speedo shows wrong speed

1. Sheppie501 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Bristol Posts: 78 Saxo 1.0 almost dead

   #1 23rd July 2010, 23:06

   any ideas of how to adjust the speedo cus since i have bigger alloys the speedo says im doing 50 when actually i am doing about 56 ( i did various different test which included diving along side m8s in diff cars to figure out this exact speed ) which is a big difference specialy since there are loads of speed camaras in the area
   
   any help how hoe to sync the speedo with how fast my car is acctualy going would be top stuff!
2. VTR01KBR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 686 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #2 23rd July 2010, 23:10

   Posting in wrong thread
3. classicvin Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Yeovil, somerset, uk Posts: 263 saxo 1.1 expose vtr kit

   #3 23rd July 2010, 23:15

   http://www.kouki.co.uk/utilities/vis...ize-calculator

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4. CbVtR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 437 Saxo VTR / Saxo VTS turbo

   #4 23rd July 2010, 23:17

   I have the same problem, when I'm doing 70 the speedo says roughly 60 lol, I have fitted 17's though, I was thinking maybe take the speedo apart and take the needles off and move them so that it's resting on 10 mph so that it would give me the right speed, don't quote me on that though I'm not sure if it's even possible, it was just a thought

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5. Sheppie501 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Bristol Posts: 78 Saxo 1.0 almost dead

   #5 23rd July 2010, 23:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by CbVtR I have the same problem, when I'm doing 70 the speedo says roughly 60 lol, I have fitted 17's though, I was thinking maybe take the speedo apart and take the needles off and move them so that it's resting on 10 mph so that it would give me the right speed, don't quote me on that though I'm not sure if it's even possible, it was just a thought

   cheers m8 might be worth a try if there was a away to accurately move the neddle and still alot more help than the first guy that posted had to offer (Y)
6. paulsupervts84 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 666

   #6 23rd July 2010, 23:44

   i think it something you will have to live with, just use to tom tom, or road angle to tell you your speed
7. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #7 24th July 2010, 01:10

   i;m runnign 15's and the speedo is still out don;t think saxo are the most accurate of dials anyways. mine are out by 6mph so when doing 30mph actually doing 24mhp according to sat nav
8. paulsupervts84 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 666

   #8 24th July 2010, 01:37

   no speedo is spot on, manufactors do this so you can do them if u get court speeding, must speedo's are out by 5mph
9. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #9 24th July 2010, 09:51

   fit the right size wheel and tyre combo!