My Speedomoeter needle sticks, HELPAGE |
My Speedomoeter needle sticks, HELPAGE |
Feb 5, 2004 - 12:36 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
So like, backstory: got indiglo guages, had them in for a while, decided I didn't want them, so I took them out. The night I took them out, my speedo was working fine. The next day I'm driving to work, and the needle wont move at all. Then I tapped my guage cluster with my finger, and it started to move. Now it only moves like say, if I get up to 20MPH, then the needle shoots up to 20MPH...and if it doesn't do that, I gotta tap it with my finger. Any ideas?
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Feb 5, 2004 - 1:03 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '03 From Santa Barbara, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
To me it sounds like you broke your needles...I did the same thing to my car when I tried installing indiglo gauges without knowing how. I ended up having to buy a whole new gauge cluster off ebay. How exactly did you take out your indiglo gauges? Did you pry off the needles or did you pop off the caps? |
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Feb 5, 2004 - 1:15 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I don't think I broke the needles. I took the caps off. I didn't pull them out. As a last resort, if I buy a new guage cluster, can I set the mileage to match the one on my odometer?
This post has been edited by Cody: Feb 5, 2004 - 1:16 AM |
Feb 5, 2004 - 6:33 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 8, '02 From New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
When you put the caps back on the needles after taking off the indiglos, you might have just pushed them down a bit too hard. This would push the needle closer to the gauge where it could stick occasionally.
As a first, cheap option, I'd say pull off the plastic glass covering the dashboard, then either pull the caps off the needles again and put them back on real gently or just carefully give the centre of the needles a jiggle - which might raise them slightly. Also make sure there's no adhesive left on the gauges from the double sided tape. Often it looks clean, but is still sticky to the touch. Hope this helps -------------------- |
Feb 5, 2004 - 12:07 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I think I did push it down too hard, because my speedo needle looks closer to the surface of the guage than my tach needle does...so I'll try pulling the needle up a lil' bit.
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Feb 5, 2004 - 7:20 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
...I can do that safely, right? I mean, as long as I don't pull the whole thing out, right?
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Feb 6, 2004 - 10:33 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
my bro did that on his civic, an he just replaced his spedo, you dont have to replace the whole thing, as far as i know
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Feb 6, 2004 - 4:09 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Can you even buy them seperate? And still, I wanna know if I really MUST replace the speedo, can I set the odometer on it to match the mileage on mine?
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Feb 6, 2004 - 10:00 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 8, '02 From New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
As long as you're gentle and don't snap the needle you should be fine. With mine I held the needle by the round centre part gave it a jiggle, then went for a quick drive to test it, then jiggled it a bit more, tested etc. Even if you do accidently pull the needle off, it's not a major problem they can be put back on. A friend and I did it in his 6gc - it's not hard to do and the gauges will still work properly and accurately. And in answer to your other questions, yes you can adjust the odometer to match your current milage and you can also buy a (TRD) speedo separate like this (although these specific ones are for right hand drive). This post has been edited by neophile: Feb 6, 2004 - 10:02 PM -------------------- |
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Feb 6, 2004 - 11:08 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well, as long as you say you fixed it just by jiggling, then I think I'll be fine. It's not like I pushed down REALLY hard. I'll just try working on it tomorrow (I've pulled my guage cluster at LEAST 10 times within the last week). But a TRD guage does sound cool...except well, you know it's KM/h.
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Feb 7, 2004 - 6:22 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks much for the advice, neophile. It's working like normal now. I'm a happy man now.
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