use an OBDI app with an OBDI scanner and display it on a screen or make a mini iPad dash screen. That would be sick 🙌🙌🙌

[@carloscalderon-h6o]

Good video, a question does it work with raspberry 5? I'm trying but it doesn't turn on

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@carloscalderon-h6o haven’t tried the raspberry pi 5.

[@spr00sem00se]

Was the original dash not working? The caps on the pcb that run the service lights leaks and break the speedo. I got pulled a few times in my e30 as the speedo would work when it felt like it.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@spr00sem00se was completely dead. Will check the caps as I still have the original. Thx 🙌🙌🙌

[@spr00sem00se]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild check the battery thats soldered to the PCB behind the service lights, what happens is that with age it leaks and burns the circuit traces. You may need to repair it with some jumper wires, this was beyond my skills when I was 18 and had one of these. I reckon I would have gotten it working these days.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@spr00sem00se good to know. The board looks bad in different spots, but I’ll start with the battery. Is your e30 a daily driver???

[@LoadedClipse1]

what hardware is used to connect to the car obd2 port to the pi

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Our 1984 e30 doesn’t have obd2 so we are going with a Speeduino standalone ECU, BUT if you have OBD2, you can use openautopro software instead of TSdash loaded on the Raspberry PI and use a Bluetooth obd2 scanner to connect to the Raspberry pi 👍

[@fitzyBarnett]

How much would you charge me to make one exactly like that for me am in Jamaica getting it here isn't a problem but I can't do all you just did.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

We are still working on the kinks like the bezel cut out, so its not exactly ready for production yet. What year is your e30???

[@fitzyBarnett]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild it's not e30 I have a 2001 e46.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@fitzyBarnett Oh, the bezels are different than the e30. Are you running custom ECU?

[@diesvtfocus]

hello do you think this will work on 1987 Daytona Shelby Z T-Top?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

The screen and Raspberry Pi will work in pretty much anything. You just need to see if someone has a nice interface that can go from a 3rd party ECU to the raspberry pi. If not you'll have to get a different ECU like we did. We went with speeduino ECU which can interface into the raspberry pi. What type of ECU do you have???

[@diesvtfocus]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild Ok, Thank you Understood.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@diesvtfocus no prob. Any time 👍

[@fury2012]

Why couldn't you change the drawing to fit the monitor so that you don't have to cut out the frame later?😅

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@fury2012 I initially started doing that but the extra supports added around 2-3 hours more of printing. Figured I wait to get some ABS filament instead. So this one is more of a prototype 🙌🙌🙌

[@lukeschrade4904]

Would you be willing to build a program for one of these for me and accept payment? I can handle the physical install. How can I contact you?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Sorry, at this time we only work on our own. Appreciate you thinking of us. Out of curiosity, do you need something for a BMW e30 or something else???

[@lukeschrade4904]

@@Itsallaboutthebuildsomething else. 1991 f150 stereo shop demo

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@lukeschrade4904 oh that sounds super cool. If you can find a 3d model of your dash, I’m sure you could do it yourself 😁 Finishing up a video now that will go over all the details on how to 3d print car parts. Stay tuned 🙌🙌🙌

[@kostaspolychronopoulos3653]

Hey so quick question. I'm thinking about doing something like this for my motorcycle or even a celica gts(1991 year). Can I use all this on a carburetted vehicle without any sort of ecu(only cdi) or on a car without obd2 with the stock ecu?(Stumbled upon this video and subbed you guys do some very interesting stuff)

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Much appreciated, so for non OBDII or just carb with some sensors you’ll need to add something like an audriuno that has analog to digital conversion. It gets a little more complex which is why we are going to go with speedunio standalone ECU connected to the Raspberry pi. Best of luck 👍👍👍

[@Kaztled]

Can i use an old Raspberry Pi instead of 4? Have lying arround a Raspberry Pi 2 and a Zero W that i used for college projects.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Kaztled you can but the screen may be laggy with an older pi with less resources

[@JsHeavyEquipmentRepair]

Hey I know this videos old, how do you get it to communicate with the Pi? Can you use an OBDII, to USB and plug it in to the Pi?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

If you have OBDII check out openautopro loaded on the raspberry pi instead. Then you can go OBDII via Bluetooth to raspberry pi with a Bluetooth dongle 👍

[@jenstori5746]

If you want send one I’ll see if it fits then when can take it from there

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Still trying to figure out the cut out for the screen. You using 7inch screen size???

[@and_rew9768]

Fantastic job👏💪👍👋

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@and_rew9768 thanks, the second one will come out much better 🙌🙌🙌

[@brenonm10]

I want this on my 06 Arctic Cat Side by Side. However I have no OBD port. Any recommendations on wiring this in? Also any recommendations on what all I need raspberry pi wise?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

We have pre-obd ECU so we are going with standalone speeduino ECU. That ECU can then be hooked up to raspberry pi for display output. If you want to keep your stock ECU, you may have to look at other board such as audruino as it will have analog-to-digital converters. That will be needed to take existing analog signal and convert to digital in order to display. It gets a bit complex which is why we plan to change our ECU. Plus a different ecu will allow us to do more tuning for things like turbo in future 👍

[@RotaruCosminLeonard]

my dude 3d printed the dash, then sawcut the size of the screen into it. the dials are not even linked to the car data

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

It’s all work in progress. Just finished making a bezel, but I think I’ll modify the 3D print to have the hole premade.

[@fabriciodefigueiredo3426]

@@dev1360then show us how it should be done…

[@TheJerryludlow]

Car data comes from OBD2

[@ukozi]

@@dev1360regardless, it’s still better than the one you’ve made.

[@frstwhsprs]

​@@dev1360 Bro's the kind to look at a 5 star michelin dish and be like "this is dogshit, I can make it better"

[@antontri0483]

How tO Connect wire Harness Raspberry pi monitor tO Ecu

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Couple of different options. Go with Megasquirt ECU, Speeduino, or micrus standalone ECU. If you have OBDII, then you can keep raspberry pi and go with something like openautopro instead of TSdash 👍

[@ivanperac5843]

this looks similar like my old opel kadett gsi dash...

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@ivanperac5843 really? We were going for a retro throwback type of vibe 😎

[@captainnachoz2111]

Ignore the haters, I wanna try to do something similar as a project

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@captainnachoz2111 GO FOR IT!!! Super fun, we’re also working on a detailed 3d printing car parts video. Stay tuned 🙌🙌🙌

[@captainnachoz2111]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild sounds like it would be a useful vid for me, subscribing!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@captainnachoz2111 THX 🙌🙌🙌

[@cooluser23]

Get a bigger screen that fills thr space better

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@cooluser23 was challenging because the bigger the screen it would start hitting the corners of the overall dash

[@send1t674]

Hey i also have an E30. Maybe try doing a video of you demoing the new digital dash whole driving? Would wonder what itll look like while driving. Just a consideration for other E30 owners.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@send1t674 e30 brothers, what year, what engine??? We for sure will make another video as we get it all done. Still trying to finish these rust repairs 🤣

[@supadupa3]

I have a 1988 e30 too. Did have an m20b25 from factory but I swapped it for an m52b28. Thank you for the video

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@supadupa3 oh nice, was thinking of doing a swap, but the cost just kept going up and up. So we decided to stick with the m10. K swap would be cool too, but would bother purist 🤣

[@supadupa3]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild I'm not a purist and am happy to see people try different things, even if I sometimes don't agree. From what I've read about the K swaps they work out to be quite expensive. If I was to do it again I'd look at a volvo 5 cylinder or vw vr6 if a bmw 6 cylinder was difficult/expensive to get... or the 4 cylinder newer bmw turbo engine.

[@send1t674]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild I have the usual M20B25 but I would love to do a M52 or M54 swap eventually

[@Alientraveler003]

Just subbed thanks

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Alientraveler003 awesome, thanks. Enjoy the content 🙌🙌🙌

[@athanasmb]

Good job

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@athanasmb thanks, hope to get the full e30 finished later this year. Has tons of rust 😢

[@ourclock9273]

does it work for an old car with obd1 I mean can I use digital inputs of raspberry as I want?. I got an old car that all signals of the dashboard are analog and 12v bulbs I know i can lower 12v to 5v to be connected to raspberry pi imputs but I wonder if I can use Tuner Studio TSDash to do that ?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

You’ll need an audrunio with some analog inputs. The raspberry pi doesn’t have the right inputs 😔😔😔

[@fransiskuskevin-eb5zl]

Before rpm 7 After rpm 8 how?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@fransiskuskevin-eb5zl can adjust the digital gauge

[@stanleydignatary679]

That's really cheesey!!!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

We're full of cheese :)

[@aaronelder5080]

I assume your blinkers and all other lights will still need to run off std cluster

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Great question, didn’t get that far yet. Was hoping that stuff ran separately from the cluster

[@frankgbacoa87]

Its an e30, as most BMWs they dont come with blinkers 😂😂

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@frankgbacoa87 they were over engineered, it’s probably a hidden feature 😄😄😄

[@JNAMOTORSPORTS]

Not a fan of these they aren't usually clean enough or OEM looking fitted. It's cool for a race car.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Hope to make a better revision soon :)

[@beanseater4205]

Can i have old clusterino

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

How much???

[@beanseater4205]

@@Itsallaboutthebuildfree i connect to computer gaming :D

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@beanseater4205 oh, sorry gotta have that 💵💵💵 😁

[@CaptainGimp]

Keep things analogue!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Do you not like the retro digital look???

[@CaptainGimp]

@@Itsallaboutthebuild If you've a display issue, you're screwed. Analogue sensors for each instrument is better in my opinion. It's like giving a granny a facelift.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@CaptainGimp but if something goes wrong with the analog components, they are hard to find for a 44 year old car. If digital isn’t working, you fix/replace the broken sensor that has an issue 😁

[@Core2lee91]

I'd rather keep the analogue E30 cluster and have something else to give me stats.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

Any suggestions???

[@Core2lee91]

​@@Itsallaboutthebuild I'd just use a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter, and an app like Torque / Car Scanner / BimmerLink.etc.etc for iOS or Android. Of course what you can see depends on the specific ECU. But I'd have some sort of tablet / phone / Rasperry Pi with a screen... literally anything rather than cannibalising the classic instrument cluster. This is a cool project by the way, I just hate how all new cars now use digital panels all in the name of cost savings.

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@Core2lee91 I get your point… a side mount of an iPad would be cool too 😎

[@Core2lee91]

​@@Itsallaboutthebuild I must admit your execution of this is very good, even if I am not a fan personally :)

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@ thx much!!! Fun project for sure

[@hayatel2557]

Does this thing work for real?

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@hayatel2557 connecting it to Speedunio ECU, yes!!!

[@danielmedina-sg2eh]

muy interesante, pero prefiero lo original!!

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@danielmedina-sg2eh pero lo digital parece viejo no?

[@tissapathiratna7761]

Original is Best ,No confusion 😊

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@tissapathiratna7761 too bad we couldn’t find a screen large enough to create the original all in digital 😁

[@FPV.ExploreScotland]

Old one was looks beter 100%

[@Itsallaboutthebuild]

@@FPV.ExploreScotland don’t like the retro vibes?