Newly purchased C5

[wurlycorner]

Not so bothered about electric rear windows, all depends how awkward the regulators on c5s are to change over (done them on other cars and on modern cars they tend to be much more straight forward just slap them in/no adjustments needed?). it's just about making the rear door cards neater if I put the leather in, really.

Mine has electric mirrors (did they come with manual then?) but not electric fold, which would be handy.

Does cruise just require the column stalk adding then? (and poss the brake switches) that would be a good add.

[Stickyfinger]

Not so bothered about electric rear windows, all depends how awkward the regulators on c5s are to change over (done them on other cars and on modern cars they tend to be much more straight forward just slap them in/no adjustments needed?). it's just about making the rear door cards neater if I put the leather in, really.

Mine has electric mirrors (did they come with manual then?) but not electric fold, which would be handy.

Does cruise just require the column stalk adding then? (and poss the brake switches) that would be a good add.

Forget the folding, to much hassle I recon with mirrors, switches, door unit ect....but cruse, yes just the stalk and switch(s then a Lexia session to turn on...
A number have done it, search the forum and yee shall discover

BTW, a Lexia will pay for itself very rapidly

[wurlycorner]

Yep, I've been thinking of getting a Lexia for a while tbh, have some things I need to check on my activa and it won't talk to even the most expensive after market diagnostic equipment, annoyingly...

Just not sure what lexia thing to go for. There are so many cheap ones on eBay, not sure which will work etc?

[Hell Razor5543]

The one I would go for is that from Easy Diagnostics. It is NOT the cheapest (although if you mention you are a member of this forum they may knock off the P&P), but they will ask meaningful questions when you contact them, and they do have a decent aftercare service (I have not had experience of this, but others have, and reported good things).

[Stickyfinger]

I got one of theirs via evilbay, and they helped me when I phoned regarding software.....can only recommenced them over Cheese Clones

[wurlycorner]

So, the clocks that I mentioned... This with the engine running;


This is with it properly revved up


And that's it - the tacho and speedo both under-read (you can see the speedo is way too low at stationary and it just stays that way).
Question is... What to do about it?

[RichardW]

Believe if you remove the clocks you can just pull the needles off and re-set them at the correct position.

[wurlycorner]

That sounds like a winner!

Anyone know why it happens in the first place?

[wurlycorner]

Well the Speedo completely packed up at the weekend, so moving the needles is a no-no now!