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  1. 21st November 2006, 08:27 AM #1
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    Speedo Correction Thingamejigs

    I'm looking to fit one of these to my 2003 Defender Xtreme.

    Does anyone know whether Defenders are 2 wire or 3 wire.

    Yes I looked. You guessed it, there's 2 wire eminating from the side of the t/case, and 3 wires from the back of it. No sign of a cable though, but it was dark.

    I'm assuming its the same as a D2, but who knows with LandRover. Could well be different, being sans hill decent control & auto trans .

    I'm tempted to pull the wires & see what happens - sod's law says a dashboard light will come up only a dealer can clear.

    Anyone been down this path with a Defender?

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  2. 21st November 2006, 08:39 AM #2
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    gotta love the early Defender,s cable operated speedo

    and if im worried about the speed which i aint i have a Gps
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  3. 21st November 2006, 08:55 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tusker
    I'm looking to fit one of these to my 2003 Defender Xtreme.

    Does anyone know whether Defenders are 2 wire or 3 wire.

    Yes I looked. You guessed it, there's 2 wire eminating from the side of the t/case, and 3 wires from the back of it. No sign of a cable though, but it was dark.

    I'm assuming its the same as a D2, but who knows with LandRover. Could well be different, being sans hill decent control & auto trans .

    I'm tempted to pull the wires & see what happens - sod's law says a dashboard light will come up only a dealer can clear.

    Anyone been down this path with a Defender?

    Regards
    Max P
    Apparently there not the same Max from what i've been told.

    Have a look for TRUSPEED they are the only ones specificly designed for the TD5 Landys or so i'm told, i have one for the Disco.

    http://www.4wheelerssupply.com/catal...oducts_id/1762

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  4. 21st November 2006, 09:45 AM #4
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    Baz,

    Did you get it sent from the US? I'm having trouble sourcing a Truspeed locally.

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    bit more expensive than Baz's option but here's one.

    http://www.4x4discovery.com.au/truspeed.htm
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  6. 21st November 2006, 10:08 AM #6
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    Hi Dobbo,

    Tried them - They aren't responding to emails atm, & the phone is disconnected..

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  7. 21st November 2006, 11:29 AM #7
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    Hi Dobbo,

    Tried them - They aren't responding to emails atm, & the phone is disconnected..

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    Max

    I've got a couple of new ones here (somewhere).....
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  8. 21st November 2006, 12:30 PM #8
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    Mike,

    You've got a PM, thanks
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  9. 21st November 2006, 06:28 PM #9
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    On my 98 disco I, the sensor has 2 wires. One is supply from fuse box, the second is pulses out to the speedo.

    I tried both the 3-wire and 2-wire speedo correction units that Marks Adaptors sell and neither worked for me. Their web site says to use the 3 wire unit for Rovers.

    It would not surprise me if Rover have changed the type of sensor as often as I have dinner. So be careful taking experience from, say a Disco II to some other model.
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