[USMA:42837] Re: Posting to list (was Jerry)

[brian]

Typical Honda crap... "fog lights and external temp gauge cannot be used together".    WTF?   haha..  :)

Oh no...can't see through the fog....but I know the fog is cold!   haha..

That kit you reference is the control logic and temperature pickup.  The display is handled by the instrument cluster which my bet is as Mike said...it's set to the US country code which tells it to present data in F, miles, and 12 hour time.   The control unit just does the pickup and logic...the cluster presents the data..in this case in F instead of C.  

Drives me nuts about my Audi and my old Volkswagen is that to get 24 hour time, you must change the cluster country to something else.  If you set it for UK (to get 24 hour time with mph, etc) it will change your "miles per gallon" readouts to be imperial gallons which throws all that stuff off.

On my BMW, changing to 24 hour time is a quick little button push.   

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [USMA:42836] Re: Posting to list (was Jerry)
From: "Nat Hager III" <neha...@msi-sensing.com>
Date: Mon, February 02, 2009 12:00 pm
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>

Mike,

 

Here’s some links I found, looking for a temperature gauge for a ~2005 Honda Accord.  It’s pretty frustrating.

 

Even ebay-Canada lists and F only version!  I’d just like to know where there’s an online Canadian Honda parts site, where I could get the true Canadian version!

 

Nat

 

http://cgi.ebay.ca/OEM-2003-2005-Honda-Accord-Outside-Temperature-Gauge_W0QQitemZ200297972867QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

 

 

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070819132323AAgy1pr

 

 

http://www.hondapartsdeals.com/HondaInstallGuides/Accord/accord_outside_temp_gauge.pdf

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Palumbo
Sent: Monday, 2009 February 02 12:42
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:42832] Re: Posting to list (was Jerry)

 

 

I asked Nat privately if he was referring to a digital temperature gauge

or an analog one like the water temperature needle.

 

Climate control systems usually allow for easily switching between C &

F, but manual gauges require a cluster swap. I did this in my old

Volkswagen, I imported a gauge cluster from Germany to get water temp in

C and the speedometer in km/h only.

 

-Mike

 

Victor Jockin wrote:

> With a lot of later model cars, there's a country code in the car's

> computer that can be changed by a dealer (or by yourself if you buy

> some software and some connector cables). I think it's that code,

> rather than the display itself, that needs to be changed. Setting the

> code to Canada should change all LED displays to metric (odometer to

> km, temp to C, etc.). You'll probably want to switch it back before

> selling it.

> 

> *From:* Nat Hager III <mailto:neha...@msi-sensing.com>

> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2009 7:03 AM

> *To:* U.S. Metric Association <mailto:usma@colostate.edu>

> *Subject:* [USMA:42823] Re: Posting to list (was Jerry)

> 

> Second that!

> 

> Also there was *one* I posted yesterday, that I think got buried in

> the maze. I'd really like some help with this....

> 

> Nat

> 

> -----------------------------------

> 

> Wonder if someone can point me in the write direction here..

> 

> I’m looking for a late model Accord with a temperature gauge of course

> in Celsius. So far the one that comes with it is hard-wired F only,

> and when I try to find detailed instructions (jumper setting, etc) or

> the counterpart model in Canada I come up blank. The US F-only model

> is part # 08E71-SDA-100.

> 

> Anyone have any suggestions?

> 

> Nat

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On

> Behalf Of Howard Ressel

> Sent: Monday, 2009 February 02 9:16

> To: U.S. Metric Association

> Subject: [USMA:42822] Re: Posting to list (was Jerry)

> 

> Wow two weekends in a row with several hundreds postings. Its nice to

> see so much interest but unfortunately I had to delete most of them

> without reading them. My IT guys might not be too happy if this keeps

> up. I love the list but lets try to keep it a bit more reasonable in

> numbers of posts.

> 

> --

> 

> "Go for a Metric America"

> 

> Howard Ressel

> 

> Project Design Engineer, Region 4

> 

> (585) 272-3372

>