R32 Speedo Died?

[artdamage]

Hey guys, new to the forum, just bought an R32 four door, and all of a sudden my speedo has died. Anyone able to point me in the right direction as to where to look first?

Cheers.

[aussietroy]

It is most likely going to be a broken speedo cable (the white plastic prong thing that sits in the back of the cluster has broken).

You can pull the dash cluster out and check whether the central white probe (has a squarish tip) is loose or not. If it is loose and deattaches from the cable then its broken

Ideally you should buy a new speedo cable. When mine went i simply used electrical tape around the bottom of the prong and stuck it tightly in and ensured it didnt move but still rotated. Has lasted me 20,000kms with no issues.

[StevenCJR31]

on a related topic my 32 speedo is slow by about 5ks at 60KPH and gets worse the faster you go, is there anything borked in the speedo that could cause that inaccuracy?

[aussietroy]

as above, your speedo cable could be broken or if you replaced the dial it could be that. Generally if the cables broken but still in place itll wobble a fair bit.

Id be taking out the cluster and checking the cable

[StevenCJR31]

as above, your speedo cable could be broken or if you replaced the dial it could be that. Generally if the cables broken but still in place itll wobble a fair bit.

Id be taking out the cluster and checking the cable

Noooooo! hate taking dashboards apart

[artdamage]

Ok, just before I take the dash cluster out, the speedo happened to die just after a particularly nasty shift from first to second... Could the problem possibly be at the gearbox end of the line?

[sultanaz]

Doubt it , Just take the dash apart and do what the bloke said.. if its broken and u violently smash through gears causing the car to jerk i would have to say it aint making it better.

Taking the dash apart is easy as man duno what your worried about.

Edited May 1, 2012 by sultanaz

[aussietroy]

As above 99.9% of sure it wouldnt be the gearbox end, as above, a nasty shift would simpily cause a violent jerk which could have broken the weak as piss plastic end that goes into the back of your cluster. Taking the dash cluster out takes 5 mins if that

[artdamage]

Doubt it , Just take the dash apart and do what the bloke said.. if its broken and u violently smash through gears causing the car to jerk i would have to say it aint making it better.

Taking the dash apart is easy as man duno what your worried about.

haha not worried, was just a suggestion. Thanks anyway, to the dash cluster I go!