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General => General Technical => Topic started by: jonny on November 14, 2005, 07:36:22 PM

Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: jonny on November 14, 2005, 07:36:22 PM
just brought a KMH - MPH converter and the instructions are missing, ive emailed the bloke but in the meantime.....

i have:

12v live
earth
KPH in
MPH out

does anyone know what the corresponding wire colours on my FD are?
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: monkey-fd3s on November 15, 2005, 03:03:25 PM
The speedo input signal is on a YELLOW WIRE with a RED TRACER.

AFAIK.
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: jonny on November 15, 2005, 05:38:47 PM
ah cheers for that! i\'ll go and take a look.....
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: Pointman on November 15, 2005, 11:13:25 PM
The instructions which came with my ebay converter are:

Step 1 - Chip Preparation [list=1]
Step 2 - Speedo Conversion [list=1]

Undo the lower mounting screw on the rear of the oil pressure gauge marked `IG+` and connect the ring terminal on the RED wire to it.
Undo the left hand mounting screw on the rear of the oil pressure gauge marked `GND` and connect the ring terminal on the BLACK wire to it.
Locate the central 12 pin instrument panel plug and cut the 2nd from the top, right hand row, `YELLOW/RED` (or possibly BLUE) wire about 3cm from the connector. Crimp a male bullet terminal onto the connector end of the cut and a female bullet terminal into the loom end of the cut.
Now plug the respective bullet wires on the chip wires into the bullet terminals you just crimped on the loom and plug.
Refit the instrument panel and test.

I hope that helps.
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: jonny on November 16, 2005, 04:37:08 PM
PERFECT!

i had the dash out ready so it took minutes to wire it up, cheers guys!

(is anyone else\'s a bit \'notchy\' tho or have i got a bad earth/connection?)
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: Pointman on November 16, 2005, 11:00:33 PM
I have`nt had any problems with mine. Though mine has only done a couple of miles since being fitted.
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: jonny on November 17, 2005, 05:54:25 PM
seems to be ok most of the time, every now and then it sems to jump from 25 - 30 - 35 not very smoothly?...
Title: KMH to MPH gizmo.....
Post by: nikp on November 18, 2005, 10:23:12 AM
Stuck speedo most likely: very common that. I\'ve had it, and so have other people. I replace mine - now i have a stuck rev counter!