speedo/odometer relation
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Racer
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speedo/odometer relation
I cant find a definitive answer. my car stopped registering MPH on both the cluster and the HUD. i started digging around and found a small toggle switch under the knee bolster. I tore apart half of the dashboard and removed the cluster to find that one of the previous owners had crudely tapped into the Vehicle speed sensor circuit and wired a switch in series with it. the wires came loose behind the cluster.
I removed the switch and soldered the wires back together the way the factory had it and now the speedometer(s) work again.
My question is: why would you want to switch off the speedometer and would this also disable the odometer when switched off? Btw my car is a 2003 coupe.
I removed the switch and soldered the wires back together the way the factory had it and now the speedometer(s) work again.
My question is: why would you want to switch off the speedometer and would this also disable the odometer when switched off? Btw my car is a 2003 coupe.
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Racer
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well the odometer only showed 10,156 when i bought it 3 weeks ago. i feel like even if that were so, that would be MANY miles to drive without knowing how fast you were going. ive been digging around the car and its definitely a low mileage car. the seats look great, there are NO scratches under the front fascia etc, etc. i guess ill never know, but i guess im not too worried either. oh, and it still shows an open recall for the infamous column lock malfunction.
Melting Slicks
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From: Miami FL
Did you notice if the odometer stopped working when the speedometer was affected?
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Melting Slicks
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On older cars many people would simply disconnect the mechanical cable at the transmission or under the dash. With newer cars of course you have an electrical sensor that sends a signal to the cars speedometer/odometer, to my knowledge most cars only use one source to determine speed and miles driven.