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18-06-2008, 07:53 AM | #1 | ||
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As the title says my speedo is out by 4ks, according to my gps. Where would i need to take the car to get it fixed?
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18-06-2008, 09:10 AM | #2 | |||
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Check the yellowpages under Speedometers. Plenty of places about that can do recalibration work.
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18-06-2008, 10:02 AM | #3 | ||
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bear in mind your speedo will change over time belive it or not tyre wear will cause your speedo to change, during manufacture they also tend to make them a bit over to be safe
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18-06-2008, 12:00 PM | #6 | ||
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Ive always been under the impression that you wont get fined as long as your within 10kms of the speed limit, also dont fines start at 10km/h and over?
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18-06-2008, 12:09 PM | #7 | |||
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18-06-2008, 12:13 PM | #8 | |||
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18-06-2008, 01:14 PM | #9 | ||
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also remember if comparing to a gps system, u have to be on totally flat land, if u going up or down a hill, the speed from the gps will be different from the speedo.
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18-06-2008, 01:41 PM | #10 | |||
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If that makes sense.
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18-06-2008, 01:42 PM | #11 | ||
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And Brent, I wouldn't waste my time nor money with getting it calibrated, just think of it as free insurance against a speeding fine.
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18-06-2008, 02:37 PM | #12 | ||||
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It is 10% either side of actual speed traveled.
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18-06-2008, 06:19 PM | #13 | ||
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Go to Jaycar and buy the kit for the speedo corrector. I have it in my car and it is tucked up under the dash giving me full 100% adjustability of my speedo. I can change rim and tyre sizes and diff ratios and a quick run with the GPS and it literally takes 5 seconds for me to adjust after working out the percentage error. The left dial takes it in 10% increments per click and the right dial 1% per click.
They are a pain to put together but and hoby person will do it for you at stuff all cost. Once made you just need to cut one wire at the back of the cluster and run it through the circuit board.
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18-06-2008, 06:29 PM | #14 | ||
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but wont it through your odo out then?
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18-06-2008, 10:01 PM | #16 | |||
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18-06-2008, 10:27 PM | #17 | ||
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you'd actually be amazed at how accurate sat navs are. when i was in vic a couple of weeks ago, went through those speed check things they have over the hume highway, sat nav said 100km/h, speed shown on the speed check was 100km/h, speedo on the car was about 119 or something, this was a very late model subaru impreza, prob 05 or 06 not a wrx tho
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18-06-2008, 10:30 PM | #18 | ||
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Yeah, same here bodes. The GPS' are amazing.
They are supposed to be around 3 - 4 k's out so the blame doesn't go to the manufacturer when your caught speeding.
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18-06-2008, 10:43 PM | #19 | |||
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19-06-2008, 09:40 AM | #20 | ||
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bodes is right. the subaru's are notorious for being super innacurate.
Mine was 5 kays out with bald tyres, new tyres brought it back to the std 3ks.
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19-06-2008, 08:43 PM | #21 | ||
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sorry, just a correction, that should have been about 109 not 119 lol, they're not that far out...
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