Changing Speedo - How far has your mini travelled - MINI2

vonny · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2005, 08:18 PM

Sad to say that my mini has made it as far as the UK. Yes folks, you will no longer see COOP3R 5 in Perth. I've taken it back to the UK after breaking up with my husband and having to go back to the UK, very reluctantly I must say. Thought it would be easy to get it registered in the UK but having severe difficulties because of the odometer being in KPH. It's not easy to convert because the rev counter in the UK is where the odometer is in oz and BMW in UK say it can't be changed. Having severe problems, so if anyone has a solution I'd love to hear from them

Baker · #2 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2005, 09:04 PM

First off, very sorry to hear of your marrage problems

It must be a very hard time for you.

Regarding the car, you have to change the car IKU as well as far as I know, as well as codes in 3? different places. You need a brand new speedo and tacho, and IKU unit at the least.

Might be worth talking to the Irish guys about it as they've just changed from MPH to KMPH if I recall correctly and they're changing their speedos.

Mike Clarke · #3 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2005, 10:53 PM

Sorry to hear of your troubles vonny

Maybe you can get a UK spec dash and other bits you need at a wreckers, try www.newminiparts.co.uk they seem to have plenty of damaged MINIs.

Hope everything works out for you.

swamos · #4 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2005, 10:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by vonny

Sad to say that my mini has made it as far as the UK. Yes folks, you will no longer see COOP3R 5 in Perth. I've taken it back to the UK after breaking up with my husband and having to go back to the UK, very reluctantly I must say. Thought it would be easy to get it registered in the UK but having severe difficulties because of the odometer being in KPH. It's not easy to convert because the rev counter in the UK is where the odometer is in oz and BMW in UK say it can't be changed. Having severe problems, so if anyone has a solution I'd love to hear from them

Maybe you should talk to Snoopy

Baker · #5 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 04:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Clarke

Sorry to hear of your troubles vonny

Maybe you can get a UK spec dash and other bits you need at a wreckers, try www.newminiparts.co.uk they seem to have plenty of damaged MINIs.

Hope everything works out for you.

This won't work - the speedo can't be transferred over unless its pretty low K's.

Todd! · #6 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 06:29 AM

Your km's dont matter as far as I know it is all electronic.... works off your ecu and key.

Smurfn · #7 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 08:35 AM

Sorry to hear this

I hope you can get it sorted out.

snoopy · #8 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 12:07 PM

Sorry to here about your problems.

But fixing the MINI should be simple.

1 I think is was on the UK mini site that it was an option that you could have the speedo on top of the steering wheel in the UK as well, but i have never been able to confirm this by other means.

2 Any thing can be done it is just the getting to right people.

3 drop me a Pm and I will go thru what I know.

Snoopy

Todd! · #9 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 12:13 PM

Hey Snoopy!

I hope you are having fun... any pics for us?

Todd

Baker · #10 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 12:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Your km's dont matter as far as I know it is all electronic.... works off your ecu and key.

Na, you can't swap in a speedo thats from a car thats done over a certain amount of K's - its like a built in switch in the unit.

Todd! · #11 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 12:23 PM

Oh... OK. Im sure there are more than enough damaged minis around in the UK to get one that hasnt done too many KMS

snoopy · #12 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 12:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Hey Snoopy!

I hope you are having fun... any pics for us?

Todd

Hi Todd have not gone yet, (very soon tho) also voony I will be in the UK for a few days in the next few months I will see what I can find out for you.

Todd! · #13 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 12:31 PM

have fun... definatly keep us in the loop with your travels!

Rakey · #14 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 03:37 PM

you might get more replies from those in the UK if this wasn't in Regional

so moved to interior forum, someone might be able to advise you

MiniBrum · #15 (**permalink**) Mar 19th, 2005, 04:31 PM

I must confess I have absolutely no technical knowledge on this problem.... However, surely on all mini's the Speedo needle is at the same place at the same speeds regardless if you had KPH or MPH on your dial.... so all you would need is a new sticky cover MPH template for your speedo?

or an I over simplifing the problem?