Thanks for the information though guys. Much appreciated.
How do I swap from KPH to MPH?
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How do I swap from KPH to MPH?
Hey guys, brand new on forums and I have a question for you. I am looking at buying a 1999 corvette but it was originally sold in Canada so it has the 300kpm gauges and all that. I was wondering if there is a way for me to change it to do MPH instead. I used the search and saw some people saying you can do it in the DIC or something like that but I am not sure what that is. Can someone give me more detailed/nooby instructions on doing this. And is it possible to show MPH on the HUD too? Thanks.
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I believe the butt is labeled E/M or something like that? second one from the bottom IIRC, just above reset. just one press and you're done. I think a canadian car will default back to kph after a power loss so if you disconnect the battery you might need to push the buttons gain to put it back. it will retain the setting through an engine start though, so you don't have to do it each time you get in the car or anything.
the hud will change as will the gauges and other readouts in the DIC (the single line LCD panel in the instrument cluster)
it will also change the temp readout on the climate control back to *F.
the other analog gauges however if I'm not mistaken will remain metric as they are not designed to change. the fuel and voltmeter obviously are the same, oil pressure and temp I think are going to stay metric and you'll have less granularity in your speedometer because it goes to 300 instead of 200. it is possible to swap the cluster however to fix that permanently if you want to.
could you post a pic of the metric cluster? I don't think I've ever seen one!
the hud will change as will the gauges and other readouts in the DIC (the single line LCD panel in the instrument cluster)
it will also change the temp readout on the climate control back to *F.
the other analog gauges however if I'm not mistaken will remain metric as they are not designed to change. the fuel and voltmeter obviously are the same, oil pressure and temp I think are going to stay metric and you'll have less granularity in your speedometer because it goes to 300 instead of 200. it is possible to swap the cluster however to fix that permanently if you want to.
could you post a pic of the metric cluster? I don't think I've ever seen one!
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You can read all about the car before you ever plunk your money down. Knowing how to read the different aspects of the DIC will really impress the seller.
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I believe the butt is labeled E/M or something like that? second one from the bottom IIRC, just above reset. just one press and you're done. I think a canadian car will default back to kph after a power loss so if you disconnect the battery you might need to push the buttons gain to put it back. it will retain the setting through an engine start though, so you don't have to do it each time you get in the car or anything.
the hud will change as will the gauges and other readouts in the DIC (the single line LCD panel in the instrument cluster)
it will also change the temp readout on the climate control back to *F.
the other analog gauges however if I'm not mistaken will remain metric as they are not designed to change. the fuel and voltmeter obviously are the same, oil pressure and temp I think are going to stay metric and you'll have less granularity in your speedometer because it goes to 300 instead of 200. it is possible to swap the cluster however to fix that permanently if you want to.
could you post a pic of the metric cluster? I don't think I've ever seen one!
the hud will change as will the gauges and other readouts in the DIC (the single line LCD panel in the instrument cluster)
it will also change the temp readout on the climate control back to *F.
the other analog gauges however if I'm not mistaken will remain metric as they are not designed to change. the fuel and voltmeter obviously are the same, oil pressure and temp I think are going to stay metric and you'll have less granularity in your speedometer because it goes to 300 instead of 200. it is possible to swap the cluster however to fix that permanently if you want to.
could you post a pic of the metric cluster? I don't think I've ever seen one!
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I have a'97 Canadian C5. There is no need to change anything!! Just push the E/M button to change the display from miles to kms (or the other way obviously) Once you've change to English, your speedometer will remain in miles mode. the speedo needle will 'drop' to show 60 mph (for example) vs. 100 kms. The speedo dial itself does not need to be changed. The two analoge guages for oil pressure and temperature will remain in metric mode. no big deal. voltage is volage (no conversion), and Empty to full also is no change. You may also find that there is an automatic setting for the headlights to come on. On US cars this is the twilight (low light) headlight on feature which can be 'chosen' when you personalise the car. On Canadian cars this feature cannot be disabled by the owner. A dealer can do it, I understand, but I haven't found a dealer who is willing to do it. It's no big deal. just live with it. Just enjoy the car.
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One comment on the above. I believe the early Canadian C5's, maybe up to about 2000, could not have the twilight sentinal option enabled. The automatic headlights were a fixed module in the early cars. There is an export Y/N option in the BCM on the later models and changing that option does allow this US only setting to appear.
At one time I was looking to install HID's and wanted to disable the auto headlights but I found my BCM could not be programmed. My car is a 98.
Also, I'm not 100% sure I believe the metric vs imperial may be part of the saved memory settings. I'm certain I've left my car on imperial and come back later unlocking it and it started in metric mode. But, if I just shut it off and then back on it retains the setting. Some day I should play with it to find out for sure.
Peter
At one time I was looking to install HID's and wanted to disable the auto headlights but I found my BCM could not be programmed. My car is a 98.
Also, I'm not 100% sure I believe the metric vs imperial may be part of the saved memory settings. I'm certain I've left my car on imperial and come back later unlocking it and it started in metric mode. But, if I just shut it off and then back on it retains the setting. Some day I should play with it to find out for sure.
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I have a canada spec car (300 mph speedo), I bought a damaged 200 mph speedo and took the Oil press and temp gauges out and put them into my 300 mph speedo, the needle position is the same so it works great.
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Isn't that exactly what I posted? The early Canadian cars can not have the twilight sentinal option enabled. You can not use a TechII and change the RPO code so that you get the twilight sentinal option in the DIC.
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It is enabled and cannot be turned off.
If you meant the option cannot be enabled in the DIC then you left out a word or two.
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If you did read the whole post, you would have read that the twilight sentinal is done using a module added to the early car, not an option that is turned "on" or "off". The only place the twilight sentinal has an option or setting (which is a work I used on one of my sentences too) to turn it on and off is in the DIC on the later year US cars.
I gotta learn to type "slow" for the slow kids in class.
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Last edited by lionelhutz; Aug 13, 2010 at 09:53 PM.
