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Offline DDRFan

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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #20 on: 18 October 2009, 12:05 »
^^

Its surprising the VW's don't have this feature.  Vauxhalls for one have had radio controlled clocks for a long time, I believe they use the RDS radio data to determine the correct time  :undecided:
interesting.... i've never seen this feature applied to car clocks until now, then again i haven't owned many cars, not really have talked much about clock accuracy to people on the topic of cars, it's probably like many other people, how big the engine is, turbo/supercharged etc etc
it doesn't sound that expensive to install either, if you can get a clock from Argos that's radio controlled for £20 or something, surely the circuitry could be integrated to car electronics easily?
or perhaps it is not that easy, maybe it's super difficult and that's why not all cars have it?  :undecided:

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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #21 on: 18 October 2009, 12:31 »
This forums getting more and more like the american ones everyday, people just looking for faults.  :embarassed:
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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #22 on: 18 October 2009, 17:12 »

we have to nit pick since there is so little wrong with the car :)


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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #23 on: 18 October 2009, 17:40 »

we have to nit pick since there is so little wrong with the car :)
If I found nits in my GTI I would do this - sure as hell would get rid of the f*kking nits.

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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #24 on: 18 October 2009, 18:48 »

lol - thats one way of doing it!!

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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #25 on: 18 October 2009, 21:35 »
^^

Its surprising the VW's don't have this feature.  Vauxhalls for one have had radio controlled clocks for a long time, I believe they use the RDS radio data to determine the correct time  :undecided:

Even my Vauxhall Vivaro van has this RDS clock update to keep the time spot on!!

The clock in my Mk4 is spot on too...  :grin:
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Re: Instrument accuracy
« Reply #26 on: 19 October 2009, 22:03 »
Vauxhalls have the RDS time on the display as I believe it is part of the stereo and with most if not all stereos being equipped with RDS it must be really simple to implement.

I can't believe the golf doesn't have the time on the stereo or have I just not noticed it!?!?
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