SO what did you you do with your Stag today?

[Seaking]

Dave

That looks good,im eager to see the magnolia one i orded

Dave

Dave have you Checked your pm your one is ready

Cheers Glenn

[Seaking]

Fitted my new Electronic Speedometer. Looks good, and gives a steady needle throughout the speed range (only tested to 70mph Gov, honest). Easily calibrated for accuracy. Not cheap, especially with the recommended sender unit (cheaper ones not yet sourced), but it works much better than the kit supplied by a well-known purveyor of modified Stag bits.

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Dave Still searching for a CHEAPER sender unit but still no source found as yet. My Laetest purchase was a failure unless you wish to fit 4 pick ups which is a bit senseless how ever the search goes on

Cheers Glenn

[mole42]

It is disappointing that when I bought one of the speedos from Glenn I wasn't told until afterwards that I'd need to buy a sender as well. "any one of the £1.99 ones from eBay will work" I was told. I've now tried three different ones, none of which work. One more to go, if that doesn't work I'll give up.

I think it gets a little pricey if you buy the speedo and then have to fork out another £60 for a sender. Then you have to make a bracket to fit it to the gearbox!

[DJT]

It is disappointing that when I bought one of the speedos from Glenn I wasn't told until afterwards that I'd need to buy a sender as well. "any one of the £1.99 ones from eBay will work" I was told. I've now tried three different ones, none of which work. One more to go, if that doesn't work I'll give up.

I think it gets a little pricey if you buy the speedo and then have to fork out another £60 for a sender. Then you have to make a bracket to fit it to the gearbox!

Agreed, they aren't cheap, but then nor is the kit from another supplier which retains the original speedometer and drives it via a DC motor. That also requires a sensor and the making of a suitable bracket. Having tried for two years to get that system to read reliably, and the vendor no longer responding to emails or calls, I've given up and gone for this option.
The sensor recommended by Smiths works. They are available for £52 including postage (arrived next day) from Europaspares.com. Although Glenn and Paul are trying to source a cheaper option. The bracket to mount the sensor to the diff end of the propshaft took about 1/2 an hour to make using some old Dexion. Wiring it up takes a little longer; I soldered and heat-shrunk all the connections. Calibrating it is easy and can accommodate any diff ratios and wheel/tyre combinations.

At last I've got a steady, accurate, speedometer.

I'm not going to name the other vendor on here. If you can't work it out from my earlier post, then PM me. BTW I had my original speedometer overhauled by The Gauge Shop, so I know that was good, but it made no difference.

[KOY 23]

I can work out who the vendor is and understand your position. Using an electric motor is a solution but not very elegant.
Is there a trip facility? I have looked at the manufacturer's website and nothing mentioned.

[DJT]

I can work out who the vendor is and understand your position. Using an electric motor is a solution but not very elegant.
Is there a trip facility? I have looked at the manufacturer's website and nothing mentioned.

There is a trip facility, John, but it is 'selectable'. There is a button that fits in the same place as the original trip reset and this is used to select TRIP or TOTAL mileage and to reset the trip. The same button is used when setting the calibration.

[Seaking]

John

These are not on the manufactures web site as Paul and myself have had these made up to solve the problem that Dave and myself have experienced with the electric motor version.

Cheers Glenn

[KOY 23]

Thanks Dave and Glenn.
Good luck with it, it looks a great product.

[KOY 23]

Dave – Are you going to do a separate thread on your new Electronic Speedo ?
Did a search of Forum & didn’t come up on much for Electronic Speedo's.

Also did a search on line & came up zero – who did you buy the Unit from ( Glen posted a reply about supplying )

Who as KOY 23 asked, was the other supplier as you gave a negative reply - why was that product not as good ?

Think other Stag Owners would be interested in the Speedo.

Neil

No need to start a new thread, it already exists:http://socforum.com/forum/showthread...460#post365460

[Pete]

This kit is available directly from Holdens http://www.holden.co.uk/displayprodu...&pCode=070.190 where they explicity mention a sensor has to be fitted. I'm guessing that as their other gauges are made to the original Smiths blueprints, then the the black rim could be transferred. The sensor has to be placed very closely to its source (within 1-2mm) so any eccentricity here would be a disaster to the sensor. The gauge is available in Magnolia too. They have inbuilt illumination that you may want to change the colour of to retain the green glow of your other instruments. The total cost is a bit eye watering.

[Johnboyw]

Gave my soft top two coats of Renovo reviver. Real chuffed with the results, almost looks like a new one.

[DJT]

This kit is available directly from Holdens http://www.holden.co.uk/displayprodu...&pCode=070.190 where they explicity mention a sensor has to be fitted. I'm guessing that as their other gauges are made to the original Smiths blueprints, then the the black rim could be transferred. The sensor has to be placed very closely to its source (within 1-2mm) so any eccentricity here would be a disaster to the sensor. The gauge is available in Magnolia too. They have inbuilt illumination that you may want to change the colour of to retain the green glow of your other instruments. The total cost is a bit eye watering.

The one in the link is the generic Smiths one and slightly different to the one we are talking about which is specially made to the Stag Mk2 style, and which also comes with the green lighting.

[1959terry]

Put the hood up and placed all the spares inside it as it is going up to the garage to have a small repair on the wheel arch and the guy who if fixing it may have a buyer.

[Tdm]

Some months ago I had some work done by a local garage on the underneath of the car - ball joints, steering, track rod ends etc, and when I got the car back I noticed that the steering wheel was not in the correct vertical position when the wheels were straight ahead.

I once before unsuccessfully tried to remove the steering wheel but just now had another a go, and with a little oil and a rubber hammer got it off quite easily, so I have now repositioned it on it's splines so that it is right (I think - but will see when I next go for a ride).

[HersnotHis]

Put the hood up and placed all the spares inside it as it is going up to the garage to have a small repair on the wheel arch and the guy who if fixing it may have a buyer.

How sad? Why are you selling it?

Don't leave us!
[former New Eltham/ Eltham resident (Thaxted Road. Westmount Road. Glenhouse Road)]

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