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Do i need to recalibrate my cluster if i put in HSV 250kmph Speedo dials

Discussion in 'VR - VS Holden Commodore (1993 - 1997)' started by shanhsv, Feb 27, 2011.

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    shanhsv

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    I thinking of buying HSV dials without the whole cluster so would i have to recalibrate the speedo to suit?
     
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    No mate no need the cluster itself does the calibration
     
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    i wont be using a HSV cluster,it'll just be the dials
     
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    yeah thats cool its in the actual speedo unit itself not the cluster. maybe i should have worded my post a little better
     
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    The speedo head is different for the 250k speedo in the HSV cluster. Fitting a new dial will not calibrate the speedo.
     
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    Ohh ok,how does it work do you know? Sorry to be so anal about it,but i tend to get stuff that people say will fit and work and it doesnt. Ie the bash plate i got recently
     
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    Didnt think it seemed right but i really dont know much about it. Is it a matter of just changing a cog?
     
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    The level 3 cluster that has the 250k speedo is very different to the Level 2 speedo. So nope not a simple change the cog deal.

    Your best bet is to get a correcter box and reset the speedo using a GPS.
     
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    Damn, well i'd better suss it out
    hey at $50 for the corrector and $100 for the HSV dials (with blue flames that goe with the car) it still works out heaps cheaper then buying a whole HSV cluster
     
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    so your saying that you need to change the cog in the gearbox? I thought its was straight swap. Well i feel like a dumb arse now. I know stealthy swapped his i never saw him mention you had to change anything else
     
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    I was talking about a cog in the cluster. I pretty sure if you put the WHOLE cluster in it work just fine,but im looking at using just the dials,which is little more then a plastic face on the cluster itself
     
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    LOl i get u now still even that makes me feel like a dumb arse :p
     
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    When I had an HSV 250 kph speedo installed in my VS Calais there was no calibration required. I watched the guy from Holmart install it - only took 5-10 mins to install in the standard Calais cluster.
     
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    If you fit a L3 HSV 250k cluster and patch loom it will work fine. You can fit a L3 250k speedo to any l3 cluster and it will work.

    If you wish to adjust a level 2 cluster you with a 250k dial you will need a correcter box thingo to calibrate the speedo.
     
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