Replacing US Speedo with Canadian Version

[standfast]

I'm a recent member, residing in Toronto. I have an '07 GTP sedan, black on black that I purchased from an Ottawa dealer as a used car brought in from the US. I'd like to replace the existing US spec speedometer with the one installed on Canadian G6's. While it's not a big issue, I do prefer looking at a speedo with the set up I'm used to. Before I go to my dealer has anyone any helpful information on topic? I enjoy this site and apart from minor dings and some sratches which I'll fix when and if winter goes away, I really like this car. Thanks.

[ragingfish]

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as far as i know, the mileage is stored in the BCM, but I don't know if you can just swap in a canadian cluster and have it function properly. I suspect you have to have the car reprogrammed to function with a metric cluster, because the increments and maximums are different than a US cluster, and to just set the DIC to metric will not be accurate.

[ToniCipriani]

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Bat cave says that no programming is necessary for cluster installation. But don't quote me on that meaning it will work, since I'm not entirely sure if there are different BCMs for US and Canada.

In the meantime just keep it set to Metric, and it'll be in KM/H.

[PDRtech]

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The speedo's (or dash pod) are simply 'plug n play' interchangable, but I'm alarmed that your dealer did not switch it during reconditioning process after they purchased the vehicle. Every dealer here in Calgary where I run a Paintless Dent Removal business does this before safety, and I'm surprised Ontario of all places, where I grew up, would not have a rule or law regarding this, since they are so tight about everything as it is (?). Have you asked the dealer about it, or perhaps consulted OMVIC's rules? I believe there are some articles in the How-To section that explain the disassembly of the dash, if you were wanting to do it yourself, its actually quite straight forward.

[roaches]

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The speedo's (or dash pod) are simply 'plug n play' interchangable, but I'm alarmed that your dealer did not switch it during reconditioning process after they purchased the vehicle. Every dealer here in Calgary where I run a Paintless Dent Removal business does this before safety, and I'm surprised Ontario of all places, where I grew up, would not have a rule or law regarding this, since they are so tight about everything as it is (?). Have you asked the dealer about it, or perhaps consulted OMVIC's rules? I believe there are some articles in the How-To section that explain the disassembly of the dash, if you were wanting to do it yourself, its actually quite straight forward.

Well if there is a law about it in Ontario there are dealers breaking it. Friend of mine got a Chev Pickup from a used dealer with an American cluster. I don't believe that it is law to have "Canadian" cluster in a used vehicle, some kind of loop hole I'm sure.

[Bubbzino]

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I'm just curious exactly what you mean because my speedo in my 06 is just the numbers. I have to switch between km/h and mph through the radio controls! (Metric and English)

I could be talking about something totally different, if so....feel free to smack me! lol

[Glytch]

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I'm just curious exactly what you mean because my speedo in my 06 is just the numbers. I have to switch between km/h and mph through the radio controls! (Metric and English)

I could be talking about something totally different, if so....feel free to smack me! lol

I was under the same impression as Bubbzino

[ToniCipriani]

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This is a US cluster:


Differences:
- Main scale for speedo is MPH, so it only goes up to 140 (so theoretically Canadian cars go up to 240 MPH... )
- Temperature is in Fahrenheit
- Fuel Guage is in F and E instead of an icon
- Most indicator lights are in English instead of icons, e.g. "BRAKE" instead of "((!))"

[TLS2000]

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The speedo's (or dash pod) are simply 'plug n play' interchangable, but I'm alarmed that your dealer did not switch it during reconditioning process after they purchased the vehicle. Every dealer here in Calgary where I run a Paintless Dent Removal business does this before safety, and I'm surprised Ontario of all places, where I grew up, would not have a rule or law regarding this, since they are so tight about everything as it is (?). Have you asked the dealer about it, or perhaps consulted OMVIC's rules? I believe there are some articles in the How-To section that explain the disassembly of the dash, if you were wanting to do it yourself, its actually quite straight forward.

Well if there is a law about it in Ontario there are dealers breaking it. Friend of mine got a Chev Pickup from a used dealer with an American cluster. I don't believe that it is law to have "Canadian" cluster in a used vehicle, some kind of loop hole I'm sure.

It's kind of iffy.

They are required to make it so that KM/H is the predominant scale on the cluster to import a vehicle into Canada. I know in some cases they are required to put stickers on the cluster to change the speedometre.

[WS6 RACING]

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I thought you were talking about the bathing suit at first.

[Bubbzino]

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I thought you were talking about the bathing suit at first.

LMAO is there a difference between the two?

Differences:
- Main scale for speedo is MPH, so it only goes up to 140 (so theoretically Canadian cars go up to 240 MPH... )
- Temperature is in Fahrenheit
- Fuel Guage is in F and E instead of an icon
- Most indicator lights are in English instead of icons, e.g. "BRAKE" instead of "((!))"

I honestly didn't even consider all that info!

[bull09]

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Just don't set it to MPH and think you're in KM/H .. the cops here might get testy lol...

[Bubbzino]

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Just don't set it to MPH and think you're in KM/H .. the cops here might get testy lol...

Toronto cops would definetly get testy! lol

[dre256]

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Any one have a pic of the canadian driver cluster? Whats diffrent from the US, higher numbers?

[Bubbzino]

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