poppyh Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hi i drive a Swiftdance 580Pr 2008 and am having didifficulty seeing the speedo especially the km side when in Europe in the sunshine does anybody know or has something which will make the view of the speedo brighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'd be interested in a solution to this as our Ford based speedo is difficult to read at any time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Momma Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 poppyh - 2011-06-29 1:57 PM Hi i drive a Swiftdance 580Pr 2008 and am having didifficulty seeing the speedo especially the km side when in Europe in the sunshine does anybody know or has something which will make the view of the speedo brighter Sunglasses *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I had my speedo's confiscated by Sue!.................. they wern't that bright as my beer gut covered most of them 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebishbus Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hi .I had the same problem, I bought two small white LED daytime run self adhesive strip lights from Halfords.I made up an angled strip from a piece plasterboard edging, you could use plastic or wood of the correct angle.I stuck the lights to this, then screwed it into the front edge of the instrument cluster, so that it shone onto the display. I wired this at the back of the light switch to come on with the ignition, and fitted a small low resitance variable control on the side of the dashboard, wired in series, so that I could vary the brightness, works a treat. :-D Brian B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I don't have a problem reading my speedo. :D ...................but 21 years ago they did things differently (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) Progress eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Never been able to see the tiny red km markings on mine clearly enough to read, Fiat speedo is so far out anyway it's not much use. Always put the sat nav on even when not using it, it makes a good speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Always had problems with the prveious motorhome speedo (older style Fiat), and could not read the KM at all. This one is (2007 X250) is a bit better, but still not adequate in this day of so many cameras and police checks. I find the Satnav 'live' readings (able to set to km for continental use) much better and also more accurate. I tend to relyon this morein the Uk also....it's much easier to read a proper 'figure' than a needle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Always had problems with the prveious motorhome speedo (older style Fiat), and could not read the KM at all. This one is (2007 X250) is a bit better, but still not adequate in this day of so many cameras and police checks. I find the Satnav 'live' readings (able to set to km for continental use) much better and also more accurate. I tend to relyon this morein the Uk also....it's much easier to read a proper 'figure' than a needle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I find that th only time I can read Kph on the a 2009 x250 is in a tunnel with the lights on ! I use the old fashioned method of a card with Kmph to MPH printed on it., after a few readings / conversions I found that I did not need it as the conversions stay in my head. (with a little bit of help from the TT sat Nav speed warnings) Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 poppyh - 2011-06-29 1:57 PM Hi i drive a Swiftdance 580Pr 2008 and am having didifficulty seeing the speedo especially the km side when in Europe in the sunshine does anybody know or has something which will make the view of the speedo brighter I have the same trouble reading the red Km/h figures, and have difficulty reading the speed on the satnav, so printed out a quick visual aide for myself, with pictures of Km/h signs and their MPH equivalent alongside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Mel B - 2011-06-29 5:59 PM I'd be interested in a solution to this as our Ford based speedo is difficult to read at any time!!! This white overlay MIGHT make your Transit's speedometer easier to read: http://www.lockwoodinternational.co.uk/transit-dials-part-no-45nn-more-details-i5217.html In the 1980s Vauxhall introduced a 'digital dashboard' for certain models of car. This had a bar-type rev-counter and a digital speedometer, with the latter being switchable between mph or kmh. I recall driving an Astra GTE with this dashboard and, although I wasn't too keen on the rev-counter read-out, the digital speedometer had clear advantages, particularly for people regularly travelling outside the UK. As others have said, I use the sat-nav for speed information rather than the Transit instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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