Having had my Tacho serviced by Speedy cables, I figured I’d sort out the Speedo too. I had noticed that occasionally when setting off from standstill (once every 5 or so times) the speedo would not do anything until the speed had reached 10-15mph, then it would suddenly wake up and then the needle jump to the correct speed.

I’d also heard of multiple owners report that when their speedo had reached a milestone moment i.e. 59,999 or 69,999 that it would get stuck. I hadn’t (yet) experienced this, but I was half expecting it. These rotary dials are after all 25 years old now.

Pic of original and new speedo

I opted for the same service as I had done for the Tacho; new glass, new bezel, re-printed dial face, and overhaul of the electronics.

Speedy Cables had informed me that their standard procedure is to replace the tumbler style digits with an LCD display, and provide an external button to control the functions.

This push button is hidden away under the steering column, so it’s accessible should you need it. It’s a handy thing, as other than the day-to-day feature of toggling between mileage and trip meter (and resetting the trip meter); you can also calibrate the speedo by entering a control number. This dealt with another niggle of mine where I noticed that the speedo was slightly inaccurate ever since I swapped my 16inch wheels for 18inch spider wheels.

I’m pleased to say mine is now 100% accurate after I calibrated it by comparing it to a satnav GPS recorded speed.

Speedy Cables were certainly not the quickest, and unfortunately it took more than the first attempt to get them right, but I am really pleased with the result. Top tip, rather than send your dial away, do what I did, source a spare, and send that away, that way you are not off the road without a dial.

pic of serviced dials installed back in the dash