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gear select display on dash
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:18 am
by cheffy34
mine dont work, before i take the clocks apart, has anyone had the same prob, how many bulbs are ther in it, or is it more likely to be a wire from the main gear shift, if so any clues what colour the wire is

i eagerly await masses of replies
CHEFFY
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:49 am
by kawasaki kid
Is your van a manual

as the autos have their gear selection next to the gearstick.
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:02 am
by cheffy34
kawasaki kid wrote:Is your van a manual

as the autos have their gear selection next to the gearstick.
Na, trust me it an automatic, my dream to have me v6 er as a manual, realy stuff the boy racers around here "i was never one of them"
mine on a 97p also got a display between the fuel & temp guage they actualy started doin the white dials for it, not that im tempted

any

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:02 am
by mister munkey
Mine don't work too.
But mine ain't got one.
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:23 am
by cheffy34
thanks anyway, it hasnt worked from the day i bought it, it only anoys me since my mechanic friend raised the subject.

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:09 am
by moonshine
Gear display on the dash???

Is that something only found on later models? Mine's an "N" reg., and I am wondering now if my display is faulty too, or whether earlier models didn't have one.

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:23 am
by Dave up north
We looked at a lovely cream s reg one at reading.
It had a little display near the fuel guage to show what gear was selected.
Saves moving your eyes to the gear selector. They had low fuel warning too.
Very modern and super.
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:02 pm
by trevd01
Never ever thought about it... Every auto I have had for the last 10+ years has had one, as has our Bongo.
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:50 pm
by mikeonb4c
My 'N' Reg doesnt. The Bongo is the first automatic I've owned and I must say I don't feel handicapped at all by no indicator on the dash
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:20 pm
by bigdaddycain
The gear selection indicator in the dashboard seems to be late 97 onwards models. Along with low fuel warning light.
I'm a pauper with just a gear position display next to my shifter...

dash gear indicator
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:26 pm
by helen&tony
Hi
Mine's a non dash jobbie, the rev counter tells me if i'm in a suitable gear for the speed i'm doing....
Cheers
Helen
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:27 pm
by mikeonb4c
bigdaddycain wrote:I'm a pauper with just a gear position display next to my shifter...

I feel a song coming on...
Sorry - off thread again.

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:27 pm
by MountainGoat
Mines a 1998 automatic jobbie. It has a gear select display on the dash. Don't know about the low fuel warning light , will have to keep a look out for it next time I am driving arround in my Bongo.
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:30 pm
by moonshine
[quote="bigdaddycain"]The gear selection indicator in the dashboard seems to be late 97 onwards models. Along with low fuel warning light.[/ quote]
Phew! I'll just go back to being quite contented with what I've got then. Just didn't like the idea that something should have been there and it wasn't.

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:38 pm
by cheffy34
thanks for all the replies guys, atleast i now know that it is supposed to work, looks like im just gonna have to butcher it and find out.!