Speedo Cable

[timmsy19 3]

Hi all

 

went to get a new speedo cable today but the stealers said there is 2 lengths listed for 1.9 8v

 

an 880mm and 1100mm apparently

 

whch one would i need for my Mi'd 205?

 

thanks

[Tom Fenton 1,526]

Short one is for LHD cars I believe.

[Anthony 1,000]

Definately the longer of the two that you need - as Tom says, I believe the shorter is for LHD cars.

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

As above you need the longer one of the two.

[timmsy19 3]

sweet. i did think the longer of the two. its also the cheaper of the two

 

thanks guys

[Rock Lobster 28]

How much do they want for them out of interest?

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

Last time i bought one from pug was around £28

[timmsy19 3]

think the guy said about £22 for the longer and £26ish for the shorter one

Edited April 16, 2009 by timmsy19

[Super Josh 4]

And if you are doing a GTi6 conversion, you want the even longer one from a 405, to clear the '6 manifold nicely

 

 

 

Josh

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

and from what I heard last week Pug sell you a universal kit which you can also buy at GSF for cheaper.

[welshpug 1,627]

and from what I heard last week Pug sell you a universal kit which you can also buy at GSF for cheaper.

 

 

that's the accelerator cable not speedo cable

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

that's the accelerator cable not speedo cable

 

oh yeah, that's what happens when you try to do 6 things at once.

 

*oops*

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

I keep meaning to look into which of these two can be used on a RHD 205 because the length is only from the ball on the cable that fits against the bulkhead rubber grommet & not the whole length of the cable.

 

I got one for mine last year after mine died & I asked for the longer of those listed. If anything its long, more like a 405 one as suggested by Super Josh so I'm going to swap it for a better length one soon.

 

Graham.

[timmsy19 3]

so if it only goes from the ball on the bulthead i take it that means i wont have to take apart the dash?

Edited April 17, 2009 by timmsy19

[lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars]

so if it only goes from the ball on the bulthead i take it that means i wont have to take apart the dash?

 

If that turns out to be true, it's a small weight off my mind

[timmsy19 3]

yeah same here. thought it would be a right ballache to sort out. might make a nice change fixing something thats simple this weekend.

[chrisj21 2]

You still have to remove the clocks to change the cable.

 

I replaced mine last weekend, a pain as mine had snapped where the cable pin enters the speedo drive on the gearbox so i had to remove this to.

 

Only takes 5 minutes to remove the clock surround. if you remove the heater controls and panel there are two screws behind this. then remove the heater vent above, coin tray and triangular cover and there a further three screws here to remove and then one torx head to undo on the clock surround near the drivers door located through a small hole.

Pop the surround off and then theres just two screws securing the clocks to the dash. unplug the wires and the clocks will come out.

 

I also found it easier to remove the lower dash panel above the pedals so i could feed the cable up towards the clocks.

 

The engine bay part is supprsingly easy.

 

Hope this helps

 

Chris

[timmsy19 3]

thanks chris i'll have a go at it today

[chrisj21 2]

You also may have two screws located through the sterring column surround holding the speedo surround on. Forgot about these as i removed mine.

 

Chris

[timmsy19 3]

ok thanks Chris

 

well i picked up the cable this morning Pug part number 6123.c5 £23.53 inc VAT

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

so if it only goes from the ball on the bulthead i take it that means i wont have to take apart the dash?

I think you've misunderstood what I meant.

 

I think the different lengths of the cable are measured from the ball thats part way along the cable outer & stops in the rubber bulkhead grommit to the gearbox drive.

 

You still have to take the dash apart to remove the clocks to replace a spedo cable but you can get to the bulkhead hole from the footwell so only the top of the dash needs stripping down to remove the clocks & un-clip / refit the new cable end into the clocks.

 

Graham.

[Grim.Badger 15]

I got the longer of the two cables for my last GTi; It was far too long and ended up wrapping around itself somehow and snapped

[mickie 3]

ok thanks Chris

 

well i picked up the cable this morning Pug part number 6123.c5 £23.53 inc VAT

 

what length is this one then ? or is it just the standard lendth for a 205gti 1600/1900 ?

 

i was in the dealers the other day and he told me theres 6 different types..

[DrSarty 90 1 Cars]

And I also strongly recommend getting the cable out of the bag in the 'shop' and measuring it, even comparing it to any others they may have.

 

GSF bagged one up incorrectly and I ended up with a short one in a long bag, which involved a f*cking yo-yo day to and from Manchester.

 

Further to that though, in future I would always by OE from Pug, as I think they provide a smoother (less jumpy) reading over time as the lubrication gets attacked by exhaust heat.

Edited October 24, 2009 by DrSarty

[mickie 3]

any idea what the standard length is ? i'd of measured mine but i threw it away thinking there was only one type for the gti