Tripometer
09-29-2006, 02:49 PM
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Tripometer
A few weeks after I bought my car, the tripometer stopped working. It is misaligned (i think). All of the numbers are jumbled. I think it just needs to be re-aligned. Is there an easy way to fix this or do I have to get a new cluster?
09-30-2006, 01:39 PM
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No... when i bought it, it worked fine for about a month of driving. Then I went to reset it (which i had done many times before) and the numbers went out of alignment. Then, i pushed it again and they went back to normal, but wont move.
09-30-2006, 08:42 PM
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ok they are like they are switching? you have a bad gear, replace the whole thing it's a ton cheaper than a repair (most places charge an arm and both legs to do any repair as they have to be federally licensed to work on speedos)
10-01-2006, 01:12 AM
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Well I wouldn't personally recommend this as its illegal, but I'm just going to throw it out there- why not just get a cluster off ebay that is close to your mileage and put it in the car and call it good. Yeah its technically illegal, but if its close and keeping up with the miles its better than an odometer that doesn't work at all..
10-01-2006, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by FORCE_FED_Z
Well I wouldn't personally recommend this as its illegal, but I'm just going to throw it out there- why not just get a cluster off ebay that is close to your mileage and put it in the car and call it good. Yeah its technically illegal, but if its close and keeping up with the miles its better than an odometer that doesn't work at all..
10-01-2006, 02:16 AM
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the engine/car odometer itself is working fine. The TRIP odometer isn't. So, i really don't want to mess with the engine/car odometer. It would be easier for me to just try to fix the tripodometer somehow rather than replace the whole thing and deal with having to keep track of the miles or having the miles changed.
10-01-2006, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by crysalis
the engine/car odometer itself is working fine. The TRIP odometer isn't. So, i really don't want to mess with the engine/car odometer. It would be easier for me to just try to fix the tripodometer somehow rather than replace the whole thing and deal with having to keep track of the miles or having the miles changed.
10-01-2006, 11:28 PM
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Replacing the whole thing would be easier than taking it apart and trying to to fix it. Last I checked gauge clusters were going for under $100. Since there is one clip to connect them in the back its a lot easier to swap out a cluster than take one out and diassemble it.
