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ponytl · 02-28-2023, 04:50 PM

On my NewmarDP driving at night i have a small piece of white tape on the speedo cluster i usually like to cruise right at 70... i can see the the needle fine but i really can't see the numbers well and while i think i can drive anything well... I have always felt the speedo is so far down i take my eyes off the road to look at it... the little piece of white tape helps as a very quick reference point... But now i see these small LED GPS speedometers for less than $30 that can mount about anywhere that have a built in compass (i like a compass) and I thought BINGO... for $30 this could be fun.... any thoughts? thanks

Isaac-1 · 02-28-2023, 05:07 PM

When traveling I often use the speedometer readout on our Garmin GPS nav screen, as I have it mounted much higher than the speedometer cluster so that I can see it without completely taking my eyes off the road.

kenandterry · 02-28-2023, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ponytl

On my NewmarDP driving at night i have a small piece of white tape on the speedo cluster i usually like to cruise right at 70... i can see the the needle fine but i really can't see the numbers well and while i think i can drive anything well... I have always felt the speedo is so far down i take my eyes off the road to look at it... the little piece of white tape helps as a very quick reference point... But now i see these small LED GPS speedometers for less than $30 that can mount about anywhere that have a built in compass (i like a compass) and I thought BINGO... for $30 this could be fun.... any thoughts? thanks

Cruise control takes care of any speed worries.
Set it and forget it.

Isaac-1 · 02-28-2023, 05:34 PM

Cruise control works fairly good on the interstates, but we like to drive the secondary highways where speed limits vary, and see things as we drive, not just the vast open road of the interstate highways with their quarter mile wide right of ways,

bigb56 · 02-28-2023, 05:42 PM

Cruise control is not always an option on mountain roads. I like to know my speed as well as my RPM and I do not like looking down at the dash especially on winding mountain roads. The RPMs are especially important to me when descending in lower gears. I have Torque Pro set up on the dash with the speed and RPM right in front of my eyes but not high enough to obstruct any view. I also have a Rove dash cam that displays speed, and the GPS, but both of those require shifting my head, not just glancing with my eyes. You can also get the new Scangauge III which has a nice bright screen and can display up to 9 things at a time, and you can set any one of them to alarm at any setting you choose.
Back when I drove my Superduty I also had the GPS set up to display the speed on top of the dash, much safer than peering down at the speedometer IMHO. To the OP I highly recommend you go for it, it's a small price to pay for added safety.

Psneeld · 02-28-2023, 06:21 PM

My phone GPS app works well and most of the time GPS speed is displayed on Google maps which I am navigating off of.

Dutch Star Don · 02-28-2023, 06:22 PM

I'll start by saying that when we had our pontoon boat, it came with a GPS speedometer. What an improvement. We had three boats prior to the pontoon that used a water pickup for speed. They were so inaccurate.

The LED GPS sounds like a good idea if you really need it, but how much do you drive at night. At 70mph I think most are using cruise control. Others talk about not using cruise control in the mountains, but most aren't doing 70mph and the cruise control isn't on.

On ours, I can see the dash, but you do have to look down. It's also showing on our Kenwood/Garmin radio/nav unit.

Like noted above. I run the VMSpc engine monitoring software and have a laptop displaying all my info including speed.

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Unplanned Tourist · 02-28-2023, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ponytl

On my NewmarDP driving at night i have a small piece of white tape on the speedo cluster i usually like to cruise right at 70... i can see the the needle fine but i really can't see the numbers well and while i think i can drive anything well... I have always felt the speedo is so far down i take my eyes off the road to look at it... the little piece of white tape helps as a very quick reference point... But now i see these small LED GPS speedometers for less than $30 that can mount about anywhere that have a built in compass (i like a compass) and I thought BINGO... for $30 this could be fun.... any thoughts? thanks

I bought one and it works fine at night, but not very easy to see in bright sunshine. Seems fairly acurate also.

153stars · 03-06-2023, 03:23 PM

Google GPS speedometer start at about $30. A few rise out top of dash like speed bump. You would want decent control of brightness.
Torque pro as glass dash for gasser looks great, Bluefire is option for Cummins.

BZTS561 · 03-07-2023, 08:14 AM

Download Ulysse Speedometer Pro from the app store for your phone or tablet (see photo). This app will provide a good daytime and nighttime source for your exact speed. The daytime screen is shown in the second photo, there is a nighttime option for that screen also. Alternatively, you can select HUD from the menu screen that comes up when you tap anywhere on the daytime screen. HUD reflects up on your windshield when driving at night. This way you have a see through projection of your speed on the windshield. Typically it works well with a windshield that has a slant to it as all you do is set your phone face up on the dash and the imagine is reflected to the windshield. Play around with the location to find one that works well. In the imagine shown the numbers are backwards, this is because the reflection of it is the mirror image which makes it right.