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Originally Posted by gpsman1
I totally agree with these two items.
#1 below is stupid and beyond me... every hybrid car should come with a hybrid display as standard equipment. GPS Nav should be optional.
#2 I have done the exact some thing! Only complaint is the one I have keeps frying the AAA battery in about 30 days.  |
I agree with #1 as well. I wouldnt have bought the Nav system (had I a choice...but that's another matter) except that I wanted the hybrid feedback.
For #2, I saw somewhere once on the internet where you can buy a small flashlight that is also a solar charger (~$20?)for the batteries that are in it (AA I think). You just leave it in your car where it could get some sun, and it stays charged. I remember that it can charge 2 AAs in about 16 hrs of sun, so for a month that's more than enough for a full charge for the temp guage. Get two sets of rechargeables and swap them.
OR, you can modify it to have that power your temp gauge directly.
...now that I think about it, there gotta be a solar temp guage for your auto somewhere on the net...