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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:20 pm

Hi my obc is readin all the wrong speed/temp/consumption and all up to cock i have been told that i need a code plug or something sorry for sounding a bit dull :? but what is this where can i get one and how much also the display is very dim is it easy to change the bulb

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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:25 pm

Cant help with the obc but about your sig,seems to work,are you putting it in `your profile`?not in your account.
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:26 pm

im putting it into my account followed the post in test forum

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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:27 pm

put in in profile!
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:29 pm

:woohoo: :woohoo: cheers bud finally got it workin

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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:30 pm

goto consumption and press the reset button
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:30 pm

not to big though is it cos took me a while to do this

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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:30 pm

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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:34 pm

:cool: well happy now just gotta figure out how to do the moving ones once i taken some more photos......... Lol


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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:37 pm

bigun will this make the reading correct

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Post Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:31 pm

you do know that the figures that are displayed are "averages". Which is why it may appear to not show the correct figures. Give me an example of what you mean by the OBC displaying wrong info....
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Post Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:28 pm

code plug will cost about 25 quid from the dealers or put a ad on here but makesure you post exactly what engine you have the display is not usually dim its either on or off have you tried the obvious like turning up your dash light dimmer switch .....if the bulbs have gone there are 2 and are wired in series so if one blows the other will stop working you can pay 20odd quid at the dealers for a new light unit or get a couple of bulbs from maplins for about 40 p each and solder them in
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Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:09 pm

robmpulse wrote:you do know that the figures that are displayed are "averages". Which is why it may appear to not show the correct figures. Give me an example of what you mean by the OBC displaying wrong info....
could be doin bout 50/60 mph obc displays something like 14mph lol same sort of things with the other readings like range and consumption

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Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:15 pm

gazza wrote: the display is not usually dim its either on or off have you tried the obvious like turning up your dash light dimmer switch .....
Yeah light dimmer turned all the way up display still very dim will take look in maplins for the bulbs will have to open obc up first to find out what i need
gazza wrote:makesure you post exactly what engine you have
by this do i need to put the engine number or just that it a 2.0 ltr

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