Millhey Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Anyone know where I can get a sensor & guage to tell me the outside air temperature while driving? Funny my cheapo car has one, while my £vastly expensive Hymer has not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I got mine from either Lidl or Aldi but cant rember it was about £2.99 its a thermometer with a long lead with a sensor on the end that you stick to the motor door frame this then gives inside and outside temperature readings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul M Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hi You can odtain a "wireless" thermometer and all bells ringing weather station from Aldi. I have our outdoor sensor ( 3" X 2")strapped to the roof rails of our Rapido and the monitor in the van, all works well in most weather conditions. Cost I think was about twelve pounds. Hope this is of help Paul and Ann Hapiness is no white bits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I have my external sensor superglued to the inside of the front bumper bar. The sensor needs to be 'in the shade' and out of the air stream to give reasonably accurate temperatures. It is very useful in cold conditions to judge if there is likely to be ice on the roads. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhey Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Thank you all. Philman, that's just why I want it.Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickt Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Try Halfords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul M Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 If you have supergluged your sensor to the bumper and if it's "wireless" how do you change the batteries? Paul Hapiness is no white bits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Hi Paul, I don't recollect saying mine was wireless. The batteries it uses are housed in the display unit which shows time as well as internal or external temperature. It cost less than £10 in Sainsbury's Homebase. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 CAK Tanks Ltd market an internal/external temperature gauge made by CBE. It's shown as Part No. PT538 in my 2007 CAK catalogue (page 67) and costs £56.29. Operation is via connection to the motorhome's 12V system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapple Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hi Philman If he sensor is super glued to the inside of the bumper and assuming that the sensor is a wireless type, then how do you get at it to replace the battery? I am looking for a good place to fix my sensor. Requirements - accessible, reasonably clean area, sensor protected from heat reflected from hot road, exhaust pipe etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hi DJ Chapple, please read my reply above. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 For an accurate temperature reading, positioning the sensor behind the vehicle's front bumper is probably the optimum position (as Philman has done with his). Some of my VW cars have had an exterior temperature gauge and that was where the sensor was located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Just to throw a spanner in the works (perhaps just because I can :D ), I fixed the external air temperature sensor of my own unit behind the front bumper, it works fine when we're tooling along the motorway (or even on site for a few days) but as soon as we become bogged down in traffic it gives artificially high readings. It would appear that heat from the radiator while near stationary can be directed downward to the sensor. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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