Getrag Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 A car im looking at has a couple of things i need some advice on. When starting up a few of the dash lights dont come on (engine warning, brake...and another one), but i think the warning triangle still comes up. The odometer hasnt been converted to miles yet and is still reading km's yet the speedo is in miles. Is this just lazy wiring when it was imported or something to be worried about? Oh, some suggestion it could be a fuse or multiplug to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Im pretty sure that your odometer will stay in km after the conversion, it has in mine. The dash lights could possiby be a fuse, but the best person to talk to on here is "supra TT myster", the Dash blue light converter. He's your man i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Could be the result of a hurried removal of eletrical mods prior to sale, by the original JDM owner or the importer. Quite a few sellers on ebay strip parts off cars to raise more in total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Originally posted by Getrag A car im looking at has a couple of things i need some advice on. When starting up a few of the dash lights dont come on (engine warning, brake...and another one), but i think the warning triangle still comes up. The odometer hasnt been converted to miles yet and is still reading km's yet the speedo is in miles. Is this just lazy wiring when it was imported or something to be worried about? My lights were the same recently. if the main warning triangle works (and goes off once started) then its unlikely there is a problem as such its more likely the pins just need resoldering (Emin did mine) on the whole unit. My odo is still showing and counting up in km's with the speedo in Mph, so no real problem there either IMO. If you are getting someone to look at the car, then it would be a 10-15 minute job to try their same display unit in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Thanks guys, sounds like its not something to be TOO worried about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Originally posted by Getrag A car im looking at has a couple of things i need some advice on. When starting up a few of the dash lights dont come on (engine warning, brake...and another one), but i think the warning triangle still comes up. Are these all on the section off to the top right of the dash? If so, it's a fairly common problem and re-soldeing the connectors will usually fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Originally posted by Steve Cargill Are these all on the section off to the top right of the dash? If so, it's a fairly common problem and re-soldeing the connectors will usually fix it. Thats the one, glad to hear its not such a bad challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 If a car's converted properly the odo will tick up in miles and the 112mph speed restrictor will be gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 After talking to 250horses about this a lot, I think what is happening is that it is ticking up in miles but the number hasnt been changed back to miles. ie, first 70k is km's and the rest is miles etc.... Will a good import garage change it all back to miles for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 That's the correct way then You can have it all converted to miles but you're effectively clocking it... (same procedure) bit of a grey area but if it makes you happy and you can get some kind of verification certificate with some before and after pics then you'll be ok if you ever come to sell. Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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