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Old 17 January 2008, 10:02
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I have done a couple of searches but not managed to find the answer im after, so sorry if this has been asked before.

I am planning on getting an 07 JDM Sti or Spec C in the next few months and i as far as i can see on Litchfield they speedos are in km.

Is there an aftermarket faceplate I can have fitted that will show both miles and km or is it not as simple as that..

I know the milage will still be in km but it would be nice to be able to see what speed you are going with out having to convert it all the time.

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once the speedo converter is added it clocks up im miles per hour, the only way to tell it was Kmph is by looking at the bottom of the speedo where there is a small sticker

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Old 17 January 2008, 10:39
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Sorry i dont quite understand what you are saying..

I dont want to mess around with any electronics really i just want another face plate that shows mph on it to put over the top or replace the one that just shows kmh

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A converter is installed so that the kpm now reads mph, and a sticker put over the k...

I was after the same thing with mine (as I dont really like have 200mph+ speedo), but alas have not found a solution
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Hi

I have done a couple of searches but not managed to find the answer im after, so sorry if this has been asked before.

I am planning on getting an 07 JDM Sti or Spec C in the next few months and i as far as i can see on Litchfield they speedos are in km.

Is there an aftermarket faceplate I can have fitted that will show both miles and km or is it not as simple as that..

I know the milage will still be in km but it would be nice to be able to see what speed you are going with out having to convert it all the time.

Thanks

Vash
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Old 17 January 2008, 12:43
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Where the clock originally read 0-260kph, it will now read 0-260mph once the conversion has taken place. Same 'physical' clock but it just now reads in mph instead.
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^^ Clocks in Japan read 180kmh don't they so will change to 180mph once converted for the UK. My Spec C certainly does

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But will still have a kph gauge that reads mph...... I don't think people understand the posters question! I do though...
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^^ Clocks in Japan read 180kmh don't they so will change to 180mph once converted for the UK. My Spec C certainly does

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But will still have a kph gauge that reads mph...... I don't think people understand the posters question! I do though...

My gauges have an MPH at the bottom, so I think I answered the question. I see he is also getting the car from the same place as me and part of the deal is a clock conversion to MPH.

My mileage and Trip Computer are also in MPH no not Km's. I have the electro luminesent dials that sweep on start up a la STI. The GPS and Trip are the same after a journey too so I think it is possible to do. The speedo is out by about 5 MPH compared to the Sat Nav as well.

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My gauges have an MPH at the bottom, so I think I answered the question. I see he is also getting the car from the same place as me and part of the deal is a clock conversion to MPH.

My mileage and Trip Computer are also in MPH no not Km's. I have the electro luminesent dials that sweep on start up a la STI. The GPS and Trip are the same after a journey too so I think it is possible to do. The speedo is out by about 5 MPH compared to the Sat Nav as well.

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So does mine, but it is a sticker over the 'k' so it now reads 'mph'. My mileage etc is all in mph too....
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My gauges have an MPH at the bottom, so I think I answered the question. I see he is also getting the car from the same place as me and part of the deal is a clock conversion to MPH.

My mileage and Trip Computer are also in MPH no not Km's. I have the electro luminesent dials that sweep on start up a la STI. The GPS and Trip are the same after a journey too so I think it is possible to do. The speedo is out by about 5 MPH compared to the Sat Nav as well.

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Maybe yours was a one off that Iain got a UK cluster for... every jdm I have seen has a kph gauge recalibrated to read mph
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Got My JDM Leggy from Iain Litchfield. The car will be ready for UK use, mapped, taxed, plates, clocks adjusted the whole 9 yds. Top quailty service so don't worry to much.

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