SnazzyJoe

So here's a quick question...

I had to purchase a new gauge pod for my car (93MY wrx). The speedo, tach, fuel and temp pod.

Is there anything at all that I need to know before installing it into the car, also, how do I change the miles driven on the new pod to match up with the current miles on my old one?

SnazzyJoe

I should also mention that is an import with the cable driven setup, and not electronically driven

myblackwrx

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How much did the new cluster cost?

To put the odometer reading up (i'm guessing it reads all zeroes) i put a bit of key steel with end shaped to fit the hole correctly the attached the other end to a power drill and span the drill until it read the correct mileage

SnazzyJoe

I paid 35 quid for mine off ebay =/ one i got reads well over what's actually on the car.

when you say key steel, do you mean allen wrenches? hex-heads?

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Ah not new then think i was quoted £200+ for a brand spanking new one.
Bit of metal bar that's all.

You trying to get the miles down on the new one?If so i don't know how to do that.

What is wrong with the old one?

SnazzyJoe

apparently the original person who imported it tried to put a new cluster in it and did it wrong. fuel gauge and temp gauge are busted, don't work at all. Tach uses the kmh MARKS as the MPH readings

SnazzyJoe

and yes trying to make them go down

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Have no idea on how to make the miles go down i'm afraid unless you want to take the speedo head apart and fiddle with digits,but believe me when i had to repair mine it was a fecking horrible job.

SnazzyJoe

do you thing using a pointed objet to try and move them would damage it?

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Not sure really.
tbh if your old one is completely buggered take that one apart to see all the fiddly bits that make up the odometer (i did this before starting on mine).

SnazzyJoe

Ehh, wife has it and I just took apart the odometer on the new one XD got it all back together, and I am not sure if I'm going to be able to roll the numbers back, some interlocking gears and really tight clearances to work around, don't want to break something. So it looks like my car is about to gain 60 thousand miles >.<

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

It's pretty tough plastic,it did take quite a bit of time/swearing to get it sorted ,imo, give it a go rather then gaining 60K on it.
Look on the bright side you've spares from your old one if something should break

SnazzyJoe

Lol, it's not necessarily the breaking them that i'm worried about, its the tight clearance reassembly more than anything lol. I'm afraid to pull the speed needle off more than anything, not sure if it would go back on, cuz if I could get it off, then i'd have alot more room to work and more sight of what to do

SnazzyJoe

soon as that needle comes off the number/gauge plate will come right off

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Needle isn't a problem really ,just pull it off gently think i prised mine off with a flat head screwdriver.
I will say when i reassembled mine the speedo does slightly over read

diazamet

To make the miles go down, it might take a while but can't you just use the drill method but roll over 999,999 back to 000,000 then continue to the desired value?

SnazzyJoe

Sorted things out. Took the speedo from the old pod, transferred the face plates and put it all back together again, was worth a shot, kind of a frankenstein setup, but everything looks stock and works great! I had messed up the miles on the old one when I disassembled it before, but it only gained 10k miles instead of the other 60k XD Which is fine with me I suppose. I'm only going to live in england another year and will be able to sell it where I am for probably around a couple thousand pounds lol