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Legalities of ODO / Speedo and all that

Postby MrOizo » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:43 pm

I have converted from mechanical speedo drive to electronic and the only speedo i have is on a RSM.

Is it a requitrment to have a working Odometer?

Also will the RSM suffice? or would i have to mount the speedo from the car that the electronic spoeedo is from?
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Postby postfach » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:57 pm

Yes you need a working odometer to get a wof, and it doesn't matter where the speedo came from, as long as it's accurate.
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Postby MrOizo » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:02 pm

postfach wrote:Yes you need a working odometer to get a wof, and it doesn't matter where the speedo came from, as long as it's accurate.


Cheers..
So a Apexi RSM will suffice?

Will try get me a odo... just have to find one :/
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Postby Leon » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:49 am

postfach wrote:Yes you need a working odometer to get a wof


Is that actually in the virm?
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Postby NZ_AE86 » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:06 am

No you don't.
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Postby durty starlet » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:11 am

Leon wrote:
postfach wrote:Yes you need a working odometer to get a wof


Is that actually in the virm?


my one hasnt worked for a bout the past 4 years of wofs so im pretty sure its sweet not to have one
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Postby barryogen » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:27 am

dunno about cars, but when I last rode a motorbike, if it has the ability to go over 50km/h, it required one, I would assume the same rule would apply.
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Postby UTERUS » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:58 pm

Only diesel powered vehicles require an odometer, my bosses petrol patrol hasn't had a working odo for 5 years.

Speed only is fine.
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Postby Nuty|Mike » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:43 pm

bo

got a copy of the virm page on speedos here if you want it ,
however it doesnt state anything in regards to odo anywhere but as far as I can understand if you have written proof it is impractical to have a speedo repaired you dont have to have one , it also says nothing about having a factory speedo in place rather then an aftermarket one.

come pick it up ill be here at work all day
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Postby Nuty|Mike » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:53 pm

after talking to wof guy odo isnt needed for wof however you need to have ur form of speedo visable to the driver .
so all in all ur sweet
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Postby MrOizo » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:59 pm

Nuty|Mike wrote:bo

got a copy of the virm page on speedos here if you want it ,
however it doesnt state anything in regards to odo anywhere but as far as I can understand if you have written proof it is impractical to have a speedo repaired you dont have to have one , it also says nothing about having a factory speedo in place rather then an aftermarket one.

come pick it up ill be here at work all day


Sounds good then!

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Postby Nuty|Mike » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:16 pm

if you want I can fax0r or email to yousss but yea all in all ur ok with rsm as long as its infront of ur face
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Postby postfach » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:22 pm

Leon wrote:
postfach wrote:Yes you need a working odometer to get a wof


Is that actually in the virm?


Sorry, I didn't actually check, I was just going on what I got told when I went to get a wof and mine wasn't working :oops:
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Postby Leon » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:24 pm

Nuty|Mike wrote:but as far as I can understand if you have written proof it is impractical to have a speedo repaired you dont have to have one


I suspect this is not correct. Certainly I am unable to find anything to confirm this.
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Postby Crimson Tears » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:27 pm

If you can provide paperwork to prove that you are having the speedometer repaired, then you can get a WOF without the speedometer. It says so in the VIRM.
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