VDO instrument repair

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 8 Jun 2008, 5:34 pm

#650837

I bought a VDo Xtreme tach of Ebay. I was assured it was 'brand new' never started etc and it looked it BUT of course it is stuffed; the needle darts back and forth at idle, the shift light flickers etc.

Does anyone have experience with any instrument repair places in Sydney? Pacific (ex-Gordon/Lindfield) seems to be gone...

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Jun 2008, 5:39 pm

#650840

let me know how you go as i might have to have a speedo adjusted for different rims

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 8 Jun 2008, 5:40 pm

#650841

sounds strange...........you sure you got a good earth on that sucker etc........got the switches in the correct position for a four cylinder?

i have the manual for those if you didn't get one.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jun 2008, 5:45 pm

#650845

Hi

Is it fully sik maate?

I had a incorrect reading problems with a VDO tacho in my daily 1303. To run on a normal points ignition it needed a resistor in the - wire, if you call Barry at
St George Instrument Services Pty Ltd
91 Planthurst Rd Carlton 2218
(02) 9547 0855

Tell him you know me, hes the one that told me about the resisitor, maybe your tacho needs a resistor as well.

Steve

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jun 2008, 6:01 pm

#650852

barls wrote:let me know how you go as i might have to have a speedo adjusted for different rims

Hi Barls

You might be better off buying a digital speedo like these, http://egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp?Type=Speedometer&Series=Cy_Blue_Black

Steve

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Jun 2008, 6:06 pm

#650853

that would require me to put a fuel gauge in as well then

“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jun 2008, 6:08 pm

#650855

Or you could mount it inside your stock speedo?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Jun 2008, 6:17 pm

#650857

ill think about im not sure if i need to at this stage yet just thinking

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jun 2008, 8:01 pm

#650884

Hi

I bought a Garmin GPS the other day. The GPS reading compared to the speedo in my BA Falcon work ute reads way under, its worse than my daily 1303 with low profile tyres.

Steve

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 8 Jun 2008, 11:10 pm

#650927

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Is it fully sik maate?

I had a incorrect reading problems with a VDO tacho in my daily 1303. To run on a normal points ignition it needed a resistor in the - wire, if you call Barry at
St George Instrument Services Pty Ltd
91 Planthurst Rd Carlton 2218
(02) 9547 0855

Tell him you know me, hes the one that told me about the resisitor, maybe your tacho needs a resistor as well.

Steve

yeah Steve it is fully hektik.. no, omigod, it is catastrophic now that it doesn't f-n work.
No mention of a resistor in the on-line instructions and yeah I got the pre-sets to the four-cylinder position

I'll try your mate and see what he says

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 9 Jun 2008, 8:58 am

#650955

no resistor on mine and it's running fullysikK maaaaate

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 9 Jun 2008, 9:03 am

#650959

you haven't got any 'performance' ignition system do you Damo? Mine is stocko points

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 9 Jun 2008, 9:23 am

#650964

yeah, as far from stock as possible............sorry

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jun 2008, 5:30 pm

#651077

Hi

The tachos that that needed the resistor was a small batch and VDO in their wisdom didn't think any cars that still used a Kettering ignitions would still be on then road.

On my car it either read high or low, cant remember, as if the switches were set wrong.

Steve

BeetleJuice Officially Full-On Dubber

350 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 9 Jun 2008, 6:35 pm

#651100

Hi COOL

If your desperate,

thers's a guy in Toowoomba that repairs them. I can pass on details if you like.

Craig

FringeDweller

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 10 Jun 2008, 1:56 pm

#651268

hey thanks Craig I have rung Steve C's mate in Sydney and have mailed it to him for a look

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