AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

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AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by TINCA TINCA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:21 pm

Hi again.

After the theft of the radio last Thursday the interior lights went off. We have replaced Fuse 1 and everything seemed to be alright. Driving to Faversham today I went passed the usual speed cameras and automatically looked at the speedo.....IT READ 50 MPH :shock: :shock: I was following quite a few cars and knew I wasn't doing that speed. Checked it more often after that......CAME HOME ON A 60MPH ROAD AT 100MPH.....felt really good THINKING I was doing 100MPH :lol: :lol:

Anyone got any ideas as to why this would have happened. Thanks.
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:25 pm

Wonder if yours is a chipped speedo so that it reads mph? could have disturbed the connections? does your trip counter clock up in km or miles?
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Post by TINCA TINCA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:30 pm

Hi Kirsty

It is a chipped speedo. It is a converted speedo from km to mph. Any help.
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Post by francophile1947 » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:42 pm

Your figures are almost exactly the mph/kph conversions. As Kirsty said, check the chip connections or replace the chip.
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:11 pm

jimbo44 wrote:Hi Kirsty

It is a chipped speedo. It is a converted speedo from km to mph. Any help.
The speed chip connections screw onto the back of the clocks... The wires'll be immediately obvious upon removal of the dial cluster. I'd remove em, clean em using contact cleaner if you have any, then re-connect and check... Failing that, check the cables/connections for any damage/insulation breaks etc... If still no joy, replace the chip. :wink:
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by TINCA TINCA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:32 pm

bigdaddycain wrote:
jimbo44 wrote:Hi Kirsty

It is a chipped speedo. It is a converted speedo from km to mph. Any help.
The speed chip connections screw onto the back of the clocks... The wires'll be immediately obvious upon removal of the dial cluster. I'd remove em, clean em using contact cleaner if you have any, then re-connect and check... Failing that, check the cables/connections for any damage/insulation breaks etc... If still no joy, replace the chip. :wink:
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:39 pm

jimbo44 wrote:
bigdaddycain wrote:
jimbo44 wrote:Hi Kirsty

It is a chipped speedo. It is a converted speedo from km to mph. Any help.
The speed chip connections screw onto the back of the clocks... The wires'll be immediately obvious upon removal of the dial cluster. I'd remove em, clean em using contact cleaner if you have any, then re-connect and check... Failing that, check the cables/connections for any damage/insulation breaks etc... If still no joy, replace the chip. :wink:
I LOVE THIS FORUM. Thanks guys. Will let you know when we have had a go in daylight tomorrow. Cheers to you all. =D> =D>
And the forum loves you Marjie! :D Best of luck. :wink:
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by missfixit70 » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:56 pm

Or you could put an MX6 GA5R speedo in that reads in MPH & clocks up in miles- http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... tip#p84097 - Give Maxheadroom a shout, he may be able to help. No chip to go wrong then :wink: or remove the chip & just put a stick on face on the speedo to convert to MPH & clock up in KM/H (it's what I've got, don't have any issues with it)
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by TINCA TINCA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:07 pm

bigdaddycain wrote:
jimbo44 wrote:
bigdaddycain wrote:
And the forum loves you Marjie! :D Best of luck. :wink:
Why thank you. :wink:
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Re: AFTER THEFT OF RADIO. WIRING UP THE SPOUT. SPEEDO GONE MAD

Post by TINCA TINCA » Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:08 pm

missfixit70 wrote:Or you could put an MX6 GA5R speedo in that reads in MPH & clocks up in miles- http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... tip#p84097 - Give Maxheadroom a shout, he may be able to help. No chip to go wrong then :wink: or remove the chip & just put a stick on face on the speedo to convert to MPH & clock up in KM/H (it's what I've got, don't have any issues with it)
Another avenue for us to follow. Cheers Kirsty. :wink:
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