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In dc.driving Ronald E. Kushner <ron@glis.net> wrote:
:> If they dashes were the same, no sweat. But they're not. And they consist
:> of a hundred or so smaller components, some of which are unique to GM
:> vehicles.

: Sounds like more thinking inside the box.  You just throw the specs at someone,
: and say, you can have a lucrative contract if you can make this for our car, plus
: a bag of money.

Perhaps. But it's been my experience when dealing with large scale
integration projects, such as assembling an automobile (or, say, an Aegis
crusier) that even throwing money at a project only speeds it up by a
certain factor. Heck, NASA had an unlimited budget in the 60's and it
still took them eight years to get a man on the moon...

  Do they have to be identical to the current GM instrument
: panels? Of course not. They just have to have the right plug on the end and the
: proper mounting brackets and size  We're only talking about gauge packages,
: lights and speedos here aren't we?

Well, it's strictly hypothetical, but I was speaking of dashboard
assemblies.

: Since all instrument panels are digital, even if the gauges are analog,

Er, no. Electronic, yes, digital, sometimes.

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