AEM CD-5 Carbon Flush Digital Dash Display

AEM CD-5 Carbon Flush Digital Dash Display | High-Res CAN Display

Upgrade your cockpit with the AEM CD-5 Carbon Flush Digital Dash Display. Features a daylight-readable 5" screen, lightweight composite case, and dual CAN-bus connectivity.

The AEM CD-5 Carbon Flush Digital Dash Display (PN: 30-5600F) is engineered for motorsports enthusiasts and fabricators who require a ultra-clean, flush-mount gauge setup in tight dash enclosures. Encased in a lightweight flow-molded carbon-fiber composite body, this flat-panel digital dash delivers vital engine data directly into your field of view without unnecessary bulk.

Featuring a full-color, 5-inch diagonal screen with a sharp 800x480 resolution, the display offers high contrast and maximum readability even in direct sunlight. Unlike standard display units, the "Flush" model drops the external shift light hood and integrated push buttons. This gives it a clean aesthetic for custom dash cutouts or custom instrument clusters. Driven by dual CAN-bus channels, the CD-5 seamlessly decodes and renders channels from hundreds of aftermarket ECUs, loggers, and AEMnet devices.

Best Uses

1. Custom & Flush In-Dash Installations: Ideal for custom race cars, street-strip builds, or restomods where the display needs to be mounted completely flat inside a custom carbon or aluminum instrument cluster.
2. Tight-Tolerance Cockpits: Designed specifically for vehicles where steering column clearance, dash pad clearance, or interior space constraints make standard hooded displays too bulky.
3. Stand-Alone Engine Management Displays: Perfect for race vehicles utilizing aftermarket ECUs (AEM, Haltech, MoTeC, Link, Megasquirt, etc.) to consolidate critical engine telemetry onto one screen.
4. Track & Time Attack Racing: Great for displaying lap times, target air/fuel ratios, oil pressure warnings, and fluid temperatures dynamically during high-speed runs.
5. Ev Conversions & Modern Retrofits: Modernizes classic dashboard layouts by replacing legacy mechanical gauges with a single programmable, multi-page digital interface.

Features

1. Flat-Panel Carbon Composite Enclosure: Built using a flow-molded carbon-fiber composite case without an upper LED hood or built-in buttons, specifically optimized for seamless, flush-mount mounting.
2. Daylight-Readable 5" Color Screen: High-brightness (1,000 cd/m²) 800x480 resolution display equipped with anti-glare filtering for crisp readability in open-cockpit or high-sunlight environments.
3. Dual CAN-Bus Receiver Inputs: Reads and displays hundreds of simultaneous data channels across two independent CAN-bus channels, supporting both AEMnet and standard 3rd-party CAN protocol streams.
4. Fully Customizable Page Layouts: Completely programmable display layouts using AEM's DashDesign software, allowing users to build customized gauge layouts, set alert triggers, and assign custom icons.
5. Expandable Telemetry & Logging: Fully expandable with external button kits, GPS/Vehicle Dynamics Modules (3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope for lap timing/G-forces), and sensor expansion modules.

Benefits

1. Maximum Interior Aesthetics: Eliminates bulky outer frames and built-in buttons, allowing fabricators to integrate the screen into flat dash panels for an OEM-plus or full-race look.
2. Replaces Cluttered Analog Gauges: Consolidates dozens of standalone gauges (boost, oil pressure, AFR, fluid temps) into a single compact 5-inch digital screen.
3. Instant Sunlight Visibility: Keeps crucial engine parameters visible in daylight, preventing missed warning signs during track days or open-top driving.
4. Universal ECU Compatibility: Works out-of-the-box with standard CAN-bus networks, avoiding tedious custom sensor wiring by pulling data directly from existing ECU setups.
5. Weight Reduction: Weighs significantly less than traditional gauge clusters, contributing to overall weight savings in competitive racing applications.