Steveocee
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Hi there,
I've not even picked my car up yet and i've started already 
I believe the merit i'm picking up will only have the basic 3 clock instrument panel, ideally i want something with a rev counter, how much work is it if i buy a 4 clock panel. Is there much wiring/cabling to run and do?
Secondly, as i plan to XE the car, would the clocks be fairly easy to use with the bigger engine?
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Steve
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adz_gsi
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well i have 1.2 ls and i already have the wiring just check when you get it m8 if not look in tutorials /faq m8 for this
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Steveocee
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cool, thanks,
sorry, i'm pretty new on here to be honest and dont post much at that and i am trying 
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kevhp171
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it will just be a straight fit bud ive changed a few and there just plug and play
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Steveocee
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Okay, i've read the tutorial which was really well written and easy to understand, i understand to the point that it'll be either electronic or cable driven, so i just need to find out which the car crrently is (awaits someone to chip in with what a '98 merit 1.2 is) then order the corresponding clocks.
Learned my first bit of corsa knowledge
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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A 1998 car will most probably be electronically driven. You will be able to tell by looking at it, if the speedo starts at 0 it's electric, if it starts at 10 then it's cable.
I'm assuming you mean this tutorial?
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Steveocee
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Yeah thats the tutorial/information i looked at. I'm fussy and want them to be starting from 0 but at the same time want something that will be easy to link and make work with a later red top.
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Daveskater
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Well as long as they're electric then they'll start from 0. If they're cable then getting replacement faces might work, but I don't know if they'll line up the same or anything like that. You get what you get, really.
As far as I'm aware, as long as you have an 8 or 16v engine (4 cylinders basically) then the clocks will work with any other 4 pot engine.
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Steveocee
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Awesome, so their shouldn't (fingers crossed) be an issue if it has electronic clocks and the engine i get has cable driven, i'm guessing the amount of red-top corsa's there is then there will be an easy solution
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Daveskater
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Oh yeah I didn't think of that Yeah, so many have been done that there will be a way to get it to work
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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