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I am dabbling with the idea of fitting a GPS speedo in place of my original. I have found one I like and it fits well (in an old unit, not my own!!) https://i.imgur.com/y9Iibh5.jpeg However when I took my own dash cluster off, I notice there is a circuit board and ribbon cable connections to it on t...

I have got one of these from GoWesty on my van!!

Also, be careful of the LED ones as they can be fatter in diameter. I tried one but it wouldn't fit in my light unit.

Do you have lights with the two pins at each end fluorescent tubes? They can be found on Amazon. They also have LED ones. They are T5 tubes I believe?
 

the current drain should be minimal, millions of people have plugin usb adapters connected to cars with permenant live aux ports and don't have issues. Modern buck converters are far more efficient than old linear voltage regulators. Agreed it is small but if you don't use your van daily and park y...

300CE wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025, 13:56 Nice work!!

Thanks!!

It looks like your new socket has an on/off switch on the right hand side? If your lighter socket is always powered, then unless this is turned off when not in use, it will drain your battery. They have a transformer in to drop from 12V to 5V which is always in circuit even when not in use. Probably...

Just as a close to this thread, in the end I did all the paint repairs myself. I got paint mixed by my local autoparts shop which was a perfect match and with a few days of scraping, sanding, treating filling and painting, not to mention flatting and polishing, I am very pleased with the results. I ...

Yes I have been looking at sim deals. I would really only need a small amount of data as I don't use the van that much. I was hoping that I could buy a sim which has data on and no contract but I think you always have to end up with a monthly fee. Also the sim cards you buy which are preloaded with ...

I thought that too but apparently this unit with the external aerial will pick up and amplify the signal in areas where your phone will not work. Also the phone tethering is limited in number of devices but this can support 32. Loads more than I will ever need!

Has anyone got experience of using this:



 

Is there an issue with GPS speedo's or is it just a personal opinion? I just wondered as I sometimes use my phone as a digital GPS speedo and it has always worked and seems to be deadly accurate when compared to those flashing signs that tell you your speed as you approach them.

So I have ended up getting the courage to sand down my lovely paintwork to see what these marks are and sure enough, and as advised, it is rust. But it is quite strange. The rust seems to be intergranular rust (Googled it!) and is limited on my van to the new panels which were fitted. So basically t...

Maybe, but the cable routing is what sorted out the issue. The way I routed it originally, it was literally rotating in 90 degree jumps.

I have fixed my speedo at last! There seems to be two issues when fitting a new speedo cable. Firstly. if there are any small curves or bends in the routing under the van, it makes the cable click as it turns, almost like it jumps 90 degrees at a time as it rotates. I found the best route was down t...