Hi all,

Recently bought a S2. The rev counter is not working properly. It has an aftermarket set of dials fitted called plasmadials which look white during the day, but when dark you can go from blue to green and adjust the backlight. They look very bling, but unfortunatley my rev counter is not working!

When the car is ticking over the counter shows approx 1k rpm so is fairly accurate. However it never goes above 2500. It doesn't go erratic, just doesn't go over 2500.

Any ideas? The speedo works fine (and is actually surprisingly accurate to 95 measured against my sat nav). The fuel gauge is a bit slow to come up but does work, as does the temp gauge.

Is it likely the needle has been put back wrong after they were fitted? I have done some research on here and RSOC, and read that the feed is a green wire from the dizzy. I think that it is not an intermittant connection as it is constantly reading low, rather than sometimes working and sometimes not. Any help greatly appreciated. DIY cheap fix would be best as I'm skint for 2 weeks!

 

series 2 rev counters are just shit, end of lol

ive had three that ent worked properly, they all seem to have there own little faults

 

where did you get a set of plasma dials for a mk4 then?? I've looked everywhere??

 

go cossie clocks like me

 

did the cossie clocks fit straight in?? Or do you have modify? what about the wiring too?

P.s. Whereabouts you in Slough. I live in slough too. Cant say I've seen it

 

I bought the car with them on there. The only modifying I have done to it is to split my radiator this weekend. The guy I got it off is on here, called webby 80. He's really sound and may be able to help you.

Actually, I'm sure someone in this months (Reyland escos) FF is advertising them. I'll have a look when I get home.

 

How much of a pain in the arse was that to do? Approx cost?

 

bigchez
thanks fella. info would be appreciated

 

You read my mind..........

Couldn't of worded it better myself

 

live near ICI near the VOLVO showroom mate lol and the cossie clocks ent hard just need a pieace of the loom with the plug and cut to clips off the speedo its only the cost of the speedo can be done in about 15 mins lol

my speedo cost me a tenner

wiring was free as i robbed it from the scrappy !!!!!

 

cool. I'll look into that then!!

Do you go out sunday nights or anything locally??

 

no im always home i dont have my licence to go and drive anywhere

 

wiring was free as i robbed it from the scrappy !!!!!
mmmmmmmmmmm

 

LMAOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT CAR SPARES !!!!!!!

reading

 

so are all the wires the same colours then if its that easy to change the connector blocks.

 

yh just to wires tha have the same colours u have to fiddle with

as the escort got to connector blocks and sierra has got 1 fits almost all the wires of the escort in

 

Hi, sorry its late but I've been measuring up to make new brackets to fit my front mount and radiator.

The shop is auto tint design. The ad is in the front cover. Def have plasma dials listed for Mk4 RST. £69+£3.50 p&p. Their number is 0113 289 1500 web www.autotintdesign.com