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Old 14 January 2009 | 05:58 PM
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as the title says my speedo and rev counter are not working i fitted my kmh-mph adapter today and it hasnt worked since?

im positive that its on the back of the clocks properly and that the speedo cable is connected correctly too is there anything else it could be?

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Old 14 January 2009 | 07:09 PM
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what age car mate did u fit adaptor on spedo cable near gearbox
Old 15 January 2009 | 05:22 AM
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its a 95 wrx import

and it was a little black adapter that plugs inbetween the clocks and the speedo cable im positive th ecable and the adapter is on properly as the adapter is pushed firmly on as it says in destructions and the speedo cable is securley and fully plugged into the adapter
Old 15 January 2009 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by madmattwrx
its a 95 wrx import

and it was a little black adapter that plugs inbetween the clocks and the speedo cable im positive th ecable and the adapter is on properly as the adapter is pushed firmly on as it says in destructions and the speedo cable is securley and fully plugged into the adapter
huh
Old 15 January 2009 | 09:42 AM
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sounds like you may have piulled a connector off the back while messing about behind the clocks
theres connectors on either side/edge of the 'clock' unit and a little blue one behind yer temp gauge (more or less)
dont think you'll really be able to get at them without removing the clocks complete - but that aint difficult (I did it yesterday to change a kph dial to a mph dial) took maybe 5-10 mins to remove and same to replace


.....and in the end I didnt change the dial as the speeo needle wouldnt come off and the new dial (from ebay) was black instead of grey and was crap, basically)
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put a pic up of the adaptor mate as i changed mine and on mine u take the speedo drive off the gearbox and put the adaptor in then the speedo cable back in the adaptor didnt have to take the clocks out
Old 15 January 2009 | 05:31 PM
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just drove the car for a while when i get upto 30mph the speedo starts moving but only reads around 10mph slower than actual speed but the rev counter still isnt working at all

will gte pics of the adapter 2mo
Old 15 January 2009 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by andywiddss1
put a pic up of the adaptor mate as i changed mine and on mine u take the speedo drive off the gearbox and put the adaptor in then the speedo cable back in the adaptor didnt have to take the clocks out
His is correct, I use the ones that fit the back of the clocks also.
Old 15 January 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Rev counter is not part of the speedo converter, that works purely on the MPH gauge.

As said you've probably disturbed a connector plug (electrical) whilst fitting the converter.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
His is correct, I use the ones that fit the back of the clocks also.
ok no worries
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