Type S MPH conversion

Mudgey · Post by **Mudgey** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:03 pm

Hello,

I am in discussions with a company who make custom dials and I am getting some OEM looking dial fascias made to my own specification, one of these is a mph face for the 5th Gen Type S, I personally don't want a speedo that reads to 190mph and prefer the greater amount of angular dial movement per mph, therefore I am quite happy with it only reading up to 120mph or thereabouts.

Not sure on prices as of yet but is this something another Type S owner would be interested in?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:19 pm

I quite like mine. Goes to 180mph and iv had it hit 165.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:00 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:I quite like mine. Goes to 180mph and iv had it hit 165.

...on a private, closed road, right?!

@Mudgey, will you not need to re-calibrate the speedo needle to move in the specific incriments that you require? Otherwise you'll just have Top Gear's Rover James!

Mudgey · Post by **Mudgey** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:06 pm

Hah, no I won't have to recalibrate it as all I am doing in replacing the fascia plate and not changing how high the speedo reads up to. The speed per angular movement of the needle will remain the same. I don't drive over 120mph so am not bothered if it won't read 180mph!!

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:18 pm

So what will you do with all the blank space after the 120 mark?

(excuse the poor digital editing

)

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:23 pm

190kph is around 120 so it would still use the full dial just have 120 at the end not 190. I'd have a guy interested if it went up to around the 160 mark?

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:26 pm

Oh I get it now

instead of a KPH-MPH conversion chip..

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:23 pm

Mudgey wrote:I don't drive over 120mph so am not bothered if it won't read 180mph!!

But surely anything faster than this;

is wholly uneccessary

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:25 pm

hahaha Outta Time!

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:08 pm

bb1boy wrote:...on a private, closed road, right?!

Yer sure....emmsixtollroad