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Doingitsideways
Sunday 4th January 2015, 21:11
The Father in law's C70 is currently bog standard poverty spec. No trip computer, Tracs, prob no cruise either.

While I'm thinking of waving the go-faster stick at it, I was thinking of maybe seeing if I can get these things working.

The clock set has the display for the trip computer, but obviously only shows the clock.
I plugged a selector knob in, but nothing happened.

Just wandering how/if I can maybe get these things working?

The car's ME7 if that makes any difference.

Cheers,

Steve

Biff
Sunday 4th January 2015, 21:37
Whatever you retro fit to me7 will need coding to the car I think mate.
It's not as easy as plug & play with the me7.

deathrider311271
Sunday 4th January 2015, 22:14
get some clocks from a ME7 car that have these items already, install them with the relevent switches and you will have cruise and trip computer, the only thing that cant be altered is the mileage of the donor car clocks.

i was fortunate and got some R clocks with only 200 miles difference

Doingitsideways
Sunday 4th January 2015, 22:32
Hmm...

So even though the clocks have the display for the trip computer already fitted, they won't work?

Sounds about right!

stribo
Sunday 4th January 2015, 22:48
Don't bother retro fitting TRACS, it does nothing.

Doingitsideways
Sunday 4th January 2015, 23:05
Don't bother retro fitting TRACS, it does nothing.

Yeah, was thinking as much TBH.

The S70 has it, when it comes on boost it doesn't stand a chance!

Biff
Sunday 4th January 2015, 23:26
I'm pretty glad my v70 doesn't have Tracs. It wasn't nice on my saffy.

deathrider311271
Sunday 4th January 2015, 23:41
Hmm...

So even though the clocks have the display for the trip computer already fitted, they won't work?

Sounds about right!

you can pay the dealer £300 if you wish lol

Doingitsideways
Sunday 4th January 2015, 23:44
you can pay the dealer £300 if you wish lol

Nah, I'll stick a pocket calculator to the dash.

That'll do ;)

Tomcat
Monday 5th January 2015, 00:07
If its anything like the 850's clocks then the trip computer was a seperate item screwed to the back of the clocks.