fitting speedo face

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:42 pm

please can someone help,i followed instructions off this site to change me speedo face and now it works not!! any help would be much appreciated,i also have a spare face as i am crap with computers and ordered two!! cheers bongonauts

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:51 pm

So, that makes you two-faced!

I assume you mean that the pointer longer moves?

Does it try to move at all?

Have you disturbed the electrical connections on the back?

madmile · Post by **madmile** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:26 pm

Have you put the needle the wrong side of the stop pin? Also worth checking that you have replaced the rear connections in the right ports.

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:10 pm

thanks i shall check both in the morning .

bongomaan · Post by **bongomaan** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:40 pm

took it all apart,turned it on and it worked,,suspect four scews at the back going through the electrimacated ribbon thingy ,, but good instructions in the fist place thank you

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:17 am

In the long term - - check out your local scrapyards and pick up a Mazda 626 MPH speedo and perspex instrument cover ( hole for trip is bigger) for about £10 -£15 .Slots straight in without mods other than altering mileage .
I fitted one a couple of weeks ago after seeing a tip on the website - took me half an hour.
Free MPH /KPH speedo face anyone?

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:33 pm

Your right Vanilet, our bongo has travelled 500 miles since 626 speedo was fitted, very accurate, and the problem with the hold flashing randomly has been cured

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:36 pm

Recently travelled from from St Andrews to Padstow and back - worked fine. I had the 'hold ' problem too , just after fitting ,but retightening the mounting screws did the trick .
Has to be one of the best mods on the Forum

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:38 pm

Post by **westonwarrior** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:39 pm

did mine the other night, cost me £20 though, couldent get the dealer any lower, very easy to do

next day mine went off on the back of a truck

Totaly not related

tridentlee · Post by **tridentlee** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:38 pm

just a quick question on resetting the mileage on a set of 626 clocks, can it be done with ease ? & wiil the numbers all line up afterwards & not look like they have been clocked like some dodgy car dealer has had a fiddle with them, lee

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:17 pm

Mine look fine. I used a mini screwdriver . Hadn't done this before

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:39 am

Bongomaan,
Try this link it may help.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... ght=#86319

It really is a piece of cake to fit a 626 or MX6 speedo.

tridentlee · Post by **tridentlee** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:36 pm

right, won a set of clocks on ebay 99 pence, postage £12, not bad i thinks, had windows 90% blacked out yesterday, wicked, bongo booked in tomorrow to have number 1 exhaust stud sorted out, what a week & its only wednesday, just hope i have enough money left on friday to put some squirt in it to go away for the weekend, oh yes & the ice cold magners, lovley jubley...... herne bay here we come.....

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:40 am

bongomaan,

I have found this on a Pajero owners club site, it may be of help I don't know.

"here's a tip for putting the needles back on

take a pic of dials while engine is idling
or draw a pic showing where they sit @ idle

put the new dials on, but not the needles
connect the dials without the clear lens on, and let the engine idle

lightly put the needles on (compare to your pic)
then disconnect the console,
push the needles on properly, and finish rebuilding the console"