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speedo reading
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:19 pm
by izwyz
My speedo appears to be about 5 mph out
can anyone recommend somewhere i could have it re-calibrated?
cheers
Izwyz
Re: speedo reading
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:58 pm
by mister munkey
What wheel/tyre sizes are you shodded with?
Re: speedo reading
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:12 pm
by izwyz
215 65 15 (cheapo maxxis that came with it) on steel wheels front and rear.
it's a 4x4 diesel auto ('98)
Cheers
Izwyz
Re: speedo reading
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:45 pm
by missfixit70
I just popped the needle off (teaspoon as a lever, metal bit as a fulcrum) & repositioned it, bit fiddly, took a couple of goes, but it's now spot on with GPS. Have you checked your mile/km counter to see how close it is to GPS measured distance?
Re: speedo reading
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:05 pm
by izwyz
missfixit70 wrote:I just popped the needle off (teaspoon as a lever, metal bit as a fulcrum) & repositioned it, bit fiddly, took a couple of goes, but it's now spot on with GPS. Have you checked your mile/km counter to see how close it is to GPS measured distance?
no i'll give that a go I have a garmin gps unit i'll try with that as probably more reliable than my tom tom
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regards
Izwyz