would you buy a t/a with a digital dash

 

Yes as long as it is working when you buy the car. I had an 88 GTA with a digital dash and never had a problem with it. One nice thing about them is that it will have separate circuit boards for the speedometer and other readouts.

 

Yes I did. Are they problematic or something? Mine is fine.

 

I would.
I wish that mine had one but sadly...not.
There will be a digital set going in at some point in the future.
How traditional that will be remains to be seen.

 

The answer is yes and damn do I wish my 91 had it. I had an 87 GTA with digi dash and the gauges were very easy to see and read, but my 91 GTA is analog and it really sucks trying to see everything.

 

Yes! Digital dash looks and works awesome.

It defines the late 80's perception of hi tech.

 

hi, i'm french and i have a very beautiful 1987 gta with digital dash (red flame, red interior, digital dash and T TOP). I have a problem, could you help me ? My tachometer, speedometer, turn signal, front lamp signal and break signal who doesn't work. I have change all fuses, but nothing change.
Could you also give me the fuses box detail, please ?
Thanks,

Manuel

 

Digital dashes are cool. Berlinetta, Firebird S/E, Trans Am or the GTA. All cool. Of course the Firebirds have a bit more to them than the Camaro. Funny how in the 80's the motoring press talked a lot of crap about our cars and the Corvettes with digital dashes but never really talked bad about the imports with digital dashes.

 

i don't know for the motoring press of the 80's i was born in 1971, i've just 16 years old when my car was built. And in France, we can't drive before 18.
My cars was imported from Canada to England in 1987. I saved her 4 years ago. I have restored it, because i love us cars. I don't think an american car is better or worst than a french car. When you have drove a Renault, you can talked a lot of crap too (we say "qui part en Renault rentre en vélo" that's mean "who go with a Renault car, go home with a bicycle"

 

I owned an 87 TA that I bought to flip. The only things wrong with it were minor cosmetic issues, motor was not a TPI, and the fan was wired up to a switch on the dash. It was so cool! I miss it, and many times wished I had kept it.

 

these cars are so cool.... Mine is a TPI 350 CI and rare in its options and color. In France we are only two owners to have this car with exactly the same configuration. Someone said to me, that only 200 exemplaries was produced with this combination, false or right, i don't know. But it's sure, i don't see another one like mine on internet with exactly the same characteristics.

 

I love my digital dash, I have had no problems with mine. The gauges are easy to read, it looks awsome, and its a real conversation peice, everyone who sees mine asks me questions about it all day long. One major advantage is that its an oddity, idk exactly how rare they are in 87-88, but you don't se them often, if the car you are looking at is an 85-86, its even harder to find those years. If you take it to a car show you will have a crowd.

 

Yes it's true. when i go to show with my car, there are lot of people around it. So, what is IDK ?

 

But someone could help me to repair my digi dash ? The troubleshoot appears after i've changed the Driver Information Center. Perhaps one connector is unplugged ?

 

create your own thread in the appropriate section and you'll get the response you're looking for from someone who knows the part(s) well.

 

hi, i've resolved my problem. My cluster was unplugged. My GTA is now fully functionnal. Thanks to Erv for his help and diagrams. My car was built for canadian market. That's why it have TTOP with the 350 TPI. Temp gauge is in ° celsius. And fuel trap's stickers is write in english and in french "unleaded only" "sans plomb uniquement".

 

My odometer doesnt stay lit on mine for very long. Any ideas on how to fix?

 

Hi, if it's just the backlight, take a piece of Sand paper and wash the contact. I had this problem due to oxydation. Excuse me for my Bad english. I hope you Will understand.

 

Are you talking about cleaning the printed circuit board on the back of the digital gauge cluster?

 

Yes...where all the contacts are...the bulbs just twist into a socket hole, clean those contacts. I had a simliar issue with mine.