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radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:53 pm
by trekie
hi y'all,
my radio has been dead for a week or so and now ive realised that my odometer is also not registering the milage ive been doing. the speedo is showing my speed. i have to admit that the wiring is a bit of a mess as the last owner had wired in a lot of extras and has cut into nearly every cable :!: even the radio, he by-passed the loom connector and wired directly with cable connectors. its a right mess #-o #-o
can anyone point me in the right direction to resolve the problem :?:

cheers

alex and jan

Re: radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:33 pm
by Ricardo
Funny you should say that, my odometer is dead too but speedo fine. I'm sure it's illegal to drive with a dead one. Can anyone help us? eg. how to remove the dash without it all going bongo up?

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Re: radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:37 am
by bigdaddycain
This cant really be answered without actually looking at your wiring alex&jan.

Re: radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:09 am
by sajseven
I don't think it's illegal to drive without an odometer. If I remember correctly the (new) MINIs used to have an odometer as an option, and I know plenty of older (80s) cars don't have them (Suzuki SJ, for example). But I don't know if I'm wrong so please correct me! :oops:

Re: radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:30 am
by bigdaddycain
Have you tried some wd40 on the pin switches on the pillar of the front doors for the courtesy light Alex? Give them a good "working out" by hand... :wink:

Re: radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:27 pm
by trekie
hi ste,
ive "played" with the pin switches and theyre not sticking, i think that theres just no power going to them. whoever owned the van previously must have re-directed the power to other things, the light works internally when i switch it on and off but does not work at the pin switches when the door opens. strange really #-o #-o

cheers

alex and jan

Re: radio and odometer dead!!

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:11 pm
by trekie
funny thing, the pin switches have suddenly started working :!: so thats one less thing to worry about.
we certainly will have to get together as this is worrying me and jan wants her music #-o
do hope to see you soon.

cheers

alex and jan