For quite some time I have been looking for a suitable classic looking clock to fill the hole in my centre console. Actually, a non functioning amp meter has been there for several years. Being a cheapskate, I refused to pay the amounts being asked for some brands but I kept seeing the LUCH clock on eBay for a very reasonable price. Apparently there is quite a story to the LUCH factory as it has along history in Soviet Russia but has modernised in Minsk, Belarus.
With a little concern I ordered the clock on eBay. It arrived all packaged in under 2 weeks for the pricely sum of $25.04 including postage & GST. Instructions were printed in English. Even a postcard of the River Minsk was included. Here are some pics.
So, I eventually got around to fitting it.
I took the easy way and used the connections I had removed from the cigarette lighter to power up the clock & the light for it. These are just to the LHS of the ashtray so all I had to do was remove the ash tray & the small cardboard panel to the RHS of the ash tray to give me enough access to wire it up in the central console. A dilemma I had was that I really didn't want to have the clock continuously live wired as the car is not driven very often. This may defeat the purpose of have a clock but it is my preference and will operate only when the ignition is turned on. This means a quick reset of the clock each time I drive the car but it is no big deal.
One of the wires powers the clock & the other powers the light. The earth wire I ran back to the nut that holds the ash tray in place. I also included a 10 amp fuse in power wire. Here are some pics.
As you can see the clock fits in really neatly with no alterations needed and is a firm fit. It is similar in colouring to the other Capri instruments. At the advice on club members, I have ensured the clock has no tracking devices that would benefit the KGB! It works well, with a very quiet movement and I think very good value.
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