Speedo Upgrade

[LollysC5]

Hi, is it possible to change my speedo unit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-C5-Mk1-2-0-Instrument-Cluster-Panel-Speedo-87-946-Miles-9635289880-/171403057683?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27e86b1a13

 

to http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-C5-SPEEDO-HEAD-MANUAL-122K-04-08-FREE-POSTAGE-/271729419333?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f4455e445

 

It appears the pins are the correct number.

 

Many Thanks

[coastline taxis]

Have never tried this. but after looking at both of them i dont see why not. just remember that the car will display the highest milage even if you take the new one off

[paul.h]

The ebay listing for the mark 2 C5 speedo says it has 122k miles on it. So if you fit this to your car and your car has done less miles, it will still show 122k miles. Also if you refit your old speedo that will then go to 122k miles as coastline has pointed out (the car adopts the highest miles of the speedo or the bsi). There are probably companies that can alter the mileage but there will be a cost and you would need to prove your previous mileage.

 

If you just want some silver lines around the dials you could take your old speedo out, remove the cover and paint some on. Be careful though when touching the needles since on mine a spindle cracked, shown by the speedo needle not showing the correct mph - fixed with a drop of glue so not a disaster.

[citrophile]

Bear in mind also that there are lots of variants of the instrument clusters depending on the model and equipment fitted. Just look in the owners handbook and you'll see what I mean.

 

For example some panels have oil temperature gauges so you will need to have a car with an oil temperature sensor otherwise it won't work, or even worse, might throw up an error.