Da_iLLeZt_TL973

i tried installing my indiglo gauges and the god dam needle on the MPH gauge popped off.....now i put it back on and everything seems to be accurate its just a lil off is there anything that can be done????......im so pissed because one of the wires connected to the gauges we disconnected so now i have to go and soder the bitch back on just my luck right can shit get any worse!!!

seattle dale

isn't there a pin the speedometer hand rests on when the car is completley stopped?

Jchick

Hey, how hard is it to take the bezel off? I looked yesterday and saw two screws. Does it pop off after removing the screws?

Didga get it fixed? Let me know because I need to change mine from KPH speedo to MPH (TL from Canada)

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yea there is but sometimes when u mess with the needle you wont get the accurate reading of your speed the needle will be all messed up


its not hard you have to be VERY VERY careful though follow this DIY that hzm wrote up http://www.acurainspired.com/forums/...showtopic=2810

car_lost

have a friend drive next to you at 30mph and set your needle like that.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

while driving at 30 should i turn the needle to 30 while is in play??....meaning while its moving to clear it up

fsttyms1

that happened to mine also.pop the needle off again (carefully) i had a friend get next to me on a back road and he set the cruise at 30 and i set mine the same speed as him. then pop the neede back on, but be carefull not to push too hard ane get the needle on too far, or it will stick as it goes up and you will be doing this again

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

thanks guys for all of your help i really appreciate it yesterday i drove by one of those police radars they have sitting on the side of the road and im about 4-5 mph off so its not that bad but ill fix it thanks alot fellas

ResidualFreedom

Considering you have to be really careful when putting the needle on or taking it off, I don't think driving down the street and carefully place on your speedo needle would work together.. It's a good way to check the speedo once it's installed, but not to place it on...even if fstyms1 did it.

fsttyms1

worked great for me! acording to my new gps unit im .8 off at 80mph (probably due to my snow tires, so im dead on!

2007AcuraRL

Here is another way to do it:

Except for the 1999 model which has a 4 speed tranny the following will work:

The car will not shift into 5th gear until you reach a minimum of 37MPH. Put the needle on, go find yourself a striaght section of road with few or no cars on it so you can pay attention to what you are doing, and drive in SS mode, shifting through the gears and slowly accelerating up and keep trying to get into D5 till you succeed. Note the speed indicated on the gauge. Whatever number it reads + / - of 37 MPH is how far off you are. Pull the needle off and put it back on at the amount you were off (you'll need the car to be moving while doing this as you cant reset the needle while the guage is at zero). Then try again. It shouldnt take you more than 3 or 4 attempts till you get it dead on.

I speak with experience on this as I had my gauge out and pulled apart several times while installing my remote radar detector disply into a space I'd cut out for it within the speedo gauge (I posted the install several years ago when this site was still acura-tl.com).

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

wat part of jersey u in??? i can meet up with u... i had to fix a few of my friends speedos that some shops screwed up when they put the guages in... i usually do the drive next to also...

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

im from south jersey down by lakewood

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

lolz 973 is deceiving.. lolz...

njzprettyboy

haha kamlung, i also think that...973 is very deceiving...