So my car only has the speedo, If I went and got a new one from a scrappers with temp gauge, rpm counter etc would it just be a case of plugging it in and it working straight away?

SpecialShane said:

So my car only has the speedo, If I went and got a new one from a scrappers with temp gauge, rpm counter etc would it just be a case of plugging it in and it working straight away?

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yes and no

The donor dash HAS TO HAVE A LOWER MILEAGE THEN YOUR OWN
Must be a manual dash for a manual car as well
Dont bother with a HGT dash, it wont work properly with all the features
Get an Active, Sporting, HLX, ELX, Active sport dash

If you have a Mk2 - make sure its a mk2 dash, you cant put a mk2b dash in
And the same goes for mk2b, cant have a mk2 dash

It will also need something called Proxy Alignment,
This can be done by yourself if you have a registered copy of MES (multi ecu scan) And suitable leads
Plus you'll then have a pretty good diagnostic reader too!

B - Take it to fiat - Prepare to be bummed without lube

C - Take it to an auto-electrician, who will do it, IIRC i paid £60 + vat back in like 2008 for it

I'd go option A - it'd probably be a reasonable price in long run

ziggy

Ah well that's not as bad as I thought, I was afraid I'd have to solder wires, I already have the cables to connect to the ECU so now I guess I just have to find one with less than 50k miles on a mk2

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-mk2-2b-guides/228925-changing-instrument-cluster-low-spec-punto.html

Wiring is already there, its all in 1 quick release connector

Ziggy

Do you know what the things called? Can't keep calling it speedo thing

Dash clocks
Dash
Clock Set

It depends what you like to call things tbh

Ziggy