A few years ago I rented a car in Sweden and the DTRs were always on - a requirement of Swedish Law.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 26 February 2013 10:04 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52389] Re: Fw: Pickup truck dashboard The DTRs are always on, and cannot be switched off. I don't think they are connected with the dash - the circuitry is built in to the main lighting wiring. John F-L -----Original Message----- From: Pierre Abbat Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:34 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52388] Re: Fw: Pickup truck dashboard On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 09:10:11 [email protected] wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [USMA:52385] Pickup truck dashboard > > Assuming you are in the US and looking for a US-spec model, try seeing > if you can get a Canadian-spec dash. Speedometer will then be km/h > predominant (with mph as a secondary scale, which should comply with > US laws), and the other instruments (e.g. outside temperature readout) > will also be metric. > > if you are buying new, you may be able to get a Canadian spec model > direct (which will then include daytime running lights, but will > otherwise be almost identical to the US version, although often > certain specific versions of a model may be available in Canada and > not the US, and vice versa). If buying used, you might see if you can > buy Canadian parts and retrofit them. I'm in North Carolina, which is pretty far from Canada. I'll ask when I start looking around. Does it have a switch for daytime running lights, or are they always on when a Canadian dash is installed, or what? Pierre -- loi mintu se ckaji danlu cu jmaji ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6103 - Release Date: 02/14/13 Internal Virus Database is out of date.
