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Dakota Digital Hits it Big in Las Vegas

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Every November, the largest trade show in Las Vegas draws north of 100,000 businesses, media members and exhibitors. This SEMA Show is a worldwide gathering of automotive companies and enthusiasts converging to see the latest aftermarket products available to them.  For the past three decades, the South Dakota based Dakota Digital has attended this event, displaying the … [Read more...]

Dakota Digital Factory Tour – This Place Is Massive!

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One place we haven't ever made it to is Dakota Digital. We've been behind the scenes for lots of other manufactures seeing how all their amazing products are made but why not here? Well, they are in Sioux Falls, SD and we've just never ended up near there! Luckily, our buddy Jeff Thisted recently stopped by. You should give him a follow, he travels all over the USA in his … [Read more...]

Project 1955 Bel Air: Hear It Run!

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Whew! It's been about six months since we last updated you all on this build. But that doesn't mean progress on the '55 has stopped. These past few months we've been working away tirelessly on the car. The big news is that it runs! Check out all the progress. It's All In The Details... Mainly, we've been working on details. For example we had to figure out hoses for our … [Read more...]

Installing Dakota Digital Universal HDX Gauges

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Installing Dakota Digital Universal HDX Gauges One of our side projects has nothing to do with auto crossing or Pro Touring, but we are having a blast with it. It's our 1923 Ford T-Bucket that we are installing a modern LS into. One thing we ran across was the need for gauges. Now if you've been following Lateral-G over the years we've installed just about every version of … [Read more...]

1965 Chevelle Wagon: Family Meets Pro Touring

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In the world of automotive dreams, the journey sometimes takes unexpected turns. Andrew Lezotte, the proud owner of a beastly '69 Chevelle, found himself in a new chapter of life – fatherhood. With three little boys, the need arose for a grungy, resilient ride that could withstand the chaos of childhood. Enter the 1965 Chevelle wagon, a relic from a spirited motorcycle-riding … [Read more...]

Project 1955 Bel Air: Front End Finishing

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Project 1955 Bel Air: Installing The Front End Progress is happening on our 1955 Bel Air Project! It seems like what we have been doing lately is working on tedious small things - which add up over time but it was great to do some things that made a massive jump towards a finished car. What we worked on was installing the front … [Read more...]

Dakota Digital Releases Two New Expansion Modules!

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Dakota Digital Interior Light BIM Module Our new BIM-RGB accessory module allows you to control LED accent lighting within your vehicle.  The BIM-RGB can be used as a stand alone or with Dakota Digital gauge systems allowing you the ability to sync your interior lighting with the color scheme of your gauges! Like the other similar BIM’s, this unit retails at … [Read more...]

SEMA 2022 Recap – Year of Electric Vehicles?

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SEMA 2022 There's no doubt that talks on electric vehicles are getting more and more popular. It's been a few years since we were at SEMA and one thing we noticed right off the bat was the amount of EV's there were along with companies selling conversion kits. We could talk about the pro's and con's of that for days - but let's get back to the SEMA we all know and … [Read more...]

Press Release: Dakota Digital Acquires W.I.D.E. Contact Brand

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DAKOTA DIGITAL ACQUIRES W.I.D.E CONTACT BRAND  Dakota Digital, Inc. announces today that it has agreed to purchase the W.I.D.E  Contact brand of products. Developed in 1995 by Dave Kopser, the W.I.D.E  Contact brand of door contacts has become a staple in the custom vehicle market.   Dakota Digital has been a distributor of these great products since the inception, … [Read more...]