Nope, can't do it unless you buy something after market....I haven't seen anything...

 

Reviving an old...old thread.

I don't think racer is around anymore, but wanted to check and see if anyone knows why he seems to think you can't retrofit the speedo with the trip computer.

Thoughts????

 

spiel, let me do some looking around. The car should be able to handle it. The main thing I would think is you would end up getting a new headlight switch (one that has the trip buttons in it). Granted, part of it may be that the computer isn't monitoring the injector opening cycles, which is what the gas engines use to determine the amount of fuel used. I'll see what I can find.

 

Thanks thermo, any information you can share is much appreciated. I've got my hands on a speedo, still need to get the switch tough.

 

spiel, looking at the diagrams, as long as you have a display in the bottom of the instrument cluster, by adding the proper headlight switch, you should get the trip feature to your car. All the wiring should be there. Then it is just a matter of whether the computer is setup for that. But, since generic computers are used to handle all options for these cars, the correct stuff should be inside of the computer.

Wish you luck.

 

Thx Thermo. Got the switch this week so I'm ready to give it a go this weekend. Will post an update once I've installed it.

 

Gave it a go this past weekend and everything installed without a problem...except that I got the infamous "Security Failed" message :-( Other than that, new headlight switch and new speedo worked without an issue. Had to put back the original speedo so I can drive the car for now. I might just wait on that dealer visit until I retrofit the SatNav, something tells me I'll get the same problem with SatNav since it came from another car and I'm sure my car would need to be told it has the touchscreen to prevent fault codes, saves me from paying the ******* twice for programming.

 

spielnicht have you done anything after puting the old cluster back? I tried that but I still get security failed on this one.

 

No, honestly I just plugged the original back in and it worked. I actually did that twice and both times the car just started. Only difference between us is that you have a new speedo and mine came from another car.