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Speedo sensor help
joemotion - 5/1/09 at 10:17 PM

Hi,

i have a westfield speedo fitted in my tiger -

http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/shop/product.asp?numRecordPosition=4&P_ID=270&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ ID=78

Pt no 4910010

There is no sensor or magnets fitted and i am still waiting on a response back from Westfield. Does anybody have these dials fitted and if so do you know what sensor and magnets will work and where to get them from???

Cheers

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dave1888 - 5/1/09 at 10:33 PM

https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?home.aspx

REVFSS and REVT9-A a bit costly but they work and are very accurate. You can get the REVFSS from a late escort or orion.

blakep82 - 5/1/09 at 11:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dave1888
https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?home.aspx

REVFSS and REVT9-A a bit costly but they work and are very accurate. You can get the REVFSS from a late escort or orion.


have you got this on your car? silly question, but what do you actually need? do you need both parts to make it work?

McLannahan - 6/1/09 at 10:28 AM

I'm also interested in this - I need a speed sensor for my clocks and the one the manufacturer recommends is just short of £50 posted. Seems a bit steep and wondered if anyone has any cheaper workable solutions?

Dusty - 6/1/09 at 11:47 AM

I drive a VDO speedo, a type 9 box, standard sierra cable. I have cobbled the inductive sensor from a mondeo on top of the sierra cable. There's a million dead mondeos with speedo senders to rob in the scrappys. The sender lives half-way up the speedo cable.

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dave1888 - 6/1/09 at 12:24 PM

You need both pieces from Burton power and its not the cheapest solution. If you can find a escort/orion or as suggested a mondeo try it. This set up is for electronic speedo.

joemotion - 6/1/09 at 01:03 PM

Let me get this right, if i was for example to go with the Burton site i would need the adapter which should fit in my type 9 gearbox. This is then connected up to the speedo sensor which fots onto this and is then connected to the wires from the speedo.

Do i need to do anything else to get the speedo working? magnets etc? or am i getting it all wrong?

joemotion - 7/1/09 at 05:07 PM

anybody???

McLannahan - 11/1/09 at 07:28 PM

Joe - I gave in and bought the sensor from Green Gauges last week. A lot of money but at least I can be guaranteed it'll work with my clocks!