Ah well, not everything goes to plan but my latest dissapointment will no doubt be approved by the Cobra purists.
The all singing, all dancing, Autometer Nexus gauges I had hoped to use are not suitable for use in an open top car. (see the "check these Gauges out link")
A quick email to Autometer confirmed the following.
"The Nexus instruments will not be easily seen in a convertible. The gauges have a tinted lens on them for a clean look when they are powered down. However, the tinted lens also makes it difficult to see in bright sunlight. We have had people use the Nexus series in a convertible, but they were in a shaded area."
The dash of a Cobra is hardly a shaded area so that's them out of the running, too much cost to take the risk I'm afraid.
Now thinking to go a bit more authentic and use either Greengauges or Smiths Electric Cobra range. Either way this will at least be considerably cheaper than the Autometer units. Ho hum.
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